A megaton was a unit of energy, typically of explosive yield, equivalent to the theoretical energy released by detonating 1 million metric tons of trinitrotoluene.
As her main secondary armament, USS Bajor carried quantum torpedoes with an estimated 80 megaton yield. (Bait and Switch: "Brother on Brother, Daughter on Mother")
External links[]
- Megaton article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Megaton article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- TNT equivalent article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.