The LP-8, like the 5,6 & 7, was designed to launch sensor probes and torpedoes on a accelerating carriage or "doggy-sled", as the crews dubbed it. Though initial specs and field regulations called for use of Type IV micro-torpedoes, the LP-8 could carry full size Type VIII-IX Torpedoes - just.
![“This house…expects me, and my government, to respect planetary autonomy. They expect me to respect the internal affairs of member governments. And that is an expectation they should have. That is not a constitutional obligation – that is the rule that has kept this union alive. But do you know what else has kept this union alive? The knowledge that the central government of this union will work, day in and day out, through every means at our disposal, to create, sustain and expand the utopia that we in the union strive to create.And when that dream comes into conflict with bigotry – with hatred – with suspicion and deceit – with the rule of the mob – then we have an equal duty to act on behalf of those who must be defended.
You can tell me, Ambassadors, that it is not my place to decide what a member government can or cannot do, or what paradise they can create, but I tell you this: it is not my, or your, place to decide what our future will be. I cannot decide it. Mister Zephen cannot decide it. It is up to the people: and our only role is to ensure that all people in this union can play their part in it, no matter their creed, species or culture. We do not get to make this utopia a private members’ club.
Today, this union is committed to a galaxy-wide struggle to promote and protect the rights of all who wish to be free. And when our people are sent to Mardikian or Tandar or M’Talas, we do not ask for ‘genetic purity’.[32] It ought, therefore, to be possible for Federation Students and Teachers to attend and work at any public institution they select: to run for any office they wish to; to live in any neighbourhood they wish to free of molestation and intimidation without needing to be backed up by armed personnel.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i3efdad3osb6m3ni6i53wegy/bafkreiev4juayzfpx76mom57untuo3i2fiym6heirepwbgptf7znzbg43m)
![This is a government committed to reform. Charter Reform. Economic Reform. Social Reform. This is a government committed to the renewal of the United Federation for this century and one beyond. It should be no surprise – no, Ambassadors – it should be your expectation that we challenge the norms you wish to protect. It should be your expectation that we should fight the fires of frustration and discord, from Benecia to Deneva to Altair and all the other places.
The genetic segregation that Zephen and others wish to maintain in their corners of the galaxy undermines the principles of universal rights and universal opportunities that this council exists to uphold. We know what the Illyrian diaspora, and the off-world Denobulan, must live with, and yet we have delayed for decades the necessary need to ensure they live the lives they have the right to live.
The moral crisis we face cannot be fought by police action. It cannot be fought with phasers. It is a time to act in this council and their sub-councils, and the planetary governments and courts. It will be fought in this room, by this government: and it is a battle that I intend to win.”[33]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i3efdad3osb6m3ni6i53wegy/bafkreibppoq55uyb2ostrktfnmflsmg2z7d2fmmysx2er3kczudi5kwwly)
