Z-016 disruptor torpedo "Javelin"
The SSV Normandy SR-2 firing Javelin torpedoes during the Battle of the Collector Base.
Production information
Manufacturer:	Lionhead Armoury
Type:	Torpedo
Cost:	6,000,000 credits (per torpedo)
Introduced:	9 April 2164 CE
Discontinued:	14 May 2233 CE
Technical information
Size:	6.1m
Damage per hit:	Powerful
Operation:	Electrically powered
Velocity:	20,000,000kps
Accuracy:	Medium-High
Range:	21,100,000km
Usage
Era(s):	Asari Cycle Pax Galactica Era Human Cycle Reformation Era Dominion Era
Affiliation:	Systems Alliance Systems Coalition Cerberus

The Z-016 disruptor torpedo, also known as the Javelin torpedo or simply the Javelin, was a powered projectile with a warhead that creates random and unstable mass effect fields when launched. These fields warp space-time in a localized area, meaning that when they impact against an enemy target, the rapid asymmetrical mass changes and rips them and the area apart. While capable of damaging an enemy target or ground-based installation, the disruptor designation meant it was primarily designed for stripping and disrupting enemy shields to allow for heavier payloads and ordnance to slip past their defenses. Developed by the Systems Alliance military, these weapons became standard-issue across the Systems Alliance Navy, regardless of the ship class, with SX7 Interceptors carrying at least one, and SX15 Bombers carrying an entire payload of them. They were considered so reliable that the Alliance's successor, the Systems Coalition, continued to use them in its navy right up until 2233 CE, when they were finally phased out and replaced by the Javelin B torpedo.