The photon torpedoes entry on Memory Alpha states that photon torpedoes are warp-capable. Under the technical specs it says that photon torpedoes launched from a vehicle traveling at warp will remain at warp, but will not accelerate to warp if launched from a sub-light vehicle.
In "The Best of Both Worlds Part 2" when it appears to ^Captain Riker that they would not be able to stop the cube he orders Acting Ensign Crusher to set a collision course with the cube at warp 9.
This is the only time I can think of a ship using their warp technology in an obviously offensive way. To me it seems like throwing objects at faster than light speeds at targets would be incredibly devastating.
Are there any other examples or weapons when someone uses warp technology as a weapon?
^ At this time he had a field commission rank of captain.
Answer
There are two examples of warp capable weapons that I can think of in Star Trek, both from Voyager. The first was the Cardassian ATR-4107 weapons platform featured in the episode Dreadnought. The second were the intelligent weapons shown in the episode Warhead.
However, I do not believe either of these weapons use their FTL kinetic energies as a weapon. Instead I am pretty sure they rely upon the detonation of one or more energy sources in a sub-light impact to cause their damage. Also, related to my comment above, both were also used to target large stationary or slow moving bodies (moons, planets and ship yards).
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