True, although they are also double-edged swords if you've used them. You can land a Sunslayer on your target, and say his shields have a sliver left? And your shields are down? They take no hull, you take damage yourself.
The thing is, only bombers can equip Novas and Snovas. VHF torps, Starkillers and Sunnies, are simply outclassed by the Mini Razor and Inferno. I'd love to see the Vanilla torps get a buff, because they're fairly useless right now unless you really know how to use them.