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* Hand weapons powered by sarium krellide cells (ENT: "The Andorian Incident"; TNG: "In Theory")
* Hand weapons powered by sarium krellide cells (ENT: "The Andorian Incident"; TNG: "In Theory")
** General landing party protocol to carry one extra fully-charged cell in gear (DIS Novel: ''Desperate Hours'')
** General landing party protocol to carry one extra fully-charged cell in gear (DIS Novel: ''Desperate Hours'')
==History==
* c.2240s: Development concludes on type-nine phaser banks
** This build was an experimentation with pulse phaser banks
** Starfleet standard by mid-2250s (DIS)
* c.2250s: Development concludes on type-ten phaser banks; they are soon installed on Starfleet vessels, with the [[Constitution (class)|Constitution-class]] fleet the first to be upgraded
** This build was a reversion to beam-style phasers (DIS Novel: ''Desperate Hours'')
** Large jump in power over type-nine (DIS Novel: ''Desperate Hours'')
** Starfleet standard by late-2260s (TOS)


[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Revision as of 08:12, 14 October 2017

  • General term covering Federation weapons
    • Mid-22nd century, known as either phase pistols (handheld variants) or phase cannons (starship-mounted variants) (ENT)
    • By late-22nd century, known colloquially as phasers (or occasionally lasers) (ENT Novel: Live By the Code; TOS: "The Cage")
  • Projects beam of rapid pulses of phased nadions at particular frequencies (TNG: "The Mind's Eye")
    • Allowable frequency range for a given device determined by calibration of collimation lens (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
    • Frequency of pulses determines color of beam (TNG: "Best of Both Worlds, Part I")
  • Beam effect ranges from light stun to heat to fatal nervous disruption to full disintegration
  • Hand weapons powered by sarium krellide cells (ENT: "The Andorian Incident"; TNG: "In Theory")
    • General landing party protocol to carry one extra fully-charged cell in gear (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)

History

  • c.2240s: Development concludes on type-nine phaser banks
    • This build was an experimentation with pulse phaser banks
    • Starfleet standard by mid-2250s (DIS)
  • c.2250s: Development concludes on type-ten phaser banks; they are soon installed on Starfleet vessels, with the Constitution-class fleet the first to be upgraded
    • This build was a reversion to beam-style phasers (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
    • Large jump in power over type-nine (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
    • Starfleet standard by late-2260s (TOS)