Disruptor

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  • Common particle weapon
    • Alternate technological development path to the phaser
    • Nations known to use:
    • Term commonly used as a catch-all name for multiple different weapon technologies also encompassing nadion-based weaponry, but this description is for the specific weapons technology shared by the above civilizations
  • Stunning disruptor shot results in "disruptor hangover" (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Lesser Evil)
    • Stabbing headache, soreness, difficulty forming thoughts (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Lesser Evil)
  • Varying implementations classified by Starfleet into types
  • Maximum effective range of 30 meters before particle dispersal drastically reduces effectiveness (TNG Novel: Death in Winter)
    • Type 3
      • Implementation in use by Breen Confederacy, Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire (Star Trek: Generations)
        • No stun setting (Star Trek: Generations)
        • Kills through burn-like effects (Star Trek: Generations)
        • Breen implementation affects only living tissue, not inorganic objects (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)