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The Breen energy dampening weapon in action.

The energy dampening weapon (also called an energy dissipator) was an advanced energy weapon used by Breen forces in the mid-2370s during the Dominion War.

The weapon was first encountered by Federation forces when the Breen entered the Dominion War on the side of the Dominion in 2375, at the Second Battle of Chin'toka. Since allied ships had never encountered the weapon before, it was especially effective against them. The weapon works by draining the energy of targeted ships, disabling their engines, weapons, and shields, thus making them easy targets for conventional weapons. Amongst the vessels lost to the weapon was the USS Defiant. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")

Klingon ships can easily be made immune to the weapon by modifing their tritium intermix (see: IKS Ki'tang). Unfortunately, Federation and Romulan ships cannot be as easily modified. However, this problem was solved when Kira Nerys brought back a captured Jem'Hadar fighter with the weapon installed, and Allied engineers were able to counteract the effects of the dampening weapon. The Dominion had been in the process of retrofitting all Jem'Hadar vessels with the weapon. (DS9: "Tacking Into the Wind")

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