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[[Image:Enterprise-hit-by-weapon.jpg|thumb|[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] hit by magnetic pulses.]]
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[[File:D7 firing magnetic pulse.jpg|thumb|A D7-class battle cruiser firing a magnetic pulse]]
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[[File:Magnetic pulse impacts shields.jpg|thumb|A magnetic pulse impacts the USS ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[deflector shield]]s]]
A '''magnetic pulse weapon''' is a type of [[weapon]] used by [[Klingon]]s in the [[2260s]], apparently consisting of a blast of magnetic [[energy]] fired at a target.
 
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A '''magnetic pulse''' was a type of ship-mounted weapon used on the [[Klingon]] [[D7 class|D7-class]] [[battle cruiser]]s in the [[23rd century]].
:''It is not clear if this effect is somehow associated with the Klingon [[disruptor]]-type weapons which were also outfitted on Klingon ships of the era.''
 
   
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In [[2267]], a battle cruiser attacked the [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} with magnetic pulses following a formal declaration of war between the [[United Federation of Planets]] and the [[Klingon Empire]]. The Klingon attack caused damage to [[Constitution class decks|Decks 10 and 11]] of the ''Enterprise'', and minor buckling of the [[antimatter pod]]s. The ''Enterprise'' managed to destroy the attacking vessel by returning fire with [[phaser]] [[proximity blast]]s. ({{TOS|Errand of Mercy}})
On [[stardate]] [[2267|3198]], a [[Klingon attack ship]] fired magnetic pulses at the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] in a surprise, unprovoked attack. The ''Enterprise'' returned phaser fire, destroying the [[scout]]. ''({{TOS|Errand of Mercy}})''
 
:''In [[TOS]], the effect of ''Enterprise'' being hit by energy was a reused shot from a previous episode. A magnetic pulse effect could explain why the [[HMS Bounty|Klingon bird-of-prey]]'s shots at the ''Enterprise'' and the [[USS Grissom (NCC-638)|''Grissom'']] in ''[[Star Trek III]]'' was an electric arc rather than the explosion that a [[torpedo]] might cause.''
 
   
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{{bginfo|In the original version of "Errand of Mercy", the effect of ''Enterprise'' being hit by the pulses was a reuse of footage filmed for {{TOS|Arena}} to represent [[Gorn]] weapon hits. In the {{y|2007}} remastering of "Errand of Mercy", the pulses were shown being fired from or near the [[torpedo launcher]] located on the bow of the ship.}}
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===See also===
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* [[Electromagnetic pulse]]
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* [[Inverted magnetic pulse]]
 
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Revision as of 19:12, 11 March 2015

D7 firing magnetic pulse

A D7-class battle cruiser firing a magnetic pulse

Magnetic pulse impacts shields

A magnetic pulse impacts the USS Enterprise's deflector shields

A magnetic pulse was a type of ship-mounted weapon used on the Klingon D7-class battle cruisers in the 23rd century.

In 2267, a battle cruiser attacked the starship USS Enterprise with magnetic pulses following a formal declaration of war between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. The Klingon attack caused damage to Decks 10 and 11 of the Enterprise, and minor buckling of the antimatter pods. The Enterprise managed to destroy the attacking vessel by returning fire with phaser proximity blasts. (TOS: "Errand of Mercy")

In the original version of "Errand of Mercy", the effect of Enterprise being hit by the pulses was a reuse of footage filmed for TOS: "Arena" to represent Gorn weapon hits. In the 2007 remastering of "Errand of Mercy", the pulses were shown being fired from or near the torpedo launcher located on the bow of the ship.

See also