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On [[stardate]] [[2266|3198]], a [[Klingon scout]] vessel fired magnetic pulses at the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)]] in a surprise, unprovoked attack. The ''Enterprise'' returned phaser fire, destroying the [[scout]]. ''([[TOS]]:"[[Errand of Mercy]]")'' |
On [[stardate]] [[2266|3198]], a [[Klingon scout]] vessel fired magnetic pulses at the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)]] in a surprise, unprovoked attack. The ''Enterprise'' returned phaser fire, destroying the [[scout]]. ''([[TOS]]:"[[Errand of Mercy]]")'' |
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| + | :''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|''Grissom'']] in ''[[Star Trek III]]'' was an electric arc rather than the explosion that a [[torpedo]] might cause.'' |
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Revision as of 20:16, 23 March 2005
A magnetic pulse weapon is a type of weapon used by Klingons in the 2260s, apparently consisting of a blast of magnetic energy fired at a target.
- 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.
On stardate 3198, a Klingon scout vessel fired magnetic pulses at the 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 Klingon bird-of-prey's shots at the Enterprise and the Grissom in Star Trek III was an electric arc rather than the explosion that a torpedo might cause.