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+ | [[File:Type8shuttle.jpg|thumb|A [[Type 8 shuttlecraft]], armed with optional dual phaser emitters]] |
| + | A '''phaser emitter''' was a key component in [[starship]] and hand-held [[phaser]]s. The emitter was equivalent to the "barrel of a [[gun]]", as it was the focal point from which the phaser beam ("the bullet") was fired. |
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| − | A '''Phaser emitter''' is a weapon device common in the [[Federation]]. |
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| + | From [[2245]] to [[2270]], ship-mounted phaser emitters were built into the hulls of Starfleet vessels and were operated from a [[phaser room|control room]] by a small crew as a backup to [[bridge]] control. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}}) |
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| + | In the [[2270s]], phaser emitter designs had improved and the new design routed power directly from the [[warp engine]]s, which increased their effectiveness and strength. The only drawback was that if an antimatter imbalance occurred, the phasers would be automatically cut off. ({{film|1}}) |
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| − | From the [[2260|2260's]] to the late [[2290|2290's]]. These devices were connected to the ship's power systems and the emitter itself was built outside the hull while the main part of the device remained inside the hull and presumably accessible for maintenance and repair. (''"[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]"'') |
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| − | + | Ship-mounted emitters were typically arranged into [[phaser bank]]s. The normal arrangement was one or two emitters to a bank. ({{film|2}}) Phaser banks and their emitters were later replaced by [[phaser array]]s in the [[24th century]] on more modern starships. Smaller vessels such as shuttlecraft and [[Maquis]] fighters continued to use phaser emitters, however. ({{TNG|The Outcast|Preemptive Strike}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|According to the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'', phaser arrays such as the dorsal saucer section array of a {{class|Galaxy}} starship consisted of two hundred emitter segments.}} |
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| − | The last known phaser emitter design before [[Phaser array|Phaser Arrays]] were introduced was the [[Type-8 phaser|Type VIII phaser emitter]] system, which was still in use by the [[2370]]s, long after the Federation-wide conversion to Arrays. ([[TNG]]: "[[Preemptive Strike]]") |
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| + | In [[2372]], the [[deflector]] of the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} was modified to perform as a single-shot phaser emitter when the ship was under attack from a [[Jem'Hadar attack ship]] in the [[atmosphere]] of a [[Class J planet|class J]] [[gas giant]]. ({{DS9|Starship Down}}) |
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| + | In [[2375]], [[Nog]], acting as a representative of [[Miles O'Brien]], bought a phaser emitter from the {{USS|Musashi}} in a convoluted trade that also involved the {{USS|Sentinel}}, in order to eventually acquire a [[graviton stabilizer]]. ({{DS9|Treachery, Faith and the Great River}}) |
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Revision as of 20:13, 11 August 2014
The USS Enterprise, firing its forward phaser emitters
A Type 8 shuttlecraft, armed with optional dual phaser emitters
A phaser emitter was a key component in starship and hand-held phasers. The emitter was equivalent to the "barrel of a gun", as it was the focal point from which the phaser beam ("the bullet") was fired.
Ship-mounted
From 2245 to 2270, ship-mounted phaser emitters were built into the hulls of Starfleet vessels and were operated from a control room by a small crew as a backup to bridge control. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")
In the 2270s, phaser emitter designs had improved and the new design routed power directly from the warp engines, which increased their effectiveness and strength. The only drawback was that if an antimatter imbalance occurred, the phasers would be automatically cut off. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Ship-mounted emitters were typically arranged into phaser banks. The normal arrangement was one or two emitters to a bank. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) Phaser banks and their emitters were later replaced by phaser arrays in the 24th century on more modern starships. Smaller vessels such as shuttlecraft and Maquis fighters continued to use phaser emitters, however. (TNG: "The Outcast", "Preemptive Strike")
In 2372, the deflector of the USS Defiant was modified to perform as a single-shot phaser emitter when the ship was under attack from a Jem'Hadar attack ship in the atmosphere of a class J gas giant. (DS9: "Starship Down")
In 2375, Nog, acting as a representative of Miles O'Brien, bought a phaser emitter from the USS Musashi in a convoluted trade that also involved the USS Sentinel, in order to eventually acquire a graviton stabilizer. (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")
Hand-weapons
Phaser emitters formed part of the main component of hand phasers.
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