Phaser Array

Created by Commander Ajani Carter on Mon Nov 23, 2020 @ 5:09pm

A phaser array was a weapon comprised of a linear arrangement of numerous phaser emitters located in strategic areas of a starship, space station, or other vessel. By the 24th century, Starfleet began to fit its vessels and facilities with phaser arrays that spanned across the ship's hull and contained much larger numbers of emitters, these were often called "Phaser strips." The arrays aboard a Galaxy-class starship could channel vast energy in a short time frame, capable of cutting through a mile of solid granite in seconds. (citation needed • edit) During the firing sequence of some ship-mounted arrays, phaser energies would travel along the emitter strip and converge at the best position for targeting. (Star Trek: The Next Generation)