A phaser is a type of directed-energy weapon used by many galactic governments, and was most commonly seen in use by Starfleet. Phasers could be hand-held or ship-mounted.
The Hydran Kingdom operated two versions of a shipboard rapid-fire phaser that could fire four times as fast as normal shipboard phasers. While useful for point-defense, it acted more like a pulse phaser in regards to targeting other capital ships. (Star Fleet Battles)
External links[]
- Phaser article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Phaser article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
