Editing Phaser (section)

==Starship Phasers==

The phasers mounted aboard starships are considerably more powerful than those used by Starfleet personnel, owing to the increased power reserves available. Early phasers, such as the MK IX/01 type found on the USS Enterprise, were mounted in banks of one or two emitters, firing in either proximity blasts or beams. The ship's phasers also have a stun setting, and can be set for a wide-beam. (TOS: "Balance of Terror", "The Trouble with Tribbles", "A Piece of the Action")

===Classes of Starship Phasers===

*Type V phaser is used on auxiliary craft. In Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual it is stated that type 7 shuttlecrafts and type 9A cargo shuttles use phaser emitters of this type during special operations. According to Star Trek: Starship Spotter the Chaffee shuttlepod and the Delta Flyer also uses this phaser type. 

*Type VI phaser is used on auxiliary craft and runabouts. According to the Star Trek: Starship Spotter the Aeroshuttle and [[Runabout| Danube Class Runabout]] phaser arrays are of this type. 

*Type VII phaser is used on starships. According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual and Star Trek: Starship Spotter the twin phaser banks on [[Miranda Class]] starships are of this type. 

*Type IX phaser is used on starships. According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual the [[Ambassador Class]] and one type of [[Excelsior Class]] variant uses them. The phaser emitters in the rotary weapon arrays of the weapon sail towers of Deep Space 9 are of this type. 

*Type X phaser is used on starships. According to Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual this is the type name of the phaser arrays used on the [[Galaxy Class]] starships. According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual the [[Akira Class]], [[Norway Class]], [[Nebula Class]], [[Saber Class]], [[Soyuz Class]] and one type of [[Constitution Class]] variant also use them. The fixed phaser emitters in weapon sail towers of Deep Space 9 are of this type. According to Star Trek: Starship Spotter the [[Intrepid Class]] and [[Nova Class]] also use them. 

*Type X+ phaser is used for planetary defense. According to Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual this is the designation of some large dedicated planetary phaser defense emitters. 

*Type XI phaser is used normally for planetary defense. According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual the emitters were designed to minimize atmospheric blooming of the beam. The phaser emitters in the carriages, embedded into the habitat ring of Deep Space 9, are of this type, modified for use in space. 

*Type XII phaser is used on starships. According to Star Trek: Starship Spotter this is the type designation of the phaser cannons of the [[Defiant Class]] starships and the standard beam phaser arrays of the [[Prometheus Class]] and [[Sovereign Class]] starships. In the Star Trek Freedom Universe, the [[Rosenante Class]], [[Meredith Class]], [[Keltoi Class]] and [[Spectre Class]] use this class of starship phaser for defense.

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