| Mega-Phaser | |
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Class: |
Primary Heavy Weapons |
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Type: |
Primary Particle Beam |
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Yield: |
50 to 6,000 Isotons |
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Lethal Range: |
10 Parsecs |
A Mega-Phaser (also known technically as a type 25 Heavy Phaser) was one of the Primary Heavy Ships Weapons Systems used on many Starfleet, Imperial Federation and Klingon Vessels from the mid 23rd to mid late 25th century.
The Mega-Phaser was used primarily on most heavy cruisers and heavy assault cruisers.
System History[]
The Mega-Phaser was developed during the arms race between the Federation and the Klingon Empire in order to enhance Phaser technology as far as it could go (However it is believed that there was and may still be the possibility of an Ultra-Phaser under Development).
By 2256 they were first employed on Crossfield and Walker class ships being deployed towards the Klingon neutral zone.
And while an efficient and powerful weapon, The Mega-Phaser is extremely difficult to aim mainly due to its heavy recoil granting its user a limited arc of fire. It was due to this unfortunate flaw that by 2259 Mega-Phasers were removed from most Federation Warships and only used periodically throughout history in the most militarily dire of circumstances.
It wasn't until the mid 24th century that the Phaser is mounted onto 3-dimensionally rotating Anti-Gravity Turrets to compensate for this technical issue.
By the mid 25th century Mega phasers were mostly technically phased out of most of the main fleet as the turret adaptation was rebuilt into the Phaser sphere.
Technical comparison[]
Borak megaphasers mounted in turrets may be destroyed by damage penetrating the shield through which the weapons are currently facing. Borak megaphasers not mounted in turrets may only be destroyed by damage penetrating the shield through which they fire, normally the one.
Megaphasers are ranked above phaser cannons for purposes of damage priority.