Starfleet weapons: Phaser. Part 5. History. (summary multimedia) Star Trek: STRANGE NEW WORLDS - Season 2 Star Trek. Live the experience. More information in Starfleet Command | Starfleet Command

Starfleet weapons: Phaser. Part 2. History Phaser technology used by Starfleet was preceded by phase-modulated particle weapons in the mid-22nd century, including such weapons as the hand-held phase-pistol and ship-mounted phase cannon. Laser weapons, such as the laser pistol, were also used before phasers became the standard-issue weapon in the Starfleet arsenal. Sources: Star Trek: Enterprise, all; TOS: "The Cage". Star Trek. Live the experience. | Starfleet Command

Starfleet weapons: Phaser. Part 3. History Phaser weaponry was invented during the 23rd century. Source: TNG: "A Matter Of Time". The technology was used by Starfleet as early as 2233; the USS Kelvin was equipped with ship-mounted phaser banks. Source: Star Trek. Phaser rifles were used as early as 2265, although at that time officers were still armed with laser pistols. Source: TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before". On Deneb V, in 2268, death by phaser was one method of execution for those who we

Starfleet weapons: Phaser. Part 1. Maximum setting. If you had fired this, you would have vaporized me." "It's my first ray gun." – Jean-Luc Picard and Lily Sloane, 2063 Source: Star Trek: First Contact. Phasers are the most common and standard direct energy weapon in the arsenal of Starfleet and several other powers. Most phasers are classified as particle weapons and fire nadion particle beams, but some, like the Ferengi hand phaser, are classified as plasma weapons and fired forced plasma bea