What is the point of a phaser rifle?
The short answer is the rifle form most likely allows for more accurate fire. It’s possible that long term the rifle has more or different parts in it that allow for more sustained combat (maybe a phaser heats up during sustained use but the rifle can distribute that heat better).
How much is an original Star Trek phaser worth?
A one-of-a-kind phaser rifle used by William Shatner in the second pilot episode made for the original Star Trek series sold for $231,000 at an auction conducted by Julien’s.
Why is it called a phaser?
“Phaser” is, according to the book, an acronym for “phased energy rectification” – named for the process of turning stored energy into an energy beam without an intermediate transformation.
What is the difference between a phaser and a disruptor?
It seems that phasers use nadion particles, and can be much more precisely adjusted for different purposes, while disruptors include all other types of energy weapons, and are more generalized.
Do phasers run out of ammo?
Its “ammo capacity” depends on what settings are used. I don’t believe we’ve ever seen a phaser run out of shots, or even heard dialogue where somebody comments on the charge level. This isn’t surprising since energy capacity (both production and storage) seems to be essentially unlimited in the future.
Are phasers real?
It is important to note that while phasers aren’t theoretically impossible, they may not become what we imagine them to be today. Phasers, if they are anything like lasers, are nothing more than propagated beams of light, which travels from point A to point B in one direction (a straight line).
Who designed the original Star Trek phaser?
The Star Trek: The Original Series type 1 phaser, as the designation was first identified on screen in TOS: “The Devil in the Dark”, was designed by Matt Jefferies and John Jefferies with input from Gene Roddenberry, and was built (or the construction supervised by him at the Desilu prop shop) by Matt Jefferies, and …
Are disruptors more powerful than phasers?
As a result, disruptors inflict more damage to matter, but less damage to shields, than phasers. Klingons call their disruptors nISwI’.
What’s the difference between a disruptor and a phaser?
How are phasers powered?
Ships phasers (as of The Motion Picture) draw power from the warp core to generate nadion particles which it then fires at the target. presumably they can switch to the Fusion reactors in a pinch but it’s less than ideal. Hand phasers likely have some kind of battery like power cell.