The Type XII (12) Phaser Array is currently the most powerful phaser array installed aboard Lima Fleet starships. For security reasons, it was originally known as the Type X (10) +.
The Type XII (12) Phaser Array is currently the most powerful phaser array installed aboard Lima Fleet starships. For security reasons, it was originally known as the Type X (10) +.
Previously designated as the 'Type 10+' for security reasons, the Type 12 phaser has been used in dedicated planetary defence arrays and as the main armament of heavy fortified starbases since 2363. It was considered that the Type 12 was unsuitable for use on a starship platform because the energy requirements of the array where too high and the supporting hardware too bulky. However, by 2368 the power plant of the Sovereign class had grown large enough to support Type 12 arrays in place of the planned Type 10 models; technical improvements had also allowed for considerable shrinkage in the size of the equipment. The main phaser armament of the new Sovereign class starship therefore comprises Type 12 phaser arrays as does the armament of the Prometheus class currently under development. Th
The Type XII (12) Phaser Array is currently the most powerful phaser array installed aboard Lima Fleet starships. For security reasons, it was originally known as the Type X (10) +.
Previously designated as the 'Type 10+' for security reasons, the Type 12 phaser has been used in dedicated planetary defence arrays and as the main armament of heavy fortified starbases since 2363. It was considered that the Type 12 was unsuitable for use on a starship platform because the energy requirements of the array where too high and the supporting hardware too bulky. However, by 2368 the power plant of the Sovereign class had grown large enough to support Type 12 arrays in place of the planned Type 10 models; technical improvements had also allowed for considerable shrinkage in the size of the equipment. The main phaser armament of the new Sovereign class starship therefore comprises Type 12 phaser arrays as does the armament of the Prometheus class currently under development. These are the most powerful phaser weapons currently in use by the Federation. The Vesta-class was also equipped with Type XII Phaser Cannons similar to the one on the "All Good Things" USS Enterprise-D.