The type 3 is a rifle version of the phaser weapon. The standard model as used in the mid 2360s used a somewhat similar ""business end"" as the type 2 then in service. It had 16 beam settings, with a fully autonomous recharge system. The weapon was gyrostabilised and had multiple target acquisition capability. Compared to the type 2 the weapon had a 50% greater energy reserve, but was no more powerful. By 2373 the type 3 had been fitted with a modified targeting unit. The weapon has been produced in at least two variants; one with duranium alloy metal stiffening on the barrel and one without.