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Which is the best weapon in the whole of Startrek?
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Puck
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| Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:05 am |
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I always liked the Doctors fantasy weapon that he designed himself, the photonic cannon 
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Sonic74205
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| Wed Jun 02, 2004 5:20 pm |
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i thought it was the photonic cannon? 
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Tsuki no Hikari
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| Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:50 pm |
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I always liked seeing the linked ship weapon by Species 8472. Wipe out an entire Borg planet in seconds. Was like a stronger, more streamlined Xindi weapon, just detachable for portability. ^^;;
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Sonic74205
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| Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:03 am |
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My favorites would be phasers & photon torpesoes 
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~Voyager Fanatic~
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| Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:46 am |
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| Tsuki no Hikari wrote: | | I always liked seeing the linked ship weapon by Species 8472. Wipe out an entire Borg planet in seconds. Was like a stronger, more streamlined Xindi weapon, just detachable for portability. ^^;; |
If im not wrong the name of the weapon is Energy Drain.
And yeah it was really powerful, i think it is the best weapon in the whole of Startrek! 
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PrankishSmart
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| Thu Jun 03, 2004 11:31 am |
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I like the federations most powerful (24th century) weapon, quantum torpedos.
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borgslayer
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| Thu Jun 03, 2004 11:19 pm |
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The Krenim Temporal Weapon
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Paul Marshall
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My favorite would be the hand phasers ... I mean come on, who would turn down a nice hand phaser?? Nobody, .
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superwoman
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| Fri Jun 04, 2004 2:57 pm |
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| Paul Marshall wrote: | | My favorite would be the hand phasers ... I mean come on, who would turn down a nice hand phaser?? Nobody, . |
haha that is so true
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Mustkillbret
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| Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:42 am |
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my fave is the krenim temporal weapon, but also... why dont they get a pulse phaser and put it into a hand held rifle the size of a CBQ Carbine?
they're always going on about how much more powerful it is than regular phasers...
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Sonic74205
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| Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:59 am |
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they already have that
Seen in voyager & First contact.
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tomparis
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Phaser Rifle. I'd love to have one of those.
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Hyper
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| Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:31 am |
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Transphasic Torpedo. I mean it just sounds cool doesn't it?!
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~Voyager Fanatic~
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| Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:36 pm |
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Yeah, Transphasic Torpedoes sounds really cool.
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voyager123456789
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The Phasers,they could b set at a different frequency...... 
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Five - seveN
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| Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:57 am |
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| Mustkillbret wrote: | my fave is the krenim temporal weapon, but also... why dont they get a pulse phaser and put it into a hand held rifle the size of a CBQ Carbine?
they're always going on about how much more powerful it is than regular phasers... |
They've actually done that, it was called the Compression Phaser Rifle and was a Type Three phaser. This is what it looks like:
And this is what the Daystrom Institute Technical Library tells us about it (the img is also from the DITL):
Compression Phaser Rifle : The compression phaser rifle was in service in the early 2370s.23 When the Dominion threat became urgent in late 2370, Starfleet decided to issue its forces with a new class of heavy rifles to increase the firepower available to them. The Modern Phaser Rifle project would evaluate two competing designs, the Heavy phaser rifle and the Compression phaser rifle. Both would be rushed into service as fast as possible.
The Compression rifle concentrated on simplicity. The LiCu 521 discharge crystal was doped with arsenic atoms and trisilinate molecules in order to restrict the phaser energy discharge. The doping materials diverted a small part of the discharging energy to re-establish the charge barrier between the discharge crystal and the Sarium kelleride power crystal, limiting or compressing the beam to a maximum of 200 picoseconds of firing. This would fire the entire energy discharge in a beam of only 6 centimetres length, greatly increasing the intensity of the energy and so enhancing the effect on the target.
Although it was by far the simpler of the two weapons, great difficulties were encountered during the development of the compression rifle. Most of these centred around thermal damage to the discharge crystal resulting from the very high energy intensities flowing through it. Average firing lifetime of an emitter crystal in the first model developed was only 9.6 nanoseconds - 48 discharges - a far from acceptable figure. Redesign of the shape of the emitter boosted this figure to 28 nanoseconds, still not sufficient for a field weapon. The solution arrived at was to install two high capacity cooling systems, one mounted on either side of the rifle. This boosted the emitter crystals lifetime to 600 nanoseconds, or 3,000 discharges. Starfleet deemed this just about acceptable and rushed the compression rifle into limited service.
The weapon was never satisfactory - although the cooling systems worked reasonably well they made the weapon heavy and difficult to use properly at long ranges. The emitter crystal was also rather sensitive to adverse environmental conditions, and if not treated carefully cracking could occur - a breakdown which would lead to a thermal explosion on the next discharge. Although it was issued to some ground forces units and to the four units of the Intrepid class Starship then in service, several thermal explosion accidents forced Starfleet to withdraw the compression rifle shortly after it entered service in 2371. None now remain in use.
I know, it's quite a lot, but I think it's worth reading. You might just help other people who don't know about it someday.
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Five - seveN
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| Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:13 am |
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By the way, my faves are Transphasic Torpedoes. You gotta love a weapon which was never really created but can destroy a Borg Cube with one shot...
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Mustkillbret
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thanks for that , btw, i think it was three shots, they're wicked!
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Link
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| Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:09 pm |
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Well, there isn't yet a torpedo casing that could hold this stuff, but Diflourine Torpedoes would be AWESOME!
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Mustkillbret
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| Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:14 pm |
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Diflourine? whats that? Toothpaste?
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Link
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| Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:34 pm |
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well...ok
You know the crossover book series about the 'Furies'?
Well, in the third, the one for DS9, the Defiant was brought to the past and was attacked by one of the creatures that got rid of the 'Furies'.
It fired about 1 litre of raw diflourine.
You know the defiant's hull?
Very thick, and made of the strongest materials.
The Diflourine (1 litre remember) ate through a 10'x8' section of the hull all the way through in about 8 seconds!
That is Diflourine, one of the most volatile chemicals in the known universe.
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commanderbj
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| Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:00 pm |
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The Sniper Rifle
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Kuro-chan
Lieutenant Commander
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| Sat Jul 17, 2004 3:47 pm |
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That rifle is on maximum setting.
I would have to say the most dangerous weapon is a photon torpedo... and Captain Kirk giving the order to fire it!
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| Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:55 am Re: Best Weapon |
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| ~Voyager Fanatic~ wrote: | | Which is the best weapon in the whole of Startrek? |
TransPhasic torpedo's
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