New Enterprise Look - Part X: Number of phaser weapons

Meste17 · Post by **Meste17** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:03 am

How many phasers should the ship carry?

McAvoy · Post by **McAvoy** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:53 am

Would it even be phasers? Why not something new?

Post by **Teaos** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:39 am

I dislike new weapon systems. Why change to new system X when starfleet has literally centuries developing phases which seem very effective usually.

We have never seen evidence that one beam weapon is better than another, just more advanced in its deployment.

Humans have been using chemically projected bits of metal for close to 500 years.

McAvoy · Post by **McAvoy** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:56 am

Humans had arrows, spears and blade weapons for thousands of years.

Post by **Teaos** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:17 am

Exactly. People tend to hold on to one type of tech, advancing it until something dramatically better and different is developed. Swapping phasers for some other random beam weapon is not the same as arrows to bullets.

McAvoy · Post by **McAvoy** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 3:02 am

When I meany something new I didn't mean something like a uber super duper time eraser transporter beam quantum laser pointer weapon.

I mean something like a new type of beam weapon. Like the difference between a late 19th century rifle and one today for example. Just like a photon torpedo is similar to a quantum torpedo in that they both are torpedoes that are launched from some sort of launcher.

Post by **Teaos** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:00 am

Ah I see, but I still think it should still be a phaser, at least in common talk. We use gun to refer to a massive range of things. But Type XXI phaser... Sure.