[[Borg]] [[starship]]s are known to have the ability to generate cutting beams of great power, strong enough to slice sections of a [[starship]], or even a [[planet]], open with great precision. In conjunction with the Borg [[tractor beam]], their cutting beams are used to "scoop" pieces of [[ship]]s or [[city|cities]] for [[assimilation]] by [[Borg drone]]s and [[collective]]s. ({{ENT|Regeneration}}; {{TNG|Q Who|The Best of Both Worlds|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})
[[Borg]] [[starship]]s are known to have the ability to generate cutting beams of great power, strong enough to slice sections of a [[starship]], or even a [[planet]], open with great precision. In conjunction with the Borg [[tractor beam]], their cutting beams are used to "scoop" pieces of [[ship]]s or [[city|cities]] for [[assimilation]] by [[Borg drone]]s and [[collective]]s. ({{ENT|Regeneration}}; {{TNG|Q Who|The Best of Both Worlds|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})
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The {{USS|Melbourne}}'s [[saucer section]] was destroyed by a Borg cutting beam at the [[Battle of Wolf 359]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
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An [[Excelsior class|''Excelsior''-class]] starship's<ref>It is uncertain whether the [[Excelsior class|''Excelsior''-class]] mentioned here is the USS ''Melbourne'' or not. See {{USS|Melbourne}} for more information.</ref> [[saucer section]] was destroyed by a Borg cutting beam at the [[Battle of Wolf 359]]. The [[USS Saratoga (NCC-31911)|USS Saratoga]] was also hit by a cutting, suffering severe damage resulting in a [[warp core breach]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
