Changes: Magnetic pulse

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D7 firing magnetic pulse — A D7-class battle cruiser firing a magnetic pulse

Magnetic pulse impacts shields — A magnetic pulse impacts the USS *Enterprise*'s deflector shields

A magnetic pulse was a type of ship-mounted weapon used on the Klingon D7-class battle cruisers in the 23rd century.

In 2267, a battle cruiser attacked the starship USS Enterprise with magnetic pulses following a formal declaration of war between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. The Klingon attack caused damage to decks ten and eleven of the Enterprise, and minor buckling of the antimatter pods. The Enterprise managed to destroy the attacking vessel by returning fire with phaser proximity blasts. (TOS: "Errand of Mercy")

In the original version of "Errand of Mercy", the effect of Enterprise being hit by the pulses was a reuse of footage filmed for TOS: "Arena" to represent Gorn weapon hits. In the 2007 remastering of "Errand of Mercy", the pulses were shown being fired from or near the torpedo launcher located on the bow of the ship.

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-[[Image:D7 firing magnetic pulse.jpg|thumb|A [[D7 class]] [[battle cruiser]] firing a magnetic pulse]]
+[[File:D7 firing magnetic pulse.jpg|thumb|A D7-class battle cruiser firing a magnetic pulse]]
+[[File:Magnetic pulse impacts shields.jpg|thumb|A magnetic pulse impacts the USS ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[deflector shield]]s]]
-A '''magnetic pulse''' was a type of [[weapon]] deployed by [[Klingon]] [[D7 class]] [[battle cruiser]]s during the mid-[[2260s]].
+A '''magnetic pulse''' was a type of ship-mounted weapon used on the [[Klingon]] [[D7 class|D7-class]] [[battle cruiser]]s in the [[23rd century]].
-On [[stardate]] [[2267|3198]], a [[Klingon attack ship]] fired magnetic pulses at the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] in an unprovoked surprise attack at the outbreak of the [[first Klingon-Federation War]]. The ''Enterprise'' returned [[phaser]] fire, destroying the warship, but not before receiving blast damage to decks 10 and 11, minor buckling in the [[antimatter pod]]s, and minor casualties. ({{TOS|Errand of Mercy}})
+In [[2267]], a battle cruiser attacked the [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} with magnetic pulses following a formal declaration of war between the [[United Federation of Planets]] and the [[Klingon Empire]]. The Klingon attack caused damage to decks ten and eleven of the ''Enterprise'', and minor buckling of the [[antimatter pod]]s. The ''Enterprise'' managed to destroy the attacking vessel by returning fire with [[phaser]] [[proximity blast]]s. ({{TOS|Errand of Mercy}})
+{{bginfo|In the original version of "Errand of Mercy", the effect of ''Enterprise'' being hit by the pulses was a reuse of footage filmed for {{TOS|Arena}} to represent [[Gorn]] weapon hits. In the {{y|2007}} remastering of "Errand of Mercy", the pulses were shown being fired from or near the [[torpedo launcher]] located on the bow of the ship.}}
-==Background==
-[[Image:Enterprise-hit-by-weapon.jpg|thumb|Original shot of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] hit by magnetic pulses]]
-In the original version of "Errand of Mercy", the effect of ''Enterprise'' being hit by energy was a reuse of footage originally taken from {{TOS|Arena}}. In the {{y|2007}} remastering of "Errand of Mercy", the weapon was shown being fired from or near the [[torpedo]] launcher located on the bow of the ship, indicating that this is perhaps a variation in their torpedo settings, in the vein of the ''Enterprise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[proximity blast]] setting, or another altogether unique weapon design.
-The concept behind the magnetic pulse effect could explain why the shot fired at the ''Enterprise'' and the [[USS Grissom (NCC-638)|''Grissom'']], from [[Kruge's Bird-of-Prey]], in ''[[Star Trek III]]'' was an electric arc rather than the explosion that a torpedo might cause.
+===See also===
+* [[Electromagnetic pulse]]
+* [[Inverted magnetic pulse]]
 [[Category:Weapons]]