Changes: Phaser bank

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AT: "xx" "The best diplomat I know is a fully-activated phaser bank."

- Montgomery Scott (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon")

Phaser banks referred to the phaser weapons mounted aboard Federation starships. (Star Trek: The Original Series; Star Trek: The Animated Series) They were utilized by Starfleet as early as 2233. (Star Trek)

File:Constitution primary phaser.jpg

Technical journal diagram of a Constitution-class primary phaser

Each bank contained one or more phaser emitters from which the beam energy was actually released but which shared common power sources and targeting systems.

Mid-2260s Starfleet phaser banks consisted of one emitter each, and drew power from rechargeable sources separate from a ship's main power systems. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")

In the 2260s, Constitution-class starships were equipped with at least twelve phaser banks, though they tended to be fired in pairs.

The main banks were located on the lower half of the starship's saucer section, forward of the sensor dome. Additional banks were located on the ship's stern, above the shuttlebay. Port and starboard banks covered the ship's flanks. (TOS: "Arena"; TNG: "Datalore"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")

File:Constitution phaser bank.jpg

The forward phaser bank, depicted in Constitution-class schematics

In the 2270s, a new system was developed, tying the phasers directly into the main reactor. While increasing phaser power, it had the disadvantage of cutting off most of or all phaser power if the reactor was damaged. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

By the 24th century, the number of emitters in each bank had been increased to the point where they were laid out in long strips called phaser arrays. (Star Trek: The Next Generation) However, the term "phaser bank" was still used, particularly in reference to units with smaller numbers of emitters. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")

A small Federation phaser bank could be powered by a 4.2 gigawatt power generator. (TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers")

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-[[Image:Constitution phaser bank.jpg|thumb|Diagram of a ''Constitution''-class fwd. phaser bank.]][[Image:Constitution primary phaser.jpg|thumb|Tech. journal diagram of a ''Constitution''-class primary phaser.]]
+"''The best diplomat I know is a fully-activated phaser bank.''"
-A '''phaser bank''' was an area from which [[phaser]]s were mounted aboard late [[23rd century]] [[Federation]] [[starship]]s. (''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''; ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'') They were utilized as early as [[2257]], when [[Lieutenant]] [[James T. Kirk]] was manning the phaser station aboard the [[USS Farragut (23rd century)|USS ''Farragut'']]. ({{TOS|Obsession}})
+: - [[Montgomery Scott]] ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}})
+'''Phaser banks''' referred to the [[phaser]] weapons mounted aboard [[Federation]] [[starship]]s. (''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''; ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'') They were utilized by [[Starfleet]] as early as [[2233]]. ({{film|11}})
-In the [[2260s]], [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] [[starship]]s were equipped with at least four phaser banks, each with two [[phaser emitter|emitters]]. The main phaser bank was located on the lower half of the vessel's [[saucer section]], forward of the [[sensor]] dome. An additional bank was located on the ship's [[stern]], above the [[shuttlebay]]. Port and Starboard banks covered the ship's flanks. ({{TOS|Arena}}; {{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}})
+[[File:Constitution primary phaser.jpg|thumb|Technical journal diagram of a ''Constitution''-class primary phaser]]
+Each bank contained one or more [[phaser emitter]]s from which the beam energy was actually released but which shared common power sources and targeting systems.
+Mid-[[2260s]] Starfleet phaser banks consisted of one emitter each, and drew power from rechargeable sources separate from a ship's main power systems. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
+In the [[2260s]], {{class|Constitution}} starships were equipped with at least twelve phaser banks, though they tended to be fired in pairs.
+The main banks were located on the lower half of the [[starship]]'s [[saucer section]], forward of the [[sensor]] dome. Additional banks were located on the [[ship]]'s [[stern]], above the [[shuttlebay]]. [[Port]] and [[starboard]] banks covered the ship's flanks. ({{TOS|Arena}}; {{TNG|Datalore}}; {{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}})
+[[File:Constitution phaser bank.jpg|thumb|left|The forward phaser bank, depicted in {{Class|Constitution}} schematics]]
+In the [[2270s]], a new system was developed, tying the phasers directly into the main reactor. While increasing phaser power, it had the disadvantage of cutting off most of or all phaser power if the reactor was damaged. ({{film|1}}; {{film|2}})
+By the [[24th century]], the number of emitters in each bank had been increased to the point where they were laid out in long strips called [[phaser array]]s. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'')  However, the term  "phaser bank" was still used, particularly in reference to units with smaller numbers of emitters. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
+A small Federation phaser bank could be powered by a 4.2 [[gigawatt]] power generator. ({{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}})
+<gallery>
+File:Kelvin type phaser banks.jpg|Phaser banks on the {{type|Kelvin}} {{USS|Kelvin}}
+File:Defiant phaser banks.jpg|Phaser banks on the {{class|Constitution}} {{USS|Defiant|NCC-1764}}
+File:USS Enterprise forward phaser banks.jpg|Phaser banks on the {{class|Constitution|alternate reality}} {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}}
+</gallery>
-By the [[24th century]], individually assorted phaser banks had been replaced by a wider arrangement of [[phaser array]]s. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'')  However, phaser banks were still of some usefulness to the [[Maquis]] in [[2370]]. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
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