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TYPE XII LINEAR ARRAY
Previously designated as the 'Type 10+' for security reasons, the Type
12 phaser has been used in dedicated planetary defense arrays and as the
main armament of heavy fortified starbases since 2263. It was considered
that the Type 12 was unsuitable for use on a starship platform because
the energy requirements of the array where too high and the supporting
hardware too bulky. However, by 2268 the power plant of the Galaxy class
dreadnought and Sovereign class had grown large enough to support Type
12 arrays in place of the planned Type 10 models; technical improvements
had also allowed for considerable shrinkage in the size of the equipment.
The main phaser armament of the new Sovereign class starship, Galaxy class
Dreadnought, and Prometheus class therefore comprises Type 12 phaser arrays.
These are the most powerful phaser weapons currently in use by
the Federation.
PHOTON TORPEDOS
QUANTOM TORPEDOS
HELLFIRE TORPEDOS
