Object
USS Enterprise Directed Phaser Emission (Bridge Phasers)
A bridge‑controlled, ship‑mounted directed phaser emission produced by the USS Enterprise's phaser banks: a concentrated, high‑energy corridor of phased beams projected from integrated emitter strips. When fired from tactical consoles the discharge visibly pulses, draws heavy power causing engineering readouts and console warnings to spike, and interacts with nearby debris by being absorbed and amplifying local radiation—key behavior in the Booby Trap episode that drives engineering and tactical crises.
2 appearances
Purpose
To project concentrated phaser energy in a narrow, targeted pattern from the Enterprise's phaser banks to interact with, disable, or clear specific objects or small areas—here employed as a precision tactical attempt against debris at a microscopic dip in a lethal radiation field.
Significance
Functions as a desperate tactical gamble that drains critical reserves and threatens recently reconfigured circuits; its failure (debris absorbing the energy and causing a radiation spike) escalates the ship's engineering crisis and forces Picard to reckon with the moral cost of command.
Appearances in the Narrative
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