Object
Modified Laser-Pulse Beam
A shipboard laser pulse reconfigured into a clinical simulation instrument: a tightly focused, pulsed energy projection routed through the Enterprise's sensor and weapons buses. Telemetry from each controlled pulse routes to combat consoles so simulated impacts register as system events and trigger automated, realistic shutdown responses. Kolrami activates the device in the observation lounge while officers watch consoles spike and log each mock 'hit.'
2 appearances
Purpose
To record simulated 'hits' during a war‑game by emitting calibrated laser pulses into linked ship systems and to enforce realistic automated system shutdowns as if actual damage occurred.
Significance
Acts as the war‑game's enforcement mechanism—turning Kolrami's forty‑eight‑hour ultimatum into a tangible test of command. The beam converts abstract tactical critique into measurable consequences, raising the episode's moral and leadership stakes and forcing Riker, Picard, and the crew to confront militarization versus Starfleet's exploratory ethos.
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