A compression phaser rifle in 2378.
Compression phaser rifles are among the most powerful personnel-carried weapons in the Starfleet arsenal, and are an alternative to the type-3 phaser rifle. These powerful weapons are assigned to starships that could possibly see intense close-quarters or surface combat.
The USS Voyager was equipped with compression rifles as a standard part of its weapons inventory. They were first used by an away team which transported to the Caretaker's array in 2371. (VOY episode: "Caretaker")
The crew of the USS Enterprise-E used compression rifles numerous times. These included warding off invading Borg, protecting the Baku, and assaulting invading Remans. (TNG movies: Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis)
The compression rifle was also the standard armament for Hazard Team members aboard Voyager from 2376 until the ship's return to the Alpha Quadrant.
On more hazardous missions, Starfleet officers carried the compression rifle as a greater source of firepower. The rifle fired pulses of a similar but more powerful type to the phaser in a tight beam. The compression rifle also fired a more deadly and silent sniper shot, which required more energy but could be very effective on infiltration missions. (VOY video game: Elite Force, TNG video game: Elite Force II)
Connections
- Compression phaser rifle article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
| Federation Starfleet hand-held weapons | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Directed energy weapons | type-1 phaser/hand phaser | Sestra phaser I • Atalskes phaser III • Sestra phaser IB • mark V personal phaser | 
|
| type-2 phaser/phaser pistol | Sestra phaser II • Atalskes phaser IV • Sestra phaser IIB • mark VI battle phaser • phaser (Kelvin timeline) | ||
| type-3 phaser/phaser rifle | phaser rifle (23rd century) • mark VII phaser rifle • type III phaser rifle • compression phaser rifle • enhanced compression rifle • phaser rifle (Kelvin timeline) | ||
| miscellaneous | assault rifle • infinity modulator • isomagnetic disintegrator • laser pistol • laser rifle • neural disruptor • phase pistol • sniper rifle | ||
| Projectile weapons | compound grenade launcher • photon burst • quantum burst • TR-116 • TR-120 | ||