A directed-energy weapon is a type of weapon that causes damage by channeling large amounts of specific types of energy at a target, causing various types of heat damage or simply to overload force fields and shields. These types of weapons have been deployed both in hand-held weapon forms and as ship mounted weapons.
Types of directed-energy weapons
- antiproton beam
- blast weapon
- chain pulsar
- disruptor
- electromagnetic weapon (EM weapon)
- infinity modulator
- ion cannon
- nadion pulse cannon
- phase weapon
- phaser
- polaron weapon
- tachyon weapon
