Directed energy weapon

Kroitz fires on Argus in 2287.

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