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Starfleet weapons: Phaser. Part 2. History Phaser technology used by Starfleet was preceded by phase-modulated particle weapons in the mid-22nd century, including such weapons as the hand-held phase-pistol and ship-mounted phase cannon. Laser weapons, such as the laser pistol, were also used before phasers became the standard-issue weapon in the Starfleet arsenal. Sources: Star Trek: Enterprise, all; TOS: "The Cage". Star Trek. Live the experience. | Starfleet Command

Starfleet weapons: Phaser. Part 5. History. The 24th century saw many new advanced forms of phaser weaponry for the Federation, such as the ever more powerful phaser arrays that made use of multiple phaser emitter segments, the rapid-fire phaser cannons and new compression phaser rifles. Sources: Star Trek: The Next Generation, all; DS9: "The Search, Part I"; VOY: "Caretaker". As a historical note, the regenerative phaser was chosen instead of the TR-116 for development. Source: DS9: "Field of F