Talk:Phaser bank

This article seems to make the distinction between the bank and an array, but makes no mention of the phaser emitter. Where does this fit in? --Alan del Beccio 18:41, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

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According to Worf, after surveying the Enterprise's tactical systems in, the ship was "equipped with ten phaser banks, 250 photon torpedoes, and a high-capacity shield grid." Quite clearly our distinction between phaser banks and phaser arrays needs to be reevaluated, meaning this article is inaccurate. --Alan del Beccio 03:22, 5 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Try this analogy...a phaser bank is like a gun turret on a contemporary naval vessel. Each phaser emitter would be one gun barrel mounted in that turret.  They share a common source for propellants and shells, and when fired, fire at the same target.


 * Sounds to me like "bank" and "array" are synominous, the way they are used. Was there anyplace outside the Tech Manuals where they mentioned the "collimator" idea?Capt Christopher Donovan 03:27, 5 March 2007 (UTC)