STARFLEET DATABASE FILE: Phasers

Type III Phaser Rifle 
Dimensions: 830 x 130 x 220 mm 
Mass: Unknown 
Effective Range: 11 KM

Using essentially the same mechanisms as the Phaser II, the phaser Rifle is a more powerful version of the phaser II with a much greater power reserve, allowing it to fire at higher settings for longer periods. since it is only ever used where an away team will expect to go into battle, coupled with the Federation's naturally peaceful nature, the phaser rifle is hardly ever used. With the recent arrival of the Borg species and the Dominion infiltration of the Alpha Quadrant, this weapon has seen increasingly more action, and has also spawned various other rifle designs. The latest design is phase compression rifle which uses similar technology to the pulse phaser cannons found on the Starship Defiant.