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Type Three
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Weapon image Images/C/CagePhaserRile1.jpg Weapon image Images/T/Typ3Phas2.jpg Weapon image Images/T/Typ3Phas3.jpg Weapon image Images/T/Typ3Phas4.jpg Weapon image Images/C/CardiType3Phaser.jpg Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree1.jpg Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree2.jpg Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree3.jpg Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree4.jpg Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree5.jpg Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree6.jpg Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree7.jpg Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree8.jpg Weapon image Images/T/Type3PhaserWideBeam.png Weapon image Images/C/CompressionPhaser1.jpg Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTy3Scope.jpg Weapon image Images/T/Type3PhaserRifle.jpg Weapon image Images/P/PhaserRifleFC.jpg Weapon image Images/H/HeavyPhaserRifleII.jpg Weapon image Images/H/HeavyPhaserRifleII2.jpg Weapon image Images/S/StarfleetRifle.png Weapon image Images/S/StarfleetRifle2.jpg Weapon image Images/S/SevenBigGun.png Weapon image Images/S/SevenBigGun2.png Weapon image Images/B/BigGunBang1.png Weapon image Images/B/BigGunBang2.png Weapon image Images/B/BigGunBang3.png
Weapon image Images/C/CagePhaserRile1.jpg
An early example of a phaser rifle. [1]
Weapon image Images/T/Typ3Phas2.jpg
A close up of the standard Type 3. Note the targeting screen folded flat. [2]
Weapon image Images/T/Typ3Phas3.jpg
The same weapon from a slightly different angle. [2]
Weapon image Images/T/Typ3Phas4.jpg
A later variant of the same weapon with an improved targeting system added. [3]
Weapon image Images/C/CardiType3Phaser.jpg
A Cardassian phaser rifle. [2]
Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree1.jpg
Captain Picard holding a Type 3 phaser rifle. [4]
Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree2.jpg
A Type 3 rifle with the controls visible on top. [4]
Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree3.jpg
A Type 3 mounted on a test rig. [4]
Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree4.jpg
A Type 3 rifle with the top sight extended. [4]
Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree5.jpg
A Type 3 a the instant of firing. [4]
Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree6.jpg
A Type 3 rifle firing. [4]
Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree7.jpg
A phaser test rig. Over-penetration at the target end of the rig was apparently not a concern! [4]
Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTNGTypThree8.jpg
A Phaser Rifle. [4]
Weapon image Images/T/Type3PhaserWideBeam.png
Type 3 phasers on wide beam. [5]
Weapon image Images/C/CompressionPhaser1.jpg
A compression phaser rifle. [6]
Weapon image Images/P/PhaserTy3Scope.jpg
A view of a Type 3 rifle showing the target scope. [7]
Weapon image Images/T/Type3PhaserRifle.jpg
A Type 3 in action. [7]
Weapon image Images/P/PhaserRifleFC.jpg
This phaser rifle was in use aboard the USS Enterprise-E. [7]
Weapon image Images/H/HeavyPhaserRifleII.jpg
A phaser rifle [8], type 3c [9]
Weapon image Images/H/HeavyPhaserRifleII2.jpg
Seven of Nine with a phaser rifle. [10]
Weapon image Images/S/StarfleetRifle.png
Kirk using a Starfleet phaser rifle in the alternate timeline created by Nero. [11]
Weapon image Images/S/StarfleetRifle2.jpg
A pair of rifles from the alternate timeline. [11]
Weapon image Images/S/SevenBigGun.png
Seven of Nine holding two type three phaser rifles, 2399 [12]
Weapon image Images/S/SevenBigGun2.png
A closeup of the weapon. [12]
Weapon image Images/B/BigGunBang1.png
Seven of Nine fires two type 3 phasers at the same target simulatiniously, causing an explosive effect... [12]
Weapon image Images/B/BigGunBang2.png
... which expands... [12]
Weapon image Images/B/BigGunBang3.png
... before disapating in the usual way. [12]

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References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 TOS 1 Where No Man Has Gone Before
2 DS9 4 Return to Grace
3 DS9 5 The Ship
4 TNG 4 The Mind's Eye
5 DS9 4 The Way of the Warrior
6 VOY 5 Drone
7 Star Trek : First Contact
8 VOY 3 Worst Case Scenario
9 Speculative The DS9 Tech Manual labels the Compression rifle as the Type 3a and the other first contact rifle as the 3b, so I am presuming this is the 3c
10 VOY 4 The Raven
11 Star Trek Into Darkness
12 STP 1 Stardust City Rag
Series : TOS Season 1
Episode : Where No Man Has Gone Before
Series : DS9 Season 4
Episode : Return to Grace
Series : DS9 Season 5
Episode : The Ship
Series : TNG Season 4
Episode : The Mind's Eye
Series : DS9 Season 4
Episode : The Way of the Warrior
Series : VOY Season 5
Episode : Drone
Film: Star Trek : First Contact
Series : VOY Season 3
Episode : Worst Case Scenario
Source : Speculative
Comment : The DS9 Tech Manual labels the Compression rifle as the Type 3a and the other first contact rifle as the 3b, so I am presuming this is the 3c
Series : VOY Season 4
Episode : The Raven
Film: Star Trek Into Darkness
Series : STP Season 1
Episode : Stardust City Rag

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