On Enterprise they have used phasers at Warp.
On TNG, they have used Photon's at Warp.
So can both weapons be used at Warp?
I thought the book said only Photon's are useable at Warp.
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On Enterprise they have used phasers at Warp.
On TNG, they have used Photon's at Warp.
So can both weapons be used at Warp?
I thought the book said only Photon's are useable at Warp.
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If you listen to Spacedock, only ACB jacketted Phasers can be used at Warp, otherwise the phased particles do not remain coherent enough at Warp speed to maintain their standard capabilities . . . if memory serves me. However, since you are firing a solid projectile . . . photon torpedoes are always a go . . . as long as you can get it launched out of the tube . . . always.
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Sorry for the thread necromancy:
On TOS, phasers worked instantly, and apparently worked at warp. Photon torpedoes, however, could be outrun.
This caused most of the folks I knew to assume that phasers were FTL, and photorps were not, but packed a bigger punch.
TNG reversed that: Photorps travel at warp, but phasers are limited to the speed of light. That got put into the Technical Manual, and I can't think of a TNG episode that contradicts it.
Doubt that helps, but I hope it does.
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