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A directed energy weapon is a weapon that inflicts damage via a beam or pulse of electromagnetic radiation, high-energy particles, or more exotic forms of energy. In most space-faring civilizations, directed energy weaponry had replaced projectile weapons, which tended to be regarded as more "primitive". The most common types of directed energy weapon are phasers and disruptors, though a wide range of other energy-based weapons have also been developed. (TOS; TNG; DS9; ENT)

In the Alpha Quadrant, subspace weapons such as isolytic bursts were forbidden by the Khitomer Accords. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

Advanced weapons existed, in the forms of the planet-destroying antiproton beam mounted on the so-called "planet killer". Federation technology had very little to match this technology when faced with one such weapon in 2267. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine") The Xindi superweapon was another planet-killer utilizing a directed-energy beam, but it was destroyed before the Sphere Builders, manipulating the Xindi, had an opportunity to complete their plan by using the device on Earth. (ENT: "The Expanse"; ENT Season 3)

The Ennis, a Gamma Quadrant species, stopped using directed energy centuries before 2369, as it was, in Golin Shel-la's words, "not damaging enough". (DS9: "Battle Lines")

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-A '''directed energy weapon''' was a device which, in the form of a gun or other type of [[weapon]], fired a beam, pulse, or projectile made of, or charged with, high-[[energy]] [[particle]]s or other energies. Most spacefaring species had the [[technology]] to fire directed energy, as it was preferable to firing [[projectile weapon]]s in pressurized environments, and more effective against [[deflector shield|shielded]] components or personnel.
+A '''directed energy weapon''' is a [[weapon]] that inflicts damage via a beam or pulse of [[electromagnetic radiation]], high-[[energy]] [[particle]]s, or more exotic forms of energy. In most space-faring civilizations, directed energy weaponry had replaced [[projectile weapon]]s, which tended to be regarded as more "primitive". The most common types of directed energy weapon are [[phaser]]s and [[disruptor]]s, though a wide range of other energy-based weapons have also been developed. ([[TOS]]; [[TNG]]; [[DS9]]; [[ENT]])
+In the [[Alpha Quadrant]], [[subspace weapon]]s such as [[isolytic burst]]s were forbidden by the [[Khitomer Accords]]. ({{film|9}})
-There were a wide array of methods available for dispensing such a discharge, from [[plasma weapon]]s, [[laser]]s, and [[phase weapon]]s to [[Starfleet]]'s [[phaser]] weapons, which fired particles called [[nadion]]s. Another common energy discharge weapon was the [[disruptor]], used by [[Klingon]]s and [[Romulan]]s. [[Compressed tetryon beam weapon]]s were used by other [[Alpha Quadrant]] civilizations. ([[TOS]]; [[TNG]]; [[DS9]]; [[ENT]])
-[[Subspace weapon]]s of directed energy, including [[isolytic burst]]s, were generally forbidden by treaties, such as the [[Khitomer Accords]]. ({{film|9}})
 Advanced weapons existed, in the forms of the [[planet]]-destroying [[antiproton beam]] mounted on the so-called "[[planet killer]]". [[Federation]] technology had very little to match this technology when faced with one such weapon in [[2267]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}}) The [[Xindi superweapon]] was another planet-killer utilizing a directed-energy beam, but it was destroyed before the [[Sphere Builder]]s, manipulating the [[Xindi]], had an opportunity to complete their plan by using the device on [[Earth]]. ({{ENT|The Expanse}}; [[ENT Season 3]])

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