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Nvek vaporized — Death by Romulan disruptor.

Romulan Warbirds firing disruptors.

The disruptor, or phase disruptor, is a type of directed energy weapon in common use among many races in the galaxy including the Borg, Breen, Cardassians, Cravic, Dominion, Federation, Ferengi, Gorn, Klingons, Lysians, Pralor, Remans, Rigelians, Romulans, and Vidiians.

The people of Eminiar VII employed sonic disruptor weapons which were based on projecting high intensity sound vibrations. (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon")

Lysian destroyers were armed with a disruptor weapon system that had a capacity of 2.1 megajoules. (TNG: "Conundrum")

The Cardassian outpost on Korma used "system five" disruptors for its planetary defense weapons. Although never designed to operate aboard a moving spacecraft, one was modified to be used aboard the Cardassian military freighter Groumall in 2372. (DS9: "Return to Grace")

In 2374, disruptor bursts from Jem'Hadar soldiers left anti-coagulants in the systems of those attacked by such a weapon, usually causing their victims to suffer and die from the loss of blood. (DS9: "Change of Heart")

Romulan disruptors leave behind residual antiprotons when fired that remain for several hours. (TNG: "Face of the Enemy")

By the 29th century, Federation Starfleet had also began to use subatomic disruptors on timeships and temporal disruptor bombs as explosives. (VOY: "Future's End", "Relativity")

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Types of disruptor weapons

Background

Similarities between Eminian sidearms and Klingon weapons of the same period can be explained as a result of the expedient modification and reuse of existing props to accommodate the limitations of television production budgets.

A Romulan disruptor was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay [1] as well as a rare metal Kazon disruptor rifle. [2]

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 [[Image:Romulan disruptor pistol.jpg|thumb|A Romulan [[disruptor pistol]].]]
 [[Image:Nvek vaporized.jpg|thumb|Death by Romulan disruptor.]]
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 The '''disruptor''', or '''phase disruptor''', is a type of directed [[energy]] [[weapon]] in common use among many races in [[the galaxy]] including the [[Borg]], [[Breen]], [[Cardassian]]s, [[Cravic]], [[Dominion]], [[Federation]], [[Ferengi]], [[Gorn]], [[Klingon]]s, [[Lysian]]s, [[Pralor]], [[Reman]]s, [[Rigelian]]s, [[Romulan]]s, and [[Vidiian]]s.
+The people of [[Eminiar VII]] employed [[sonic disruptor]] weapons which were based on projecting high intensity sound vibrations. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}})
 [[Lysian destroyer]]s were armed with a disruptor weapon system that had a capacity of [[joule|2.1 megajoules]]. ({{TNG|Conundrum}})
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 * [[Photonic disruptor]]
 * [[Polaron disruptor]]
+* [[Sonic disruptor]]
 * [[Subatomic disruptor]]
 * [[System-5 disruptor]]
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 == Background ==
-In {{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}}, the people of [[Eminiar VII]] employed [[sonic disruptor]] weapons which presumably operated in an entirely different fashion from phase disruptors. Similarities between Eminian sidearms and Klingon weapons of the same period can be explained as a result of the expedient modification and reuse of existing props to accommodate the limitations of television production budgets.
+Similarities between Eminian sidearms and Klingon weapons of the same period can be explained as a result of the expedient modification and reuse of existing props to accommodate the limitations of television production budgets.
 A Romulan disruptor was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay {{stala|9575}} as well as a rare metal [[Kazon]] disruptor rifle. {{stala|9667}}