Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utflis.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!utai!utflis!brown From: brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Phasers Message-ID: <554@utflis.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 13:40:46 EST Article-I.D.: utflis.554 Posted: Mon Nov 4 13:40:46 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 01:27:18 EST References: <212@astroatc.UUCP> <3138@hplabsb.UUCP> Reply-To: brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown) Distribution: net Organization: FLIS, University of Toronto Lines: 19 Summary: In article <3138@hplabsb.UUCP> bl@hplabsb.UUCP writes: >> In article <487@ttidcb.UUCP> marvinm@ttidcb.UUCP (Marvin Moskowitz) writes: >> >and they use laser rifles instead of phaser. >> My understanding is that there are several types of phasers. (The >> Type 1: Small, concealabe hand model >> Type 2: Pistal type used in most shows. >> Type 3: The "paser-rifle" used in WNMHGB4 >> Type 4: The "paser-cannon" used in "The Managerie" (Where Spock >> Type 5: Main ship phasers. >> Type 6: Alien versions. (Name all the shows and aliens that use >Type 2 is a Type 1 inserted in a pistal grip holder with, presumably, a >larger power pack. The difference between Phaser 1 and Phaser 2 brought out in The Devil in the Dark had something to do with power since the first was too weak to affect a silicon-based being. This would fit in with your last comment, maybe. RE: WNMHGB - it was "phaser rifle" and "laser cannon". sb