Editing Illuminar Class (section)

=== TACTICAL PHASERS ===

Phaser Array Arrangement: The dorsal saucer section is covered by four phaser strips; two of which extend from the aft curvature, along the length of the saucer and stop short of the auxiliary deflector incision. 

The aft firing arc is covered by two smaller arrays angled on the rear of the saucer section. The relative bottom of the ship is protected by two similar arrays as on the dorsal saucer section, extending to the rear of the saucer and following the curve to the aux deflector incision. 


Along with those arrays, are two small aft-angled phaser strips similar to the dorsal aft-fire strips.  Additional protection is provided by a single array that extends laterally across the ventral engineering hull just fore of the warp core ejection port. 

Far-aft strips are provided on the underside of the mobile nacelle pylons and under the shuttlebay landing deck on the underside of the ship for a total ship’s complement of 13 arrays.


Phaser Array Type: The Illuminar class utilizes the Type XII array system. The thirteen arrays are all Type-XII, the new standard emitter. 

Each array fires a steady beam of phaser energy, and the forced-focus emitters discharge the phasers at speeds approaching .986c (which works out to about 182,520 miles per second - nearly warp one). The phaser array automatically rotates phaser frequency and attempts to lock onto the frequency and phase of a threat vehicle's shields for shield penetration.


Phaser Array Output: Each phaser array takes its energy directly from the warp drive and auxiliary fusion generators.This was changed from the impulse drive due to the abundant energy supplies by the new crystal drive.

Individually, each type XII -emitter can only discharge approximately 6.3 MW (megawatts). However, several emitters (usually two) fire at once in the array during standard firing procedures, resulting in a discharge approximately 12.6 MW. Due to the change to the new crystal drive however with its additional energy supply this class of ship can fire up to two arrays simultaneously. In the case of shield penetration dark matter phaser arrays may be used to devastating effect.