Editing Excelsior Class (section)

==PHASER ARRAY==

The Phaser Array arrangement of the Excelsior class is as follows. Three dorsal turrets on the saucer section, one for the forward, starboard and port sides. These turrets are duplicated on the ventral side of the primary saucer. One ventral turret on the primary hull, dead aft covers the aft firing arc. The turret itself is located beneath the aft engineering hull Shuttlebay. 

The Excelsior Class starship is now considered a medium sized vessel, and utilizes the Type VIII turret system. The seven arrays are all type VIII turret emitters. Each array fires a pulsed beam of Phaser energy, discharging 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. 

Each Phaser array takes its energy directly from the impulse drive and auxiliary fusion generators. Individually, each type VIII turret can discharge approximately 2.75 MW (megawatts).
 
The maximum affective range is 300,000 kilometers.