SPACECRAFT TACTICAL MANEUVERS INVOLVING PHASERS

	The following three cleared excerpts from the overall Starfleet SCM 
database describe general Galaxy class ship maneuver variations utilizing 
Type X phaser banks only. Photon torpedo firings in combination with 
phasers are treated as specialized SCMs.

CATNO.SCMDB GAL/ENT/PHA/LS 142-01-40272/TTM
VAR/ROM/TDŐD/1

Two vessel scenario, low sublight, ˛0.01c relative, ˛0.01c absolute, Cruise 
Mode. Romulan Warbird Threat vessel (mobile), closes on Galaxy class 
(stationary) along bearing 0ˇ, ±10ˇ, mark 0ˇ, range Ĺ5000 km. Threat vessel 
discharges 20 GW phaser pulses toward Galaxy class. Galaxy class shields 
energize within 550 ns to minimum phaser dispersion level, rise to full within 
2,000 ns. Galaxy class maneuvers to minimum aspect on thruster or impulse 
power if possible. General return fire procedure, if implemented: Determine 
Threat passing side, yaw Galaxy class through same direction at matching 
rate minus 15%, pitch to 5ˇ relative to Threat XY centerline, auto-adjust 
Galaxy class YZ plane. PROG 532 sequential follow-fire arrays: Upper 
Forward Main, Lower Forward Main, P/S Lateral, Upper Aft Main.

CATNO.SCMDB GAL/ENT/PHA/HS 339-54-40274/TTM
VAR/FER/T23/2

Three vessel scenario, high sublight, ˛0.02c relative, ˛.75c absolute, Cruise 
Mode. Ferengi Marauder Threat vessels (mobile), closes on Galaxy class 
(mobile) along bearings 240ˇ and 120ˇ, ±10ˇ, marks 40ˇ and 280ˇ, range Ĺ800 
km. Threat vessels simultaneously discharge 500 MW electro plasma waves 
toward Galaxy class. Galaxy class shields fully energized, reactive outboard 
pulsing to hot standby. General return fire procedure, if implemented: 
Determine Threat evasive pattern, maintain Galaxy class relative attitude 
centerline divided between both Threat vessels. Yaw 90ˇ to combined 
plasma wavefront if possible prior to phaser discharge. PROG 14 continuous 
fire arrays: Upper Aft Main, Lower Aft Main, P/S Lateral.

CATNO.SCMDB GAL/ENT/PHA/MS 565-11-40274/TTM
VAR/CAR/HAC/1

Two vessel scenario, mid-sublight, ˛0.001c relative, ˛0.60c absolute, 
Separated Flight Mode, Saucer Module only. Cardasian Enhanced 
Penetrator Threat vessel (mobile), exchanges fire with Galaxy class (mobile) 
along bearing 280ˇ, mark 300ˇ, range 15 km at closest approach. Galaxy class 
shields fully energized, reactive outboard pulsing to full active. General 
return fire procedure, if implemented: Predict table of possible Threat 
trajectories and attach required targeting vectors. Break 45ˇ-Z/30ˇ +X to 
present maximum number of ventral array elements to Threat. PROG 3401 
pulsed fire, broad spectrum to blind Threat sensors: Lower Main Aft, P/S 
Lateral. Follow with PROG 245 continuous fire, narrow spectrum: Lower Aft 
Main, P/S Lateral.

	Virtually all phaser-related scenarios deal with sublight starship 
velocities, and for good reason. Space vessels operating at warp are 
protected, to a large degree, simply by the limitations of lightspeed physics. 
Phaser energy dissipates quickly in the vicinity of moving warp fields, 
especially when those fields are accompanied by active deflectors. This 
remains true even if the targets are motionless relative to each other (in 
comparison, subspace emission devices such as tractor beams and 
transporters are less adversely affected). Computational simulations suggest 
that an extremely narrow Type X phaser discharge, if released at full power 
and aligned along an oncoming targetŐs velocity vector, has a 25% chance of 
disrupting the targetŐs hull integrity. Other position and velocity combinations 
are subjects of continued research, since some small tactical advantages 
may yet be extracted for future use.  Ć