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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 4619139" data-attributes="member: 2020">It's not quite Star Trek.  It's ... Star Fleet Battles.      In the original Star Trek, the Klingons used the Disruptor as their primary weapon.  Later, in Star Trek the Next Generation, they upgraded to Photon Torpedoes and Phasers.  In Star Fleet Battles, there is no Star Trek, the Next Generation, since they never had the Copyrights for it.   The Klingons in the *Star Trek* era had the Disruptor, and it was a more effective weapon than shown in Star Trek (although, it isn't terribly effective sometimes, even in Star Fleet Battles.)  The Klingons also carry a large number of Phasers on their ships.  These are known as Phaser-IIs.  The strongest type of Phaser is the Phaser-I (used by the Federation, using superior computer targeting systems) then the Phaser-II (inferior targetting but the same amount of power), then the Phaser-III (low powered, short range), and the Phaser-Gatling (PH-G, a nasty variant of the PH-3, invented by the Hydrans.)  Starbases and other stationary units - and ONLY stationary units - have Phaser-IVs, an extremely powerful model based on great energy and on superior computer targetting (easier from a stationary unit, impossible to put on any ship, even ones like the B-10 ... despite endless efforts to do it.)  The Klingons also had drones.  These are powerful thermonuclear (and sometimes anti-matter) warheads, and move at up to over Warp 3 across the board.  These are very versatile, and one can put them into Shuttles for even more versatility.  Drones were never used by the Klingons in Star Trek.  It is well for Captain Kirk that they were not.  Otherwise, a certain Federation ship - when it lost it's warp power - would have been pounded by Klingon drones until it disintegrated.     The Klingons in Star Fleet Battles never upgraded to the Photon Torpedo.  There was no need.  They upgraded their Disruptors instead.  They upgraded their Phasers.  They upgraded their Drones.  And Shuttles.  Photon Torpedoes?  Bah, who needs them?  Now, that is Retro with a Vengeance.  A Klingon, will be a Klingon!  And if you do not fear their weapons, you will learn fear.  Oh yes, you will.  These are not your Father's Klingons.  : )</blockquote>

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