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25th Century Phasers have been designed to be ergonomic and powerful. When concentrated beams of energy proved insufficient against groups of opponents during the Federation's many conflicts in the late 24th century, modern Phaser designs have been adapted to work on the concept of pulse-fire; delivering the full charge of a phaser blast in one pulse, allowing for rapid fire at the expense of power drain and wear on the emitters. Star Fleet Security has decided this is an acceptable trade; emitters can be replaced easily, trained Security Officers cannot.
=== Phaser Pistol (Type-2H) ===[[Image:phaser2.png |thumb |Phaser IIPistol]]
The Phaser II Pistol is a departure from the design which had been in favour for almost 100 years. Returning to the pistol design in vogue in the 23rd Century, the Phaser Pistol is the standard armament used by Security Officers and members of Away Teams, and kept in various compartments throughout ships.
====Phaser Pistol Power Settings====
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=== Phaser Rifle (Type 3G) ===
[[Image:phaser3.png |thumb | Phaser IIIRifle]] Considered a radical design change upon its first introduction, the modern Type-III Phaser Rifle incorporates the best of old and new designs. Modelled in the same fashion as Phaser-II, the Type-III is not designed to have the Type-II "plug in", but rather has been designed simply as a scaled-up and considerably more powerful Phaser-II. Like Phaser II, Phaser III incorporates multiple setting-specific focusing emitters to reduce chance of catastrophic emitter burnout.
Channelling power through the large rifle housing creates the most powerful phaser based field weapon Star Fleet designs and that can still be carried by any shipboard officer. The removable power pack allow for almost continuous use without recharge at any power setting, as long as extra power cells are available. The Phaser Rifle has the same six settings as the Phaser Pistol, but utilizing two cells at once allows for greater ammunition capacity. The default targeting system for the Phaser Rifle incorporates a red dot sight and tactical light; this can be replaced with a telescopic sight in situations where longer-ranged engagements are expected.
