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During the firing sequence of some shipmounted arrays, phaser energies would travel along the emitter strip and converge at the best position for targeting. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'')
The later {{ShipClass|Sovereign}} starships originally had twelve arrays, including seven dorsal arrays and five ventral arrays. By [[2379]], four additional arrays were added to the [[nacelle pylon]]s of the ''Sovereign''-class {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}, bringing the total complement of arrays to sixteen.
In [[2371Cardassian]], [[Korinas]] asked [[Benjamin Sisko]] for information on the {{USS|DefiantShipClass|NX-74205Galor}}'s vessels were equipped with multiple phaser arrayarrays which could cover 360 degrees. In the early months of the [[Dominion War]], the crew of the ''Defiant'' placed depleted phaser array These were used during [[power cellOperation Return]]s in the primarily to destroy [[mess hallFederation]] as a sign they would not stop fightingattack fighters.
[[Cardassian]] {{ShipClass|Galor}} vessels were equipped with multiple phaser arrays which could cover 360 degrees. These were used during [[Operation Return]] primarily to destroy [[Federation attack fighter]]s.
<gallery>File:USS Voyager fights Borg probe.jpg|The USS ''Voyager'' employing its phaser array strips against a Borg probeImage:Galor class, weapons array, bridge and aft dorsal.jpg|A [[Galor class|Cardassian shipcategory:misc tech]] using two of its phaser arraysImage:USS Enterprise-D phaser array power up.jpg|The USS ''Enterprise''-D powers up its dorsal phaser arrayFile:USS Enterprise-D firing phaser array.jpg|The USS ''Enterprise''-D releasing a phaser blast from its ventral phaser array.</gallery>
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[[Image:USS Odyssey firing phasers.jpg|thumb|The USS ''Odyssey'', a ''Galaxy''-class starship using its main phaser array on a Dominion Jem'Hadar attack vessel]]
A '''phaser array''' is an arrangement of [[phaser emitter]]s located in strategic areas of a [[starship]], [[space station]], or other [[vessel]]. In the [[23rd century]], phaser arrays had smaller numbers of emitters, and were commonly referred to as [[phaser bank]]s. By the [[24th century]], [[Starfleet]] began to fit its vessels and facilities with phaser arrays that contained much larger numbers of emitters.
During the firing sequence of some shipmounted arrays, phaser energies would travel along the emitter strip and converge at the best position for targeting. {{ShipClass|Galaxy}} ships, in the docked configuration, generally exhibited eleven phaser arrays. Two large arrays encircled the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the [[saucer section|command module]]. The other nine arrays were on the [[stardrive section|engineering module]]: two upper aft arrays inward of the saucer [[impulse engine]]s, one on the ventral surface of the engineering section, two lateral arrays on the [[warp nacelle]] pylons, and two aft arrays each on the dorsal and ventral pylon surfaces proximate to the aft [[photon torpedo]] launcher. An additional array, on the "cobra head" of the engineering module, was only exposed and usable when the [[saucer separation|ship was separated into its two components]]. {{ShipClass|Intrepid}} vessels were equipped with fourteen phaser arrays plus 2 separete phaser banks. On the [[Hull|primary hull]], there were two main arrays (one starboard, one port) on each of the dorsal and ventral surfaces, and two smaller aft arrays (''also one starboard and one port) on each surface. One behind the bridge. The other five arrays were on the engineering section: one on the ventral surface, two lateral ventral arrays on the warp nacelle pylons, and two aft arrays on the underside of the lateral pylon. Two separete phaser banks ( the Intrepid-class aft launchers have phaser banks, one [[Star Trek: The Next Generationphaser bank]]'')was located behind the second tractor beam emitter, at the aft end of the secondary hull in the aft section of Deck 14.
The later {{ShipClass|IntrepidSovereign}} vessels were equipped with fourteen phaser arrays plus 2 separete phaser banks. On the [[primary hull]], there were two main starships originally had twelve arrays (one starboard, one port) on each of the including seven dorsal and ventral surfaces, and two smaller aft arrays (also one starboard and one port) on each surface. One behind the bridge. The other five arrays were on the engineering section: one on the ventral surface, two lateral ventral arrays on the warp nacelle pylons. By [[2379]], and two aft four additional arrays on the underside of were added to the lateral pylon. Two separete phaser banks ( the Intrepid-class aft launchers have phaser banks, one [[phaser banknacelle pylon]] was located behind s of the second tractor beam emitter''Sovereign''-class {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E}}, at bringing the aft end total complement of the secondary hull in the aft section of Deck 14arrays to sixteen.
