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A '''phaser rifle''' is a [[rifle]] variation of the standard [[phaser]] used by the [[Federation]].   [[24th century]] phaser rifles have sixteen power settings, fully-autonomous recharge capability, multiple-target acquisition, and gyro-stabilization.<br> They are slightly less powerful than [[Cardassian]] phase-disruptor rifles, and are considered by some to be less effective as a field weapon due to their complexity, despite being more powerful than the standard phaser.

[[Image:James T Kirk with phaser rifle.jpg|thumb|left|[[James T. Kirk]] holds a [[2265]]-style phaser rifle]]Phaser rifles were not standard equipment aboard [[Starfleet]] [[starship|vessel]]s prior to the early [[2370s]]. Typically, rifles were used when firepower heavier than that of the [[SpockHand Phasers|type 2 phaser]] had to make a special request for one to be brought down to was required.   Facsimile phaser rifles were created by the [[Delta VegaRomulan Star Empire]] in [[22652367]]and given to [[Klingon]] rebels in an attempt to destabilize relationships between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.  The only difference between the standard Federation rifle and the facsimile was the power output of the phaser beam &ndash; the emission crystal had an efficiency rating of 94. Typically1%, eight percent above the standard model, while the initial output spike of the beam was inverted, rifles were equipped when firepower heavier than a sign that of the power cell had been charged with a forced pulse used in [[type 2 phaserRomulan]] was requireddisruptors.  

Facsimile phaser rifles were created by the The [[Romulan Star Empire2360]] in [[2367]] and given to rebels on s version of the [[Klingon]] planet [[Krios]], in an attempt to destabilize relationships between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. The only difference between the standard Federation rifle and could be modified with the facsimile was the power output use of a tracking light mounted on the phaser beam &ndash; the emission crystal had an efficiency rating of 94.1%, eight percent above the standard modelcentral body, while the initial output spike as well as a shoulder strap designed for ease of the beam was inverted, a sign that the power cell had been charged with a forced pulse in the [[terahertz]] range &ndash; a method used in [[Romulan disruptor]]scarrying.

The More advanced phaser rifles capable of firing pulse bursts, as well as the standard beam, were used in the [[compression phaser rifle2370s]] was . These rifles had a pistol grip in back and either an "underbarrel grip" or a new phaser design used aboard {{ShipClass|Intrepid}} starships such as second vertical grip underneath the {{USS|Voyager}}barrel (similar to conventional firearms of times past), and were capable of being modified with various types of scope, barrel and power cell.

Another rifle variation was in service at the same time, and Phaser rifles were also used during zero-gravity operations in by the Borg incident of 2373/2063. This phaser rifle was a return to the two-handed grip seen earlier[[Bajoran Militia]], possibly due to based on the awkwardness of handling a rifle from inside design of a pressure suittheir own hand phasers.

* [['''Prefire chamber]]'''

* [['''Safety interlock]]'''