New Starfleet phaser

[The Librarian]

That's a problem with all phasers, though. Tellarites definitely couldn't hold a dustbuster or cobra.

 

[Go-Captain]

Does it lack those, though? It's got a couple spots that might be buttons and controls, and the TNG phasers had only two. The shape doesn't prevent any of the tool optiosn.

It seems to have something but nothing overt. There must be some way to change from stun to kill, and vaporize.

It's also no good for any Federation species whose hands are not like a human's hand. What about the fat Tellarite hands? How would they hold this?

What if you have to wear the gauntlets of a space suit, same issue. This is why I'm not for having trigger guards and the like on these weapons. If they're the Klingons, Romulans, or some other mono-species government, sure, but not Starfleet. Besides, we can already make guns fairly safe without a trigger guard thanks to redundant safeties.

I like to imagine the old phasers know when a finger is touching them, not just how hard the trigger is being pressed. Maybe they're partially psychic and can measure intent. Universal translators as per TOS are supposed to work through mental scan when encountering unknown languages, so why not phasers.

 

[Tuskin38]

I mean, they have replicators, I'm sure they can replicate designs with bigger grips or attachments for other species.

Just because we didn't see it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

What if you have to wear the gauntlets of a space suit, same issue. This is why I'm not for having trigger guards and the like on these weapons. If they're the Klingons, Romulans, or some other mono-species government, sure, but not Starfleet. Besides, we can already make guns fairly safe without a trigger guard thanks to redundant safeties.

I like to imagine the old phasers know when a finger is touching them, not just how hard the trigger is being pressed. Maybe they're partially psychic and can measure intent. Universal translators as per TOS are supposed to work through mental scan when encountering unknown languages, so why not phasers.

I'm pro trigger guard, regardless if it's a energy blaster or FireArm.

We need Trigger Guard, Inertial Trigger Safety (Trigger Dingus for some folks), Grip Safety, Manual Safety, & Drop Safety.

All those should be included in every design as basic requirements.

 

[Go-Captain]

I'm pro trigger guard, regardless if it's a energy blaster or FireArm.

We need Trigger Guard, Inertial Trigger Safety (Trigger Dingus for some folks), Grip Safety, Manual Safety, & Drop Safety.

All those should be included in every design as basic requirements.

It's interesting how the First Contact Type 3's have trigger guards, but the EVA version lacks it, has a forward pistol grip, and magnetic hold down things which makes perfect sense for use with space suits. Do we ever see the Type 2 used in EVA?

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

It's interesting how the First Contact Type 3's have trigger guards, but the EVA version lacks it, has a forward pistol grip, and magnetic hold down things which makes perfect sense for use with space suits. Do we ever see the Type 2 used in EVA?

Not to my recollection.

 

[jayphailey]

Are these the same phasers that Rios had on La Rosa?

 

[publiusr]

I somehow missed that the new Starfleet phasers, first seen in 2385 flashbacks, have ditched the "dustbuster" Gene Roddenberry don't-make-it-look-like-a-gun mandate.

From Trekcore. More prop photos from the Star Trek Cruise HERE.

It's dad
https://us.propstoreauction.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/95/lot/22187/
https://www.deviantart.com/galaxy1701d/art/S31-Dark-Phaser-by-Triple-Fiction-Productions-3-444338424
http://filmsketchr.blogspot.com/2013/09/star-trek-into-darkness-concept-art-for.html

Better
https://forums.scifi-meshes.com/discussion/10000917/star-trek-tng-phaser-concept
https://forums.scifi-meshes.com/discussion/10000915/star-trek-discovery-custom-phaser

 

[Llywela]

Are these the same phasers that Rios had on La Rosa?

La Rosa? You mean La Sirena?

 

[jayphailey]

> La Rosa? You mean La Sirena?

Yes

 

[IMC Headquarters]

they were so close.

Hmm...reminds me of Sisko's Defiant without engines. That's not a bad thing, by the way.

 

[1moreRobot]

It reminds me of the alien from Alien.

 

[Tim Walker]

The TOS Type 2 had a vaguely pistol like shape, suggesting that it is a weapon-good. The beam emitter, however, looks distinctly different from a traditional gun barrel-good.

Several of the designs look like they could be gripped by different species-good.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Why is the grip so far forward?

Because the TOS phaser was like that?