Klingon Weapons

Energy Weapons. Back to the top
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Disruptor
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Also known as a Phase Disruptor, these weapons are in common use throughout the alpha
quadrant. They follow the same basic principle as the Federation Phaser in that they cause the
target to transition violently out of this continuum. But the Disruptor uses slow nadions rather than
rapid nadions in generating the energy beam. This gives the disruptor a considerably lower energy
conversion efficiency than the Starfleet phaser. This is partially offset by a moderate reduction in
the size of the hardware required for the weapon itself - the space freed up by this allows a higher
power weapon to be installed in the same space. The Federation phaser is therefore considered to
be more sophisticated and generally more effective than the disruptor, which relies on brute power
to overcome its efficiency failings.

Like phasers, disruptor weapons can fire sustained beams or pulses depending on the exact
configuration of the hardware. One major drawback to this type of weapon is that no user has been
able to develop the efficiency of the system to a point where individual emitters can be linked via
force coupling. This makes it virtually impossible to construct a linear disruptor array along the
pattern of Starfleets phaser arrays. Since these weapons entered Federation service on board the
Ambassador class there has been massive investment by the Klingons and Romulans to
overcome this deficiency, but neither power has been able to field such a weapon. Recent warship
designs by these two powers have instead concentrated on building ever larger and more powerful
single emitter weapons, culminating in the two giant disruptor cannon fitted to the Klingon Negh'Var
class. The linear phaser array thus remains a significant advantage for Starfleet.

Disruptor pistol, circa 2267
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This disruptor pistol is a compact version of the disruptor rifle. Many designs have been used over the years. The klingon name for this weapon is "nISwI' HIch".
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Disruptor Pistol, since 2280 and to present day
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The disruptor rifle is a phase-disruption energy weapon. The klingon name for this weapon is
"nISwI' beH".
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             Disruptor Rifle, sice 2280 and to present day
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The Accumulator disruptor cannon. It's range and power are just over double that of a standard disruptor rifle. The klingon name for this weapon is "vI' nISwI'beH'a'".
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                 Accumulator Disruption Cannon, circa 2367
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                                Bladed Weapons                           Back to the top
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The bat'telh means "sword of honour" this weapon was designed by Kahless, and was instrumental in the forming of the Klingon Empire. According to the legend, Kahless forged the first bat'leth by dropping a lock of his hair in the lava of a volcano and a nearby lake and twisting it into a sword.
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                            The legendary Bat'telh
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This is the d'k tahg knife, it is easy to carry as well as to conceal. It is efficient and very deadly.

A Fearsome Mek'leth

The mek'leth ("Sword of reason") is the preferred weapon of many Klingons. It was designed by a Dahar master as a more portable weapon than the bat'telh. .
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A kut'luch dagger .
The kut'luch is traditionally an assassins knife. After stabbing his victim the assassin twist the knife to cause as much pain, and damage as possible. Kurn, Commander Worf's brother, is has been stabed by him with a kut'luch dagger, although later resusitated.