Object

Hathaway Offensive Weapons (Absent)

An absent suite of shipboard offensive armaments — the missing phaser/torpedo capability implied by bridge dialogue rather than a visible device. On the crippled Hathaway bridge, tactical displays and commanders’ faces register emptiness where retaliatory firepower should sit: no charge, no targeting lock, no hardware to meet the assault. The crew reacts to the void with alarm and urgent improvisation.

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Purpose

To coordinate and deliver the Hathaway's shipboard offensive and defensive firepower, managing energy weapons and projectile ordnance for ship-to-ship engagement.

Significance

Functions as the tactical fulcrum of a moral and strategic choice: Riker concedes the Hathaway's disadvantage to pry loose Worf's honor-driven commitment. The systems' perceived inferiority motivates character decisions and frames the upcoming deception, giving them outsized narrative weight despite their off-screen status.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S2E21 · Peak Performance

Attack Confirmed — Helpless to Return Fire

The Hathaway's offensive weapons are explicitly referenced for their absence; this missing capability functions as the pivot of the beat — the crew cannot reply to the assault because the ship lacks the hardware to do so, turning a tactical problem into an ethical and improvisational crisis.

Before: Absent/unavailable — the bridge lacks functional offensive weaponry or authorization to deploy them in the scenario.

After: Still absent — their nonexistence becomes the immediate constraint driving improvisational strategy and heightening vulnerability.

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