Main Phaser Banks

Enterprise photon torpedoes are similarly prepared to respond to the Ferengi aggression, representing a potential escalation avenue held in check by Picard’s orders.

Enterprise phasers and photon torpedoes are readied and primed on the bridge, symbolizing readiness to escalate combat, but ultimately withheld upon Picard’s command to restrain fire and avoid further escalation.

Enterprise photon torpedoes are similarly primed for action, symbolizing the crew’s readiness to defend themselves, yet remain withheld in deference to Captain Picard’s strategic restraint during the Ferengi’s disabling offensive.

Photon torpedoes, discussed alongside phasers, represent the Enterprise’s heavy firepower option, central to the proposed full-out weapon salvo aimed at breaking the Ferengi trap. They embody the destructive potential and risk inherent in escalating conflict.

The Enterprise’s phasers and photon torpedoes are primed and readied under Tasha Yar’s command as the crew prepares for possible combat. Though weapons remain held in reserve during the tense negotiations and communications, their readiness contributes to the mounting tactical suspense and the fragile balance between attack and restraint.

The Enterprise's phasers and photon torpedoes remain primed and ready as defensive measures; Tasha Yar suggests their use due to the critical shield power status, but Picard orders restraint while awaiting Ferengi response, symbolizing the fragile tension between aggression and diplomacy.

The Enterprise Phasers and Photon Torpedoes are primed and ready by Lieutenant Tasha Yar in preparation for potential engagement. Though tensions escalate, their power is held in reserve as Picard opts for diplomatic patience. Their readiness underscores the precarious balance between aggression and restraint during the standoff.

The Enterprise’s phasers and photon torpedoes are primed and ready, symbolizing military preparedness and latent threat during the tense negotiation, with orders given to hold fire but remain poised for immediate action.

Enterprise Phasers and Photon Torpedoes are prepared and readied on Tasha Yar’s command as potential weapons of last resort, their presence underscoring the fragile balance between restraint and aggression during the tense negotiations.

The Main Phaser Banks are readied and brought to operational status as a preparatory measure for potential attack or defense. Their activation underscores the escalating tension and the crew’s readiness to engage a threat that defies comprehension.

The Main Phaser Banks are prepared and powered up, signaling the ship's readiness for offensive action if the alien presence proves hostile, underscoring the tension between defense and potential combat.

Main phaser banks are brought to a state of readiness, charged and primed for immediate use to respond to any hostile acts from the mysterious object, underscoring the severity of the perceived threat.

Lieutenant Tasha Yar draws and fires a phaser from the Enterprise's onboard weapon systems to stun the combatants, effectively halting the bioelectrically charged physical struggle and preventing injury.

The Enterprise's phaser, wielded by Tasha Yar, is used as a non-lethal tool to break the violent physical confrontation between T'Jon and Sobi, delivering a stun blast that temporarily incapacitates both combatants and asserts Starfleet authority.

The Enterprise bridge phaser, wielded by Tasha Yar, is drawn and fired as a non-lethal stun blast to interrupt the bioelectrically charged fight, demonstrating the crew's reliance on technology to control volatile alien biological powers.

The USS Enterprise bridge phaser banks are repeatedly locked and then rendered inoperative during the exchange: they stutter, go down, come back up, and ultimately are unreliable. Their behavior prevents an immediate phaser response and shapes Riker's order to hold fire and to keep weapons keyed but restrained.

The Enterprise's bridge phaser banks are reported down and later used (offscreen) to destroy the incoming probe; their intermittent availability drives tactical restraint and informs Riker's choice to hold fire.

While no shipboard heavy phaser is fired, Worf's posture 'hand on phaser' signals security readiness; the phaser functions narratively as a latent defensive tool and indicator of military caution while the gateway is probed.

Enterprise phaser banks are locked on the Borg ship and repeatedly fired; their pinpoint blasts damage the Borg vessel and ultimately cause the tractor beam to release, though not before the Borg cut away part of the saucer.

Ship phaser banks (pin‑point phasers) are locked on the tractor source and fired repeatedly; their accurate volleys finally break the beam's hold and batter the Borg ship — a costly but necessary use of offensive shipboard weapons.

The Enterprise's bridge and tactical phaser banks are brought to bear in pinpoint strikes and phaser-bank volleys attempting to sever the tractor and damage the Borg ship; their repeated use momentarily cripples the Borg link and accomplishes the tractor's release.