Star Trek - The Federation's Army 

And, of course, they retconned him to be a villain.

@@Idazmi7 Yeah.... Such a bummer honestly. Jason Isaacs was wasted on that show.

***** Maybe a small payload of Photon grenades which can be programmed in their destructive power.

"The Arsenal of Freedom" episode.

+bemasaberwyn55 Correct! The MACOs were equipped with Phased Plasma Rifles (Since they are referred to as both Plasma and Phase Weapons) and can Fire Shots powerful enough to Dig a Clean Burned Hole around 5 Inches in Diameter through the Augment Body and cause Phase Pulse Infections that are particularly lethal to Andorians.

Obviously, phasers aren't "harmless" to the target being shot. When I said "Harmlessly disperse" I meant harmless to everything else. Chekov wasn't harmed by Terrell killing himself right next to him.

That's true. I should have included that scene.

Context: The Federation has armies. *Earth* doesn't. Thanks to the Prime Directive, the Federation's military command needed to ask Earth's permission to allow armies on the planet. This is made clear in the episode, explicitly.

It's one of my favorites, too.

***** I actually really enjoy Voyager and Enterprise. I can really tell it wasn't as well thought out as everything else but i'm equally capable of marathoning each series just for the hell of it. I did also enjoy the TNG movies as well. I would rank them at 1. First Contact. 2. Nemesis .3. Insurrection. 4. Generations. The JJ movies aren't too bad either. I cringe at the horrible representation of Star Trek Technology, but since i'm a fan of Michael Bay's Transformers, this is to be expected (i'm easily impressed). As for the original movie series, Some I like some I don't. I'd rank them at. 1. Undiscovered Country. 2 Wrath of Khan. 3. The Motion Picture. 4. The Search for Spock. 5. The Voyage Home. 6. The Final Frontier. I really hate The Final Frontier. Out of all of the movies and television shows, it's the only one I truly hate.

We're not talking about games here

Very true. I probably should have included that.

@@Idazmi7 For the longest time I wondered if it was a Phaser Emitter removed and transported down. But that would be absurd considering Phaser firing arcs.... Plus Phaser Banks are likely fully integrated components.

Phased Laser Array Phaser Array

Probably a bit of both. I'm sure the colony was shielded, and in that case they used an initial bombardment to deplete the shield, then landed troops to wipe out the colonists on the ground and fake the message to Enterprise. "Like phasers, only worse" was probably referening whatever the Gorn used for handguns - likely a phaser designed with less ethical concern.

@@Idazmi7 Much like the Varon-T Disruptor... Targets don't die instantaneously and feel extreme pain before being ripped apart at the subatomic level.

Star Trek Online has deviated a bit too far from canon to use anymore.

Very true.

Actually watch the video, please.

***** it still uses footage from the show, therefore, it's copyright infringement

***** challenge excepted

TheOrIsItSomethingWo Challenge *Failed*

It's only copyright if you make money off of it.

Two words: "Fair use". *mic drop*