STAR TREK:TOS 01X08 - 星際爭霸戰

關於光砲 其實有補設定 Memory Alpha裡是這麼說的

A proximity blast was a special phaser setting that could be employed on
Constitution-class starships. The proximity blast function operated by firing
phasers in a concentrated bolt of energy, rather than a continuous beam. The
phaser blast would then detonate at a predetermined point in space, affecting
any ship or object within the blast radius.

The proximity blast setting was used in 2266 by the USS Enterprise while
engaging in combat with a Romulan Bird-of-Prey. As the Romulan ship was
equipped with an advanced cloaking device, the proximity blast function
proved useful against it, as a more precise targeting of the vessel was
impossible. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")

在設定上 一般光砲基本上是連續不間斷的

但是憲法級的光砲有個特殊模式叫做proximity blast

就是近發引信 可以把光砲壓縮成一束 然後在某個點之中炸開 傷害範圍中的船艦

簡單的說就是把光砲當成深水炸彈在用 XD

至於為什麼能這樣就別提了

這些設定其實很多都是"演出需要"設定出來的玩意 後來才被人系統化

就算在後面的影集 這種突然冒出來的設定也是不罕見 科技泡泡吐不完的 XD

TOS身為開創者 當然跟後面互相矛盾的設定也是少不了

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