Added by DarkKnight

The Photon Burst launcher was a hand-held heavy weapon designed in part by Perfecto Oviedo, and used by the USS Voyager's Hazard Team from 2376 until the ship's return to the Alpha Quadrant.

These weapons fired miniature Photon torpedoes that were capable of killing enemy infantry with a single blast at long range. However, they were typically used against heavily armored targets which standard phaser fire could not sufficiently harm.

The Photon Burst's employment in any capacity had to be approved by Captain Kathryn Janeway before it could be used, due to its highly destructive design. (VOY video game: Elite Force)

Federation Starfleet hand-held weapons
Energy weapons	type-1 phaser/hand phaser	Sestra phaser I • Atalskes phaser III • Sestra phaser IB • mark V personal phaser
	type-2 phaser/phaser pistol	Sestra phaser II • Atalskes phaser IV • Sestra phaser IIB • mark VI battle phaser • phaser (alternate reality)
	type-3 phaser/phaser rifle	mark VII phaser rifle • compression phaser rifle • enhanced compression rifle • phaser rifle (alternate reality)
	miscellaneous	assault rifle • infinity modulator • isomagnetic disintegrator • laser pistol • laser rifle • neural disruptor • phase pistol • sniper rifle
Projectile weapons		compound grenade launcher • photon burst • quantum burst • TR-116 • TR-120