10 Times Star Trek Didn't Think It Through
8. Those New Phaser Rifles
The USS Voyager left Deep Space Nine in 2371, equipped with the new compression phaser rifles that were only seen in Star Trek: Voyager. Equinox revealed that at least two classes of ship - the Nova, along with the Intrepid, had been stocked with them.
In 2373, newer rifles were in circulation, first appearing in Star Trek: First Contact, aboard the Enterprise-E. They quickly made an appearance in Deep Space Nine as well, then also...Voyager.
Macrocosm shows Janeway in her now iconic, Ripley/Sarah Connor-inspired, tank-top and pants, armed with one of the newer phaser rifles. Production staffers joked that Voyager must have had these in storage all along, but this seems unlikely.
In 2371, the Next Generation phaser rifle was standard issue, with Voyager's new compression rifle as the updated tech. Did they leave DS9 with additional updated technology, years before the rest of Starfleet gained access?
Perhaps Star Trek: Prodigy can help explain this one - after all, Ouroboros shows Starfleet struggling with resource sharing. Maybe Voyager really was that lucky ship?
Bit frustrating to immediately lose it in the Badlands then.