Each ship was armed with type 8 phasers and four photon torpedoes, which was a decent armament if they fought in groups.
The type 8 phaser was a ship-mounted phaser emitter. In 2293, the phasers of the Excelsior-class USS Enterprise-B were listed as type 8 phaser emitters in the bridge master systems display. (Star Trek Generations production art) In 2370, the Cardassian warship Vetar came under attack by a fleet of small Maquis attack fighters armed with photon torpedoes and type 8 phasers, which inflicted heavy damage to the Vetar.