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[[File:Dalek disc.jpg|thumb|A Dalek disc. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')]] | [[File:Dalek disc.jpg|thumb|A Dalek disc. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')]] | ||
'''[[Solar]] [[energy]] collection [[disc]]s''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'') were sported at the back of the [[middle section]] of the [[casing]] of all [[Dalek]]s who operated on [[Earth]] during the [[ | '''[[Solar]] [[energy]] collection [[disc]]s''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'') were sported at the back of the [[middle section]] of the [[casing]] of all [[Dalek]]s who operated on [[Earth]] during the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]], designated the [[Dalek Earthforce]], from the [[basic Dalek]]s to the [[Dalek saucer commander (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Dalek saucer commander]] to the [[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Controller]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') By another account, they were '''collection dishes''' which received power from [[relay station]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') | ||
Upon encountering these Daleks, [[Ian Chesterton]] and the [[First Doctor]], who had previously encountered the [[Skaro City Dalek]]s on [[Skaro]], acknowledged their difference in appearance. Recalling that the Daleks they had met could only move on [[metal]] within the [[Dalek City]], Ian suggested that the discs accounted for their increased [[mobility]] on Earth. Indeed, during the occupation, the Daleks were able to traverse various forms of [[terrain]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | Upon encountering these Daleks, [[Ian Chesterton]] and the [[First Doctor]], who had previously encountered the [[Skaro City Dalek]]s on [[Skaro]], acknowledged their difference in appearance. Recalling that the Daleks they had met could only move on [[metal]] within the [[Dalek City]], Ian suggested that the discs accounted for their increased [[mobility]] on Earth. Indeed, during the occupation, the Daleks were able to traverse various forms of [[terrain]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
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Solar energy collection discs (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual) were sported at the back of the middle section of the casing of all Daleks who operated on Earth during the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth, designated the Dalek Earthforce, from the basic Daleks to the Dalek saucer commander to the Supreme Controller. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth) By another account, they were collection dishes which received power from relay stations. (PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide)
Upon encountering these Daleks, Ian Chesterton and the First Doctor, who had previously encountered the Skaro City Daleks on Skaro, acknowledged their difference in appearance. Recalling that the Daleks they had met could only move on metal within the Dalek City, Ian suggested that the discs accounted for their increased mobility on Earth. Indeed, during the occupation, the Daleks were able to traverse various forms of terrain. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, PROSE: Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth)
Later Daleks lacked the discs while retaining their increased mobility, instead sporting a series of slats across the middle section. (TV: The Chase, etc.)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The discs were absent in the theatrical adaptation of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D..
