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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]]'')]]'''[[Solar energy collection disc]]s''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (novel)|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 [[22nd century Dalek invasion]], 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]]'') | [[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 (novel)|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 [[22nd century Dalek invasion]], 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]]'') | ||
Later Daleks lacked the discs while retaining their increased mobility, instead sporting a series of [[slat]]s across the middle section. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' | Later Daleks lacked the discs while retaining their increased mobility, instead sporting a series of [[slat]]s across the middle section. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', etc.) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
