Changes: Standard maneuvers

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Standard maneuvers were a sequence of movements and tactics which were pre-programmed in every Federation starship. These so-called attack patterns or tactical patterns were named after a Greek letter and a number (for example, attack pattern delta two). It appears that these patterns involved movement, shield intensity placement, and weapons targeting.

Since the same attack patterns were used during several different battles aboard several different starships in different situations, it seems that the computer would alter the pattern to properly suit the distance to the enemy vessel, its location, and the starship's relative speed. Thus, attack patterns seem to have been more of a loose plan than an exact one.

In contrast, evasive maneuvers were used to evade enemy weapons fire or capture.

Standard maneuver patterns

Attack pattern alpha (VOY: "Message in a Bottle")
Pattern alpha one (attack pattern) (VOY: "Endgame")
Attack pattern beta 4-7 (VOY: "Message in a Bottle")
Pattern delta (attack pattern) (DS9: "The Jem'Hadar", "The Changing Face of Evil")
Pattern delta two (attack formation) (DS9: "Favor the Bold")
Pattern kappa 010 (attack pattern) (VOY: "Ex Post Facto")
Pattern omega (attack pattern) (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", "A Time to Stand"; VOY: "Caretaker", "Year of Hell, Part II")
Pattern omega four (attack pattern) (DS9: "The Die is Cast")
Pattern sierra four (attack pattern) (DS9: "Valiant")

Most maneuvers used letters from the Greek alphabet, while Sierra was part of the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Pattern theta (attack pattern, tactical pattern) (DS9: "The Search, Part II", "Sacrifice of Angels")
Pattern Shinzon theta (attack pattern) (Star Trek Nemesis)

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+'''Standard maneuvers''' were a [[maneuver|sequence of movements and tactics]] which were pre-programmed in every [[Federation]] [[starship]]. These so-called '''attack patterns''' or '''tactical patterns''' were named after a [[Greek alphabet|Greek letter]] and a number (for example, attack pattern delta two). It appears that these patterns involved movement, [[deflector shield|shield]] intensity placement, and [[weapon]]s targeting.
-:''See [[Maneuver (disambiguation)]] for related usages of the term.''
+Since the same attack patterns were used during several different battles aboard several different starships in different situations, it seems that the [[computer]] would alter the pattern to properly suit the distance to the enemy vessel, its location, and the starship's relative speed. Thus, attack patterns seem to have been more of a loose plan than an exact one.
-'''Standard maneuvers''' are a [[maneuvers_and_tactics|sequence of movements and tactics]] which are pre-programmed in every [[Federation]] [[starship]].  These so-called '''attack patterns''' or '''tactical patterns''' are named after a Greek letter and a number (for example, attack pattern Delta-2).  It appears that these patterns involve movement, [[shield]] intensity placement, and [[weapon]]s targeting.
+In contrast, [[evasive maneuvers]] were used to evade enemy weapons fire or capture.
-Since the same attack patterns have been used during several different battles aboard several different starships in different situations, it appears that the [[computer]] will alter the pattern to properly suit the distance to the enemy vessel, its location and the starship's relative speed.  Therefore attack patterns seem to be more of a loose plan than an exact one.
+== Standard maneuver patterns ==
-In contrast, [[evasive maneuvers]] are used to evade enemy weapons fire or capture.
+* Attack pattern alpha ({{VOY|Message in a Bottle}})
+* Pattern alpha one (attack pattern) ({{VOY|Endgame}})
-==Standard maneuver patterns==
+* Attack pattern beta [[47|4-7]] ({{VOY|Message in a Bottle}})
-* Pattern alpha
+* Pattern delta (attack pattern) ({{DS9|The Jem'Hadar|The Changing Face of Evil}})
-:{{VOY|Message in a Bottle}}
-* Pattern alpha one (attack pattern)
+* Pattern delta two (attack formation) ({{DS9|Favor the Bold}})
+* Pattern kappa 010 (attack pattern) ({{VOY|Ex Post Facto}})
-:{{VOY|Endgame}}
-* Pattern beta [[47|4-7]] (attack pattern)
+* Pattern omega (attack pattern) ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior|A Time to Stand}}; {{VOY|Caretaker|Year of Hell, Part II}})
+* Pattern omega four (attack pattern) ({{DS9|The Die is Cast}})
-:{{VOY|Message in a Bottle}}
-* Pattern delta (attack pattern)
+* Pattern sierra four (attack pattern) ({{DS9|Valiant}})
+{{bginfo|Most maneuvers used letters from the {{w|Greek alphabet}}, while Sierra was part of the {{w|NATO phonetic alphabet|ICAO spelling alphabet}}.}}
-:{{DS9|The Jem'Hadar|The Changing Face of Evil}}
-* Pattern delta two (attack formation)
+* Pattern theta (attack pattern, tactical pattern) ({{DS9|The Search, Part II|Sacrifice of Angels}})
+* Pattern [[Shinzon]] theta (attack pattern) ({{film|10}})
-:{{DS9|Favor the Bold}}
-* Pattern kappa 010 (attack pattern)
-:{{VOY|Ex Post Facto}}
-* Pattern omega (attack pattern)
-:{{DS9|The Way of the Warrior|A Time to Stand}}; {{VOY|Year of Hell, Part II}}
-* Pattern omega four (attack pattern)
-:{{DS9|The Die is Cast}}
-* Pattern sierra four (attack pattern)
-:{{DS9|Valiant}}
-* Pattern theta (attack pattern, tactical pattern)
-:{{DS9|The Search, Part II|Sacrifice of Angels}}
-* Pattern [[Shinzon]] theta (attack pattern)
-:{{film|10}}
 [[Category:Maneuvers]]