Standard maneuvers

Standard maneuvers are a set of movements and events who are pre-programed in every Federation Starship. These so-called attack patterns or tactical patterns are named after a greek letter and a number (i.e. Attack Pattern Delta-2) It appears that these patterns involve movement, shield intensity placement, and weapons targeting.

Since the same attack patterns have been used during several different battles aboard several different starships in diferent situations, it appears that the computer will alter the pattern to properly suit the distance to the enemy, its location and the Federation Starship's relative speed. Therefore attack patterns seem to be more of a loose plan than an exact one.

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

List of standard maneuver patterns

• Pattern delta

DS9: "The Jem'Hadar" (attack pattern)

DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil" (attack pattern)

• Pattern omega

DS9: "The Way of the Warrior" (attack pattern)

DS9: "A Time to Stand" (attack pattern)

• Pattern omega 4

DS9: "The Die is Cast" (attack pattern)

• Pattern Riker alpha

TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"

• Pattern Riker beta

TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"

• Pattern sierra 4

DS9: "Valiant" (attack pattern)

• Pattern theta

DS9: "The Search, Part II" (attack pattern)

DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels" (tactical pattern)