Evasive maneuvers

Evasive maneuvers (also known as evasive action, defensive pattern) are a sequence of defensive movements employed by starship commanders to evade enemy weapons fire, or capture. These movements were specified by predefined or on the spot course changes. Although each race uses different terminology for their evasive maneuvers, the tactics remain the same.

In 2254 "Number One" asked Captain Christopher Pike if they should make evasive maneuvers when something came closer to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) on a collision course with the speed of light. 

An example of this is the Starfleet maneuver "pattern delta" which is to simply a maneuver of rocking the ship hard from port to starboard. Evasive "pattern delta 5" is used keep attacking ships off balance. 

In contrast to evasive patterns, offensive movements such as attack patterns or tactical patterns are instances where a starship commander intends to engage the enemy in a confrontation, rather than evade. These patterns are known as standard maneuvers.

In 2369 while confronted with a Miradorn Theta-class raider in the Chamra Vortex, Odo ordered evasive maneuvers for his runabout USS Ganges. 

Evasive maneuver patterns

 * Pattern beta two


 * Pattern beta four


 * Pattern beta six


 * Pattern beta 140 (dual attack mode)


 * Pattern gamma


 * Pattern gamma four


 * Pattern gamma six


 * Pattern delta


 * Pattern delta four


 * Pattern delta five


 * Pattern theta


 * Pattern theta one


 * Pattern theta two


 * Pattern omega


 * Pattern omega one


 * Pattern omega two


 * Pattern omega three


 * Pattern omega six


 * Pattern Kirk epsilon


 * Pattern Riker alpha


 * Pattern Riker beta

Evasive maneuver sequences

 * Sequence Beta 93


 * Sequence Delta / Delta sequence


 * Sequence 010

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