Evasive maneuvers

Also see: Maneuver (disambiguation) for related useages of the term.

Evasive maneuvers 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.

An example of this is the Starfleet maneuver "pattern delta" which is to simply a manuver of rocking the ship hard from port to starboard. Evasive "pattern delta 5" is used keep attacking ships off balance. (DS9: "Shattered Mirror", "The Search, Part I")

In contrast to evasive patterms, 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.

List of evasive maneuver patterns

• Pattern beta 140 (dual attack mode)

VOY: "Ex Post Facto"

• Pattern delta

TNG:

"Darmok"

"Conundrum"

"The Wounded" (delta sequence)

DS9:

"Emissary"

"What You Leave Behind"

• Pattern delta four

VOY: "Maneuvers"

• Pattern delta five

DS9: "The Search, Part I"

• Pattern gamma

TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise"

• Pattern gamma six

DS9: "The Way of the Warrior"

• Pattern Kirk epsilon

Star Trek: Nemesis

• Pattern omega

DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels"

• Pattern omega two

VOY: "Maneuvers"

• Pattern omega three

VOY: "Maneuvers"

• Pattern theta

DS9: "Tears of the Prophets"

• Sequence 010

TNG: "The Mind's Eye"