Changes: Riker Maneuver

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"Riker Maneuver" was the name informally given by Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge to a tactic used by Commander William T. Riker, in acting command of the USS Enterprise-E, to combat two Son'a battle cruisers in 2375.

Attempting to elude the ships in the area of space known as "the Briar Patch," Riker ordered the Enterprise's ramscoops utilized to collect highly-unstable metreon gas. Upon filling the storage cells to maximum capacity, Riker activated the ship's manual steering column to perform precision maneuvering, and ordered the ramscoops released. Riker then piloted the Enterprise in close proximity to the Son'a ships, leaving a cloud of metreon gas between them and the Enterprise. Subsequent to one of the pursuing vessels firing at the Enterprise, the gas ignited, destroying one of the ships and severely damaging and disabling the other. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

The Riker Maneuver

Appendix

Background information

La Forge's comment may have been merely jovial. The maneuver is similar to a previously depicted incident in "Night Terrors" in which the Enterprise crew vented hydrogen into space to be ignited by another ship. However, in that case, it was not with the express purpose of damaging or destroying another ship in combat, and therefore would not have been classified as a "maneuver".

The movie script alludes to the joystick used by Riker as a computer gamester's dream.

Riker previously had two self-named maneuvers, "Riker Alpha" and "Riker Beta," shown in "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II".

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-The "Riker Maneuver" was a name informally given to an on-the-spot tactical move instigated by [[William Riker]], temporarily in command of the [[Sovereign]] class {{USS|Enterprise-E}}. ({{film|9}})
+"'''Riker Maneuver'''" was the name informally given by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge]] to a tactic used by [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]], in acting command of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}, to combat two [[Son'a battle cruiser]]s in [[2375]].
+Attempting to elude the ships in the area of space known as "the [[Briar Patch]]," Riker ordered the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[ramscoop]]s utilized to collect highly-unstable [[metreon gas]]. Upon filling the [[storage cell]]s to maximum capacity, Riker activated the ship's [[manual steering column]] to perform precision maneuvering, and ordered the ramscoops released. Riker then piloted the ''Enterprise'' in close proximity to the [[Son'a]] ships, leaving a cloud of metreon gas between them and the ''Enterprise''. Subsequent to one of the pursuing vessels firing at the ''Enterprise'', the gas ignited, destroying one of the ships and severely damaging and disabling the other. ({{film|9}})
-The tactic involved using the ship's ram scoop to collect volatile gas, in order to later expel and ignite it, creating wide-volume explosion to engulf attacking ships.
+<gallery caption="The Riker Maneuver">
-The term is informal, after completion [[Geordi La Forge]] states he "wouldn't be surprised if history remembers this as the "''Riker Maneuver''". The Enterprise crew themselves previously vented hydrogen into space to be ignited by another ship. {{e|Night Terrors}}
+File:Sovereign bussard collector.jpg|The ''Enterprise'' using its Bussard ramscoop to collect [[metreon]] gas
+File:USS Enterprise-E releasing metreon gas.jpg|The ''Enterprise'' releases the metreon gas
+File:Son'a battle cruiser fires a torpedo.jpg|The Son'a fire a [[torpedo]]
+File:Sona battle cruiser aft.jpg|One Son'a battle cruiser is destroyed and the other is damaged and disabled
+</gallery>
+== Appendix ==
-Geordi's comment may have been merely jovial.
+=== Background information ===
+La Forge's comment may have been merely jovial. The maneuver is similar to a previously depicted incident in {{e|Night Terrors}} in which the ''Enterprise'' crew vented hydrogen into space to be ignited by another ship. However, in that case, it was not with the express purpose of damaging or destroying another ship in combat, and therefore would not have been classified as a "maneuver".
+The movie script alludes to the joystick used by Riker as a computer gamester's dream.
+Riker previously had two self-named maneuvers, "[[Riker Alpha]]" and "[[Riker Beta]]," shown in {{e|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}.
+[[cs:Rikerův manévr]]
+[[de:Riker-Manöver]]
+[[ja:ライカー作戦]]
 [[Category:Maneuvers]]