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Originally Posted by ineluki
Thrawn was too much of a "Know-it-all" for my taste.
Now for ST II:
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That's another reason why The Wrath of Khan is the greatest Star Trek has to offer. It's the *ONLY* time they ever acknowledge that space has three dimensions. The scene where the Enterprise ascends behind the Reliant is one of the most awesome moments in theatrical space combat.
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At the same time, they still ascend nicely aligned. Using three dimensions would allow them to fire from below or above, keeping the Enterprise perpendicular to the Reliant. But well, "greatest Star Trek" ...
There is a ST novel (Doctor's Orders) though where they use a simple probe, moving at .50c to hit an enemy ship
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Yeah, the three dimensional space bit is still daftly ignored, most notably when the viewscreen clears just long enough for Kirk and crew to realise they are heading straight for the Reliant. Kirk orders an evasive move that turns the Enterprise broadside on, presenting almost the largest possible target for the Reliant's phasers, which do indeed hit it.
Even with all the CGI battles in later series of Star Trek, it still seems mostly 2D. The only scene that really springs to mind as being a truly 3D approach to a battle is when the future Enterprise decloaks in All Good Things... and blasts the two Klingon cruisers from directly underneath, passing through at 90 degrees to the plane of the Klingon vessels.