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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 the name informally given by [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Cmdr.]] [[Geordi La Forge]] to an on-the-spot tactical move instigated by [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] in the [[Battle of the Briar Patch]] in [[2375]]. Because of the extreme risk associated with this tactic, La Forge stated that it would be taught at [[Starfleet Academy]] either as the Riker Maneuver or as something that future officers should not do.
+"'''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]].
-While attempting to escape from two [[Son'a battle cruiser]]s in the [[Briar Patch]], Riker, piloting the ship manually from the bridge with a [[Manual steering column|joystick]], used the [[Bussard collector]]s of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} to collect unstable [[metreon]] [[gas]], using the ship's ram scoop, from the Patch before venting the collectors, leaving a cloud of the gas in the ship's wake. When the pursuing vessels opened fire on the ''Enterprise'' the gas reacted explosively with the weapons fire, resulting in the destruction of one of the ships and severe damage to the other.
+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}})
-At the start of the "maneuver" La Forge states he "''wouldn't be surprised if history remembers this as the Riker Maneuver''". ({{film|9}})
 <gallery caption="The Riker Maneuver">
-File:Sovereign bussard collector.jpg|The ''Enterprise'' collecting [[metreon]] gas
+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|The Son'a are disabled
+File:Sona battle cruiser aft.jpg|One Son'a battle cruiser is destroyed and the other is damaged and disabled
 </gallery>
+=== See also ===
+*[[Picard Maneuver]]
+== Appendix ==
+=== 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.
-==Background==
-*Geordi's comment may have been merely jovial. The maneuver is similar to a previously depicted incident in {{TNG|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 name ''Riker Maneuver'' is probably an homage to the more famous [[Picard 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 {{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}.
+Riker previously had two self-named maneuvers, "[[Riker Alpha]]" and "[[Riker Beta]]," shown in {{e|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}.
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