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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] Traditionally there's 3 standard positions. Position 1 - Wings way up Position 2 - Wings flat...ish Position 3 - Wings down I don't think anyone disputes that the purpose of position 1 is for landing. The debate is the significance of positions 2 & 3. Given those screen grabs from WoTW (lets call it Position 2.5) I'd say it's safe to assume that the wing positions are a trade off between engine efficiency (particularly at warp), maybe even sublight manoeuvrability and the weapons fireing arc and targeting accuracy. It would be up to the Captain of the BOP to balance those factors by choosing a wing position. So when Martok's squadron did a hit and run on that ground base, it was wings down for maximum effectiveness, quick and surgical, though slightly reduced manoeuvring capability. When they're following the Defiant it was wings high, but not totally in cruise mode so they have a better chance of defending if need be (uncloaked), but still have enough speed to keep pace. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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