# Top Three Star Trek Space Battles

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**Created:** [December 25, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-star-trek-space-battles/845389 "2019-12-25T04:56:01Z")\
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Put me down for The Wrath of Kahn. That battle was really the whole point of the movie. It played out satisfyingly. Lots of destruction. Kirk at his cleverest. Admittedly, the access code thingy was a bit of Deux ex Machina, but that capability does make sense.

And when it comes to chewing scenery, Shatner met his match in Montalban.

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yeah, #1 had to be the Mutara battle in TWoK. if only for its tension and heavy maritime/submarine feel.

and I happen to like this condensed recreation of the battle scenes I found on YT:

> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#):
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> I assume you mean the climactic Kirk/Khan battle. But, although it doesn’t really count, the opening scene (Kobayashi Maru) might be the most _famous_ Star Trek space battle.

so famous they used part of it twice 😉

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**Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-star-trek-space-battles/845389/23 "2020-01-01T18:49:51Z")

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> [@Alessan](#):
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> All of DS9 is Star Trek taken to its logical conclusion. That’s what makes it the best of the series.

Does DS9 _Siege of AR-558_ count? It’s technically on a planet, not in space, but it was intense.

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**Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-star-trek-space-battles/845389/24 "2020-01-01T22:07:33Z")

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I believe the best battle sequence was when the Orville was battling the Kaylon assault fleet…

Oops, sorry, wrong Trek 😉

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I always liked Data commanding the _Sutherland_ in part 2 of TNG’s “Redemption.” Not much actual action, but loads of tension as Data has to quickly counteract an attempt to pierce an anti-cloak blockade. Good character development for Data, and the _Sutherland_ / Nebula class is my favorite ship design in the series.

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