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Tactical Okudagram of Phoenix-Cardassian Engagement

Data displays this tactical graphic on the Enterprise bridge viewscreen, mapping the USS Phoenix's positions against the Cardassian warship and later supply ship. Lines trace relative movements, weapon ranges, the warship's initial phaser fire, and Phoenix's retaliatory torpedoes that obliterate both targets. The crew—Picard, Riker, Worf, Macet—watches Data narrate the sequence, their faces reflecting horror at the depicted destruction and civilian toll.

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Purpose

Display ship positions, maneuvers, and weapon exchanges to narrate battle events in real time

Significance

Provides irrefutable visual proof of Maxwell's attacks, killing 650 including civilians, forces Picard to order pursuit, and breaks fragile peace as Macet storms out

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E12 · The Wounded

Picard witnesses Maxwell’s war crimes

The tactical Okudagram of the Phoenix-Cardassian engagement is a comprehensive visual representation of the battle, mapping the Phoenix’s positions, weapon ranges, and the Cardassian ships’ movements. It tracks the warship’s initial phaser fire, the Phoenix’s retaliatory torpedoes, and the final annihilation of both targets. The graphic is a silent witness to the escalation, its lines and blips telling a story of destruction that words alone cannot convey. For the Enterprise crew, it is a stark reminder of the cost of war—and the difficulty of turning back once the first shot has been fired.

Before: Active on the viewscreen, displaying the initial engagement between the Phoenix and the Cardassian warship.

After: Updated to show the aftermath of the destruction, with the Phoenix’s trajectory and the Enterprise’s pursuit course.

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