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[[File:StarTrekIIBattle 6679.jpg|link=Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|frame|Yarr! Firin' a broadside of [[Frickin' Laser Beams]], captain!<ref>A scene from ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]'', as digitally rendered by [https://web.archive.org/web/20090709132248/http://wolf359a.anet-stl.com/jim.html Jim Varner].</ref>]]
{{quote|''Space battles are always [[This Is Reality|a lot more exciting on TV]] than they are in real life...''|'''Col. John Sheppard''', ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''}}
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* ''Task Force'' Games: ''[[Star Fleet Battles]]'' and ''[[Starfire]]''.
** The latter influenced the portrayal of space battles in the ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' books, as one of the creators of the game was also the novels' author, though how the two universes actually use this trope differs.
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* Ground Zero Games's ''[[Full Thrust]]'' pretty much plays this trope straight. Optional rules provide varying degrees of aversion.
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