Space combat Climb/Dive

[jayouzts]

I noticed in the Vehicle combat for atmospheric vehicles there is a climb/dive maneuver, but no similar maneuver in space combat.

Now I realize there is no "up" in space, but it is possible to increase you "z" coordinate in relation to the center of the galaxy.

Is this an oversight?

 

[Ellros]

Space combat rules in Traveller have traditionally only been in 2 dimensions, thus no need for a 'z' direction.

There are very few space games out there that use a third dimension due to the added complexity.

 

[far-trader]

It also seems to me unless your space combat has more than three bodies (ships and possibly big rocks, i.e. asteroids and planets) all combat is effectively taking place in a single plane. So no real need to track a 3rd dimension for most role-playing space combat situations.

On the other hand if you get into wargaming a major fleet action things could get complicated and using all three spatial dimensions would be appropriate.