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human
[The Orville] Why do all ship mounted weapons fire only straight forward?

Not even capital ships can fire off to the side or backwards - what gives? Is targeting enemy ships so complex that it's impossible to do so?
gpt
Despite being at war with the Krill for several years they never really designed a warship. Since the primary mission of any given vessel is exploration and diplomacy it really wouldn't serve to cover the ship in guns. Star Trek was similar in design ideologies and only produced two warships seen on screen: the USS Defiant (ds9) and the USS Prometheus (Voyager)