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[Star Wars] Why do ships engaging in space combat align side by side?

Would it not be more advantageous to align your broadside (where the heavier guns are located) towards the back, underneath, or front of an enemy vessel instead of subjecting yourself to broadside to broadside combat? The methods of attack we often see deployed involve, for the most part, battles that take place on the same 2D plane, as if the ships were floating in water. I find this unimaginative from a military command standpoint. We should expect all sorts of angles of attack in a 3D space battle, yet rarely see it pan out this way with the exception of smaller starfighters.
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You also have to remember the computer is editing the few thousand miles between you and your allies. You arent actually that close, the crewman running the logistics and firing paths see a much different map of the battlefield. For the rest of the crew its important to see the battle as a whole and not spread out over massive distances.