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In Star Trek: Nemesis, Shinzon issues the command "Attack Pattern Shinzon Theta" during a volley of attacks against Picard in the Enterprise.

What exactly are the goals of the pattern and how was it executed?

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It appears that this command is shorthand for "fly straight over the enemy vessel and shoot at them when you get close, while remaining cloaked".

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Shinzon was gloating. "You're too slow, old man." He began punching commands directly into the control panel of his chair console. "Attack pattern Shinzon Theta."

He watched, a small, malevolent smile on his lips as the invisible Scimitar ran straight over the Enterprise, firing down on her at close range.

Nemesis: Official Novelisation

This tallies nicely with what we see on screen and what's in the screenplay.

INT. SCIMITAR - BRIDGE
SHINZON: You're too slow, old man.(entering commands in his chair console) Attack pattern Shinzon Theta.

EXT. THE RIFT - SPACE
The invisible Warbird makes a dramatic run straight over the Enterprise -- firing steadily down as it sweeps past it; is a brutal, close range assault --

Star Trek: Nemesis - Screenplay

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