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Consider the maneuvering required to draw alongside, the employment of fending oars, the closure with the enemy, facilitating the use of missiles at close range, the shifting gap between hulls, the uncertainty of footing, the sea destabilizing the two platforms involved, the temporary exposure of attackers, the resolution and desperation of defenders. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 53, Sentence #156)

"And he has many fighting men ready to do so," I said, "skilled soldiers, evacuated from Chios". "It is much easier to ram than board," said Sakim. "And less dangerous," I said. Consider the maneuvering required to draw alongside, the employment of fending oars, the closure with the enemy, facilitating the use of missiles at close range, the shifting gap between hulls, the uncertainty of footing, the sea destabilizing the two platforms involved, the temporary exposure of attackers, the resolution and desperation of defenders. "I do not think the enemy will mind expending his mercenaries in that endeavor," said Sakim. "I am sure he will be generous in their application," I said. "They will earn their pay," said Sakim. - (Avengers of Gor)