Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 53 | 173 | "Hopefully," I said, "they will do no more than View more quotes about keep">keep us in sight until they are joined by the two ships to port". |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 53 | 170 | "Let them think we can do no better. |
| 53 | 171 | Let them think they can have us when they please". |
| 53 | 172 | "You gamble for time," said Sakim. |
| 53 | 173 | "Hopefully," I said, "they will do no more than keep us in sight until they are joined by the two ships to port". |
| 53 | 174 | The ideal for an enemy contemplating boarding was clearly, if possible, to utilize two ships and draw alongside the target vessel on both the port and starboard side, thus permitting a simultaneous, coordinated attack, analogous to a land action in which an enemy can be attacked both on the front and rear, or on both flanks. |
| 53 | 175 | To do this in one maneuver the enemy would require four ships, two for the Dorna and two for the Tesephone. |
| 53 | 176 | That necessitated being joined by at least one of the two ships to port. |
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"Let them think we can do no better.
Let them think they can have us when they please".
"You gamble for time," said Sakim.
"Hopefully," I said, "they will do no more than keep us in sight until they are joined by the two ships to port".
The ideal for an enemy contemplating boarding was clearly, if possible, to utilize two ships and draw alongside the target vessel on both the port and starboard side, thus permitting a simultaneous, coordinated attack, analogous to a land action in which an enemy can be attacked both on the front and rear, or on both flanks.
To do this in one maneuver the enemy would require four ships, two for the Dorna and two for the Tesephone.
That necessitated being joined by at least one of the two ships to port.
- (Avengers of Gor)