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	Articles - Ship
		One can measure ships in terms of overall length, length of the waterline, beam (breadth), depth (distance between the crown of the weather deck and the top of the keelson), draft (distance between the highest waterline and the bottom of the ship) and tonnage.
		Fire ship A vessel of any sort, set on fire and sent into an anchorage with the aim of causing consternation and destruction.
		Before mechanisation, merchant ships always used sail, but as long as naval warfare depended on ships closing to ram or to fight hand-to-hand, galleys dominated in marine conflicts because of their maneuverability and speed.
	www.seekj.com /articles/Ship (2286 words)

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		Fire was a devastating weapon against wooden ships, and the enemies of the Byzantines could not stand up to fire ships spraying Greek fire.
		Wooden ships sealed with pitch and outfitted with flammable rigging and equipment were at great risk of fire and explosion (once gunpowder was aboard).
		The fighting power of these ships was provided partly by marines, archers, and catapults, but the secret weapon of the Byzantine navy was Greek fire.
	www.gamespot.com /features/aoe2_byz/page8.html (512 words)

	Encyclopedia: Fire ship
		Other tactics were to fire at the ships boats and other vessels in the vicinity so that the crew could not escape and therefore might decide not to ignite the ship, or to wait until the fireship had been abandoned and then tow it aside with small maneouverable vessels, such as galleys.
		Ships used as fire ships were old and worn out or inexpensive vessels.
		A fire ship was a ship that is filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire and steered (or, if possible, allowed to drift) into an enemy fleet in order to destroy ships or create panic and make them break formation.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Fire-ship (1267 words)

	Game Caravan Boardgames Details
		It includes such things as full sail, raking fire, boarding, crew combat, fouling, grappling, exploding ships, toppling sails, boarding, melee, drifting, collisions, types of ammunition, raking, weather effects, land and shallows.
		Examples of ships include frigates, ships-of-the-line, merchantmen, privateers, sloops, fire ships, bomb ketches, galleys, and gunboats.
		Many of its elements have made it into subsequent games.
	www.gamecaravan.com /qBoardgamesDetails.asp?key=909&Era=Napoleonic (193 words)

	The Cynics Corner: Babylon 5's "Movements of Fire and Shadow"
		The Cynics Corner: Babylon 5's "Movements of Fire and Shadow"
		CYNICS CORNER RATING: 8.3 (B) : It is my opinion that every episode of Babylon 5 should feature a shot of Londo looking into the skies of Centauri Prime and seeing a fleet of ships; Centauri ships, Shadow ships, Narn ships, garbage scows, it doesn't matter.
		So are all these folks, including the "Shadow Surgeons" and the Keepers, Drakhs, or are some of them Drakhs and some of them lackeys (lackeys of lackeys, as it were)?
	www.cynicscorner.org /b5/b5_518.html (538 words)

	Fighting Sail Exhibit
		Using live cannon fire, crew shot at the replica to vividly illustrate the deadly impact of the 1812 Ordinance upon both ships and men.
		It includes a reconstructed mid-ship section of the LAWRENCE showing battle damage caused by live cannon fire, a portion of a ship’s mast with movable yardarms and sails, a recreation of an officers cabin, information about food rations, and a cross section of the ship showing construction details.
		After training and safety needs were met, crew from the Niagara fired at the replica from 2000 yards away, a distance that approximates the British Squadron’s actual position during the Battle of Lake Erie.
	www.brigniagara.org /virtualtour/fightingsail.htm (546 words)

	Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail
		When the ships had maneuvered closer, to within a few hundred yards, fire was directed high to tear away the rigging and topmasts of the adversary, removing his ability to maneuver.
		As the ships neared, snipers in the masts brought down their enemies by musket fire, especially officers if they could be found.
		Not included were bow and stern chasers, cannon, often on swivels, that fired forward and backwards, respectively, extra guns on the quarters, and guns that stuck through odd holes, as well as guns on the weather deck.
	www.du.edu /~jcalvert/hist/navalwar.htm (2950 words)

	Command : FIRE
		All return fire is split evenly over all attacking sectors/units/ships, and is adjust by the ratio of defending things to attacking things.
		If a ship fired on has guns and shells it will fire back AND any other ships, units, or forts of the same nationality that are in range will also fire on you.
		Any military ship may fire as long as it has at least one crew (which must be military, not civilians), at least one gun, at least one shell (or shells within supply range), and has at least 60% efficiency.
	www.wolfpackempire.com /infopages/fire.html (2950 words)

	Wargamer - Warfare in the Age of Sail - The Glorious First of June - Battle Highlights
		Eventually, the heavy seas broke the ships apart, where the Brunswick cut loose with another round of raking fire, a decisive blow that would eventually sink the French ship.
		The British ships were to each attempt to penetrate the French line at all points, raking the enemy ships then engaging along the port side.
		The Montagne had its leeside gunports shut, and was unable to return fire when the Queen Charlotte pulled along side and issued repeated broadsides.
	www.wargamer.com /aos/june-bh.asp (284 words)

	The Fall of Centauri Prime
		The Regent tells Londo that their ships will be back soon, and when that happens, they will attack Sheridan's fleet with all the fire power they have.
		If they fire, they might attract attention of passing rescue ships.
		Their ships will be in firing range soon.
	www.visi.com /~wildfoto/synopsis/518.html (3646 words)

	Admiralty : 4 Firing
		Firing Example 1: A 100-gun ship of the line with a B grade crew and a gun dice profile of 609 is going to fire her nine heavy guns at a target that is 40mm away under full sail.
		A ship from a fleet whose national doctrine is to fire at an enemy's hull should consider two-thirds of the dice rolled as counting toward the Hull Target column and one-third toward the Rigging Target column, with a general bias toward the dominant type.
		A ship's guns are fired by declaring an enemy ship within that vessel's arc-of-fire as a target (see 4.2 Targeting below).
	www.wtj.com /games/beta/admiralty/rules_4_firing.htm (4867 words)

	CANADA SHIPPING ACT - Fire Detection and Extinguishing Equipment Regulations
		Ships of Classes B, C, and J shall comply with the requirements for precautions to be taken against fire in small motor ships, set forth in Schedule VII.
		Every Class A ship shall be provided in each galley with at least one 9 L foam fire extinguisher, or one equivalent fire extinguisher as set forth in Schedule IV, for each 230 m2 of deck area or fraction thereof of such spaces.
		Every Class G ship, other than a tanker, on which a supply of electrical energy is available, shall be provided with a portable electric drilling machine to provide emergency means of access through decks, casings or bulkheads, and a supply of drills of various sizes up to at least 13 mm.
	www.tc.gc.ca /acts-regulations/GENERAL/C/csa/regulations/020/csa020/csa20.html (10620 words)

	GREEK FIRE
		FIRE PHASE Ships on fire lose 1D10 crew per fire counter.
		Archers, Greek fire, Ballistae, and Catapults are all Missile attacks.
		If you are adjacent to a ship on fire, you will catch on fire on a roll of 5-6 on 1D6.
	www.angelfire.com /games2/warpspawn/GFire.html (813 words)

	Firepower - Cannons and Cannon Shot
		When the ships had sailed close enough for their fire to be effective, each would try to be the first to fire a broadside - a huge blast from all guns on one side of the ship firing together.
		Therefore tension grew as the ships sailed closer and closer, holding their fire until they were sure it would be deadly.
		He fires the cannon by pulling a cord attached to the gunlock, which created a spark to ignite the charge.
	www.kipar.org /piratical-resources/british-firepower.html (676 words)

	Fire Control - Weapons Department
		Basically the computer portion accepts the target ships bearing, speed, and range and your ships target and speed, and computes what is called a Fire Control Solution.
		This was mainly a Fire Control Computer (Analog/Digital Hybrid), on a Boomer, and at that time period, it was most likely to be a Mk 113 Mod 5 Fire Control System.
		Basically, the FTG's job was to go down on the Boomer, run PMS tests (Remember Preventive Maintenance Systems?), on the Torpedo Fire Control System Mk.113 Mod 5, and if they failed, assist the Boomers' FTG crew (usually two FTGs usually 1st or 2nd class, sometimes an FTC) in repairing their FCS.
	www.mississippi.net /~comcents/tendertale.com/tttj/tttj2-2.html (676 words)

	Homer, The Iliad: Book 15
		as he was bringing fire to the ships.
		they'd fire the ships and kill Achaean warriors.
		Achaeans from high up on the planks of their black ships.
	www.mala.bc.ca /~johnstoi/homer/iliad15.htm (4254 words)

	Game Caravan Boardgames Details
		Examples of ships include frigates, ships-of-the-line, merchantmen, privateers, sloops, fire ships, bomb ketches, galleys, and gunboats.
		It includes such things as full sail, raking fire, boarding, crew combat, fouling, grappling, exploding ships, toppling sails, boarding, melee, drifting, collisions, types of ammunition, raking, weather effects, land and shallows.
		WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN (WSIM) is a classic AVALON HILL game covering ship combat in the age of the American Revolution and Napoleonic era, 1776 — 1815.
	www.gamecaravan.com /qBoardgamesDetails.asp?key=909&Era=Napoleonic (193 words)

	Babylon 5: Wheel of Fire - Out NOw! - RPGnet Forums
		The latest Babylon 5 supplement is out in your local stores now - Wheel of Fire, written by Lizard, covers the fifth season (Earth Year 2262) of the Babylon 5 TV series and is the culmination of all the efforts of the original heroes of the diplomatic station.
		Wheel of Fire is priced at $24.95 and is available right now in your local games stores and book shops.
		Finally, Equipment and Vehicles brings new spacecraft to the universe, such as the uprated Enphili Raiders and Va'Nial fighters, as well as long range survey ships and the ships that attacked Babylon 5 in A View From the Gallery.
	forum.rpg.net /showthread.php?t=177795 (366 words)

	Guide page: "Movements of Fire and Shadow"
		The Regent, acting under the control of the Shadows' allies on Centauri Prime, has rendered the planet defenseless against the attack by ordering the ships stationed in orbit to go elsewhere in response to a fake emergency, and by deactivating the automated defense systems.
		Sheridan has asked Delenn to relay a request to the Grey Council: release the technologies needed to build White Star-class ships to Earth, which will begin construction of White Star destroyers and cruisers to supplement the existing White Star fleet.
		For the shadow vessels, you need a fast reaction, independent-thinking cpu of a higher order...also because a shadow vessel is a hell of a lot more advanced and complex than a Centauri cruiser.
	www.midwinter.com /lurk/guide/105.html (2103 words)

	Ming Empire 1368-1644 by Sanderson Beck
		Cao Cao is also lured into chaining his ships together, because he does not expect an eastern wind in winter; but a fire ritual by Zhuge Liang invokes the needed wind that allows fire to burn the ships and give Zhou Yu's forces victory.
		That year Emperor Hongwu issued a list of regions not to be invaded by the Ming, and tributary relations were limited to Ryuku Island (Japan), Cambodia, and Siam.
		Imperial commands posted in all villages urged the "six injunctions" which were to be filial to parents, respect elders and superiors, maintain harmonious relations with neighbors, teach and discipline their sons, peacefully pursue their livelihoods, and do not commit wrongful actions.
	www.san.beck.org /3-7-MingEmpire.html (23715 words)

	News: Empire Earth AOC ships - GamersHell.com
		Empire Earth and Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest cover over 500,000 years of human history, from the discovery of fire to the laser battles of the future.
		In the Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest game, gamers can become the greatest conqueror of all time by creating, building, and leading a civilization to transcend the ages - from the discovery of fire, to flight, to the next frontier: space.
		The Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest game is rated "T" for teen audiences by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, and carries a suggested retail price of $29.99.
	www.gamershell.com /news/3768.html (585 words)

	Escort Helicopter: 3D View of the Web
		List of ships of the Canadian Navy -...
		Marine Aircraft Group 39 - Marine Aircraft Group 39 Provides utility helicopter support, close-in fire support, fire support coordination, aerial reconnaissance, observation and forward air control in aerial and ground escort operations during ship-to-shore movement and subsequent operations ashore...
		Home: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Military: Navy: Ships: Aircraft Carrier: Escort Helicopter
	www.resolve3d.com /Regional/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Government/Military/Navy/Ships/AircraftCarrier/EscortHelicopter (796 words)

	Relic Forums - Freespace: Fleet Command
		Though I agree the ships move waaaayyyy slow, thank god for the free hyperspace, and their damage is a bit disporportional.
		On terran capships, the beamglows are actually inside of the ship or not there at all (mainly the deimos and the fenris/leviathin).
		like ryuune said, the sathanas werent combat ships, they were star destroyers, they were obviously made for the sole perpose of mass annihalation of all thier "enemies"(which is programmed into them to be anything but themselves)
	forums.relicnews.com /archive/index.php/t-26533.html (14307 words)

	VOL0630.txt
		What is probably more common is for the 2 out side guns in a triple turret to fire, then the middle gun after the fall of the first 2 shots has been spotted.
		What I HAVE read, many times in many sources, is that the main battery guns were sequenced to fire slightly delayed from each other to avoid the problem of the projectiles "kissing" (i.e., colliding or sideswiping) in flight, which would result in a fall of shot nowhere near where intended.
		The bow is outfitted as a long-hull ship, but the length of a short-hull unit, so either way you build it, you need to seriously reshape the bow with putty & sheet plastic.
	smmlonline.com /archives/VOL0630.txt (4025 words)

	ussnewc
		extinguish fires, while continuing to fight their ship and maneuver to avoid further crashes.
		August, serving as fire support and patrol ship at both Saipan and Tinian.
		January, then prepared for duty as fire support ship at Iwo Jima from 10 February, where she covered
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Acres/2957/ussnewc.html (4025 words)

	Synopsis: "Movements of Fire and Shadow"
		On the Drazi Homeworld, Franklin and Lyta arrive at a research facility, and discover why they were almost killed: the Centauri ships had no crew, only some black pods attached to the controls.
		All attacking ships are being controlled through the pods.
		Lyta recognizes them, just as more shots are fired at them from inside the facility.
	www.midwinter.com /lurk/synops/105.html (2074 words)

	Warlock Technical Discussion Group
		Let me move further on the timeline to the episode 'Movements of Fire and Shadow,' when the Drazi find pods engineered by the Shadows onboard the Centauri ships rather then a crew.
		Nobody in their right mind destroyed the most advanced technology available to man. If it were obvious that the Earth Alliance was using Shadow Tech on their ships, it would be a political disaster.
		Yet it was said that the entire Shadow Tech in Earth's possession was destroyed.
	www.network54.com /Forum/message?forumid=33687&messageid=959331257 (197 words)

	POLISH NAVY
		On June 14th about 0800 hours the convoy was sighted by the Italian plane and from that time convoy was attacked by JU-88 aircrafts several times, in spite of heavy gun fire from ships and own aircraft's from aircraft carriers.
		The British Admiralty agreed to lease to the Polish Navy some of her ships for duration of war.The first ship was GARLAND / H 37/ where the Polish ensign was hoisted on May 3rd 1940.
		Polish vessels went down fighting, with their white and red flag hoisted, carrying on their fire to the last.
	republika.pl /zweglarz (13915 words)

	ONE OF WORLD’S LARGEST SHIPS ARRIVES AT N.Y. ON WED., SIGNALING NEW ERA OF MEGA-CONTAINER SHIPS
		ONE OF WORLD’S LARGEST SHIPS ARRIVES AT N.Y. Tugs and Fire Boats to Greet Largest Container Ship To Visit New York Harbor
		The largest container ship ever to call at a North American port will sail into New York Harbor on Wednesday, July 22, escorted by a parade of tugboats and fire boats that will begin at 3:30 P.M. The welcoming parade begins at the Verrazano Bridge and sails north to the Battery Park area.
		ONE OF WORLD’S LARGEST SHIPS ARRIVES AT N.Y. Port Commerce
	www.panynj.gov /pr/100-98.html (190 words)

	Greek fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, Greek fire was very hard to control, and it would often accidentally set Byzantine ships ablaze.
		Greek fire (also called Byzantine fire, wildfire and liquid fire, Greek Υγρό Πυρ, igró pir) was a weapon used by the Byzantine Empire, said to have been invented by a Syrian Christian refugee named Kallinikos (Callinicus) of Heliopolis (Syria), probably about 673.
		It was known to the Byzantines' enemies as a "wet, dark, sticky fire" because it stuck to the unfortunate object it hit and was impossible to extinguish.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greek_fire (886 words)

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