You and the enemy ship hang in space (relative to each other, at least), firing lasers, missiles and on occasion boarding parties at each other.

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Each beacon might be deserted, or contain friendlies offering support, or an enemy ship to be fought or escaped with another faster than light jump.

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Its long reach would have enabled the warships launching it to stay far away from the shore, reducing the threat from enemy anti-ship missiles.

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His ship was twice hit by enemy fire and Mr Stassen returned a bemedalled hero to the political stage.

ECONOMIST: Harold Stassen

In 1940, the troop ship Lancastria was sunk by enemy fire after having taken on board British troops who were evacuating from France.

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The Amphibious Combat Vehicles, or ACVs, are the centerpiece of the revised plan, since they would have to do the heavy lifting in terms of getting warfighters from ship to shore in the face of enemy fire.

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Nelson, when the young captain of a small ship, boarded and captured two far more powerful enemy ships.

ECONOMIST: Patrick O��Brian