line abreast (ahead)

  • 1line abreast — or line ahead noun Naval formation(s) in which all the vessels are side by side or one behind the other • • • Main Entry: ↑line …

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  • 2line ahead — noun Britain : column 4a * * * line abreast or line ahead noun Naval formation(s) in which all the vessels are side by side or one behind the other • • • Main Entry: ↑line …

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  • 3naval warfare — Military operations conducted on, under, or over the sea and waged against other seagoing vessels or targets on land or in the air. The earliest naval attacks were raids by the armed men of a tribe or town using fishing boats or merchant ships.… …

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  • 4Galley — For other uses, see Galley (disambiguation). A model of a Maltese design typical of the 16th century, the last great era of the wargalley A galley is a type of ship propelled by rowers that originated in the Mediterranean region and was used for… …

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  • 5Battle of the Yalu River (1894) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Yalu River (1894) caption=The French built Matsushima , flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, during the battle of the Yalu River partof=the First Sino Japanese War date=September 17, 1894… …

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  • 6Naval tactics in the Age of Sail — A 17th century Spanish galleon Naval tactics in the Age of Sail were used from the early 17th century onward when sailing ships replaced oared galleys. These were used until the 1860s when steam powered ironclad warships rendered sailing line of… …

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  • 7Naval tactics in the Age of Steam — The development of the steam ironclad firing explosive shells in the mid 19th century rendered sailing tactics obsolete. New tactics were developed for the big gun Dreadnought battleships. The mine, torpedo, submarine and aircraft posed new… …

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  • 8Comparison of Greek naval and land tactics in the 5th century BC — The Greek navy functioned nothing like the American. Several similarities existed between them, proving that the money instead of the love flowed naturally between the two forms of fighting. Their hatred on land easily translated onto the milk… …

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  • 9Ordnance QF 18 pounder — Australian gun crew in action in the Ypres sector, 28 September 1917 Type Field gun Place& …

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  • 10Battle of Lissa (1866) — Infobox Military Conflict caption= The Sea Battle of Lissa by Carl Frederik Sorensen, 1868. partof=the Third Italian War of Independence conflict=Battle of Lissa date=July 20 1866 place=Adriatic Sea, near Lissa, present day Croatia result=… …

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