On Naval Warfare with SteamJ. Murray, 1858 - 155 Seiten |
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... oblique , may reach him at shorter ranges , and be wider of the bows of the next following ship . the Fig . 17 . 37 ° 30 When a fleet is ranged in order of battle called line ahead , not only is there no reciprocal defence , but a great ...
... oblique , may reach him at shorter ranges , and be wider of the bows of the next following ship . the Fig . 17 . 37 ° 30 When a fleet is ranged in order of battle called line ahead , not only is there no reciprocal defence , but a great ...
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... order , in which position they are themselves liable to be enfiladed , and thus , cæteris paribus , the action would ... oblique order . The sterns of steam ships , which , by the propinquity of the moving and steering powers , must be ...
... order , in which position they are themselves liable to be enfiladed , and thus , cæteris paribus , the action would ... oblique order . The sterns of steam ships , which , by the propinquity of the moving and steering powers , must be ...
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... oblique order of attack this important maxim may be applied in the tactics of steam - fleets , with as much certainty as in military operations on land . 147. The oblique order in a steam - fleet may be formed by ships in line ahead ...
... oblique order of attack this important maxim may be applied in the tactics of steam - fleets , with as much certainty as in military operations on land . 147. The oblique order in a steam - fleet may be formed by ships in line ahead ...
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... should avoid battle in an order parallel to the enemy's line , steaming on a contrary course ; since the movement leads only to a cannonade , with , perhaps , equal injury to both fleets , and ends SECT . II . 119 OBLIQUE ORDERS OF BATTLE .
... should avoid battle in an order parallel to the enemy's line , steaming on a contrary course ; since the movement leads only to a cannonade , with , perhaps , equal injury to both fleets , and ends SECT . II . 119 OBLIQUE ORDERS OF BATTLE .
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... order , but the van of a fleet can only be attacked by a fleet moving towards it in oblique order . ( See Art . 149. ) 154. The great advantage of échelon formations consists in the facility which is afforded to the com- mander of a ...
... order , but the van of a fleet can only be attacked by a fleet moving towards it in oblique order . ( See Art . 149. ) 154. The great advantage of échelon formations consists in the facility which is afforded to the com- mander of a ...
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