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propulsion
1. As he triple-checked his gunner’s load and ammo feed, he said, "Those Squidies all got propulsion built in their suits
2. It’s scary going into the tunnel – the apparent lack of any form of propulsion which didn’t worry me in daylight, suddenly takes on a very different aspect as we go into the darkness of the tunnel
3. “They’re a magical means of propulsion for boats and ships of all
4. It was obviously intended for ultra high speed flight and had some kind of reactive-explosive propulsion device
5. The jet air propulsion craft had been built in Pan Mexico, a loyal Atlantica ally
6. there was very little wind, so the Shenandoah, under steam, had little trouble intercepting the whaleships that only had sails for propulsion
7. Too late, the warhead seemed to be attached to a new type of propulsion system; its velocity exceeding anything before encountered
8. With the unit's jet propulsion it came nearer
9. The men that were not concerned with the propulsion of the vessel gathered around to look at their prize
10. These cars operate on linear propulsion, just like one of those high-speed European bullet trains that ride along on a monorail
11. It’s called linear propulsion, and the same principle has been applied to these cars
12. Without visible means of propulsion, the aliens drifted back to their shuttle and disappeared inside
13. My best guess is that its propulsion technology is distinctly different than Rotham or Imperial standards
14. It was guided by the long sweep from the poop, and propulsion was furnished mainly by the broad striped silk sail, aided by a jibsail
15. The area around the propulsion systems was not as well protected as other areas due to the open space the propulsion systems needed to function properly
16. As the air became thinner, the engines in the wings became more like rockets and less like jets as vanes closed to maintain propulsion in the proper direction
17. The train floats above the single rail with electricity and magnetism as the propulsion force
18. A single missile properly placed in the propulsion system would destroy a P I ship
19. By focusing what they think is a defender’s attention forward, the invading scouts can sneak in undetected and attack the defending battleship’s propulsion systems
20. In spite of the violent objections of the shipyard station chief, once the propulsion, weapons, communications and life support systems had been certified, she lit the candle, and with her support craft arrayed around her, she left
21. Its sensitive propulsion equipment faced away into space
22. They were inside the heat cone of the battleship’s propulsion system
23. The propulsion and power pod of the mother ship exploded in a brilliant ball of white plasma
24. The first detonated against the foreign P I ship’s propulsion system clearing a hole for the second
25. The second missile followed the first and detonated behind the propulsion system and tore it away
26. “The ship loses propulsion and the power to fire its lasers
27. If you could get close enough to put a missile into the ship’s propulsion system, there was nothing there to stop you except possibly a fighter interceptor
28. Due to the stresses of the fields necessary to support hyper drive, the propulsion system could not be shielded and therefore was vulnerable
29. It seems that Saturn Space Industries built a lot of ships on the same frame and with the same propulsion unit
30. Immediately forward of the drive units the space frame consists of four large trusses providing separation between the propulsion unit and the aft end of the cargo bays from the old cargo ship
31. When it finally came, the attack on the propulsion system was fast and accurate
32. The destroyer was too close for the lasers mounted on the cargo ship to hit it without hitting the arrayed propulsion systems and too far for the propulsion systems themselves to “burn” it
33. Five direct hits on the propulsion system effectively took the ship out of action
34. Without firing a missile, the P I ships jumped again to put four of the twelve ships behind the other large warship’s propulsion unit
35. With the small ship’s inertial compensator and greater speed, it could get behind a P I and hit its vulnerable propulsion system
36. With the P I ships noses up facing the approaching interceptors, their vulnerable propulsion unit was protected, and their entire weapons suite could be brought to bear on the interceptors
37. Peter and Elizabeth aligned so that each protected the other’s vulnerable propulsion systems and prepared for battle
38. Returning to normal flight, the P I ships each fired four missiles into the destroyers’ propulsion systems
39. Elizabeth has structure that extends far enough aft that we can set her down without crushing her propulsion systems
40. Careful to focus their attacks on the enemy propulsion systems as they had been trained, they quickly eliminated two of the destroyers attempting to take position to protect the troop transports
41. There were power and propulsion issues to be resolved with the larger version, but the engineering team was confident that by the time such a ship was economically viable, they would have solved the problems
42. The cargo ship’s lasers detonated the first missile, but the second tracked neatly into the center of the cargo ship’s propulsion unit and detonated
43. The third blew open the truss that connected the propulsion system to the rest of the ship and the drive unit crumpled into the body of the ship
44. attention long enough that Saul and Fiona could get their convoy escort behind the battleship and put a volley of missiles into its vulnerable propulsion system
45. They were vulnerable at their propulsion systems and so had parked facing away from each other
46. Rachel had deployed the pickets in a ring around the space between the propulsion units
47. Had Tracker and Huntress not been able to add their propulsion systems to the cargo ship’s they would not have arrived at the destination with the rest of the convoy
48. The heat seekers found the propulsion systems of the 180’s and blew them apart
49. Its ovoid shape is dictated by its directed gravity propulsion system, which uses a very special electro-magnetic field
50. Propulsion by directed gravity makes a ship fall in the direction its pilot chooses