Sentences with phrase «battle fleet»

They all sailed to Hawaii for an exercise in 1940 in an effort to deter Japanese aggression during World War II, but were caught in the attack on Pearl Harbor, after which the battle fleet never returned to San Pedro.

Calling climate change research «politicized science» is so ironic you could build a battle fleet out of it, because it was the GOP who politicized it.

In tonnage, the United States Navy says its battle fleet is larger than those of the world's next 13 biggest navies combined.

You've survived the swarm and managed to tell Arcturus Mensk (your old boss) precisely where to shove his battle fleet.

The aliens in deep space receive the signal and send a larger battle fleet, threatening the human race once more.

One classic example: the «Doolittle Raid» in April, 1942, launched after the Japanese had crushed the U.S. battle fleet at Pearl Harbor, taken our mid-Pacific Islands and were in the process of kicking the Western powers out of what's now Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

And of course, there are battle fleets aimed at combat, especially if you're playing as the Klingons.

There is a sub-plot that accompanies Anno's typically insipid RTS - lite elements in which you pilot a fleet of battleships around ice floes and islands blowing up moon terrorists and completing fetch quests for fellow CEOs (whose own battle fleets must be having their MOTs).

Not exact matches

One month after the Battle of the Coral Sea, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander of the Combined Fleet, determined that the US carrier fleet needed to be destroyed.

Throughout history, the nations of the world have built and sent massive fleets to do battle with one another to take control of swathes of the oceans.

Its like having a fleet of Battle ships which only exist to fire shells at each other.

It was checked by the decisive Turkish defeat in the Battle of Lepanto (1571) by the fleet inspired by Pope Pius V. Never after that event were the Turks to dominate the Mediterranean.

When fleets of ships carrying warriors from all over Greece set off to do battle with the great fortress city of Troy, perhaps some of them sailed from Pavlopetri, the oldest known submerged town.

You will explore the galaxy, conduct research, diplomacy and trade, maneuver mighty star fleets, and fight epic battles.

Along the way, you'll explore the galaxy, conduct research, diplomacy and trade, found new colonies, maneuver mighty star fleets, and fight epic battles.

The first hour of the film was excellent but the climax was pretty weak (sinfully teasing at an epic airplane fleet battle that never takes place) and the closing epilogue narration felt extremely rushed (also contains a gimmicky «The end?»

Somehow he ends up leading the British fleet in some obviously CGI'd sea battles, even swinging from the masthead and diving off a burning ship.

Cracking a Japanese code leads Adm. Nimitz and Navy officers to Yamamoto's fleet in the Battle of Midway, June 1942.

There are epic sea battles, winning which will strengthen you economically and enlarge your fleet.

In the spring of 2012, the Battle of New York ravages midtown Manhattan, with the Chitauri fleet — led by Thor's misfit,, adopted brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston)-- against the newly - formed Avengers.

For all the money and resources the studio dumps into its whiz - bang showdowns, these are still superhero extravaganzas that put more stock in quips than spectacle; «cool enough» is about the highest praise one can usually lavish upon their elaborate climaxes, even when they feature a rampaging rage - monster, dueling deities, or a fleet of flying battle drones.

It's not just ships zapping each other with lasers in the dark void of space; there's a caterpillar surface transport crawling over the rocky volcanic moonscape, a shoot - out with a fleet of flying saucers, a mind - controlled assassin sabotaging a human rocketship and of course the alien assault on Earth landmarks in the final battle.

There are fleets of tiny A-Wings, AT AT - Battle Tanks,...

A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.

In recent times, a massive fleet battle of 2800 ships resulted in the largest PVP session in the games history.

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The monument was built to pay tribute to Nelson and his defeat of Spanish and French fleets during the Battle of Trafalgar.

In 1582, the Battle of Ponta Delgada in the Azores, in which a Spanish - Portuguese fleet defeated a combined French and Portuguese force, with some English direct support, thus ending the Portuguese succession crisis, was the first battle fought in mid-AtlBattle of Ponta Delgada in the Azores, in which a Spanish - Portuguese fleet defeated a combined French and Portuguese force, with some English direct support, thus ending the Portuguese succession crisis, was the first battle fought in mid-Atlbattle fought in mid-Atlantic.

This was medieval Lepanto; just offshore was fought the eponymous 7 October 1571 battle, when a Christian Hapsburg armada defeated the Ottoman fleet.

On September 10, Belizeans celebrate The Battle of St. George's Caye Day to celebrate a key naval victory by English colonists over a Spanish fleet offshore of the island of St. George's Caye (islands are called «cayes» in Belize) in 1798.

Many cannon balls have been found from the battles with the Spanish fleets.

Building your fleet involves adhering to a points system, so before doing battle you and your opponent agree to a limit and then begin picking out ships based on that choice.

In fact, while writing this I redownloaded it again and have sunk many more happy hours into tactical fleet battles.

Well, you're going to be taking on the role of the unnamed and genderless commander of the Colonial fleet, your sole being to battle the invading Cylon forces while protecting the twelve colonies.

In Dreadnought, you maintain entire fleets, which you can use to select your active ship before and during battle.

Battles are really challenging so you may always be prepared: Position your fleets so you can always protect the twelve colonies to increase your income.

«Set in the Pacific theater during World War II, this vertically scrolling shoot»em up tasks players with battling through the entire enemy fleet.

Battle Pirates is a free to play, browser based sci - fi / strategy MMORTS where you build a pirate fleet, a fortress to base your fleet in, and set sail to terrorize the seven seas!

Command your fighter squadrons and concentrate fire with your fleet to take down enemy shields and penetrate their hull in epic real - time space battles, giving you a lot of eye candy and plenty of gameplay depth.

Lead your fleets to battle with the new «enormous» Titan capital ships that offer «tremendous» bonuses to vessels under their command.

The story starts you off with Luffy and his crew battling a large fleet of marines led by the determined Smoker.

Having just watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens in cinema it was even easier to become fully immersed on the small battle going on before me in Star Wars: Armada, a tabletop strategy game where classic Star Wars ships duke it out for supremacy and players can construct their own personal fleets, complete with numerous upgrades and famous characters like Luke Skywalker leading the charge.

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Crew Maintenance: Assign officers to your ships during battle and recruit different recognizable Star Trek characters to your fleet.

As you build up your money and resources you can improve your ship with new weapons and modules, purchase bigger and better capital ships to fly and eventually lead a fleet of ships into battle.

When enemy fleets meet at a star a battle takes place.

There are more than dozens of the First & the Second World War ships in the Battle of Warships fleet.

DOMINATE Obliterate the rival competition by demolishing their base, and have both of your tank fleets battle head - to - head.

Star Conflict, is currently in Open Beta and puts players at the helm of an intergalactic spaceship to fight in the star fleet's massive battles!

You'll also be able to recruit heroes to help manage your colonies and lead your fleets into battle.