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Battlestations (company)
Battlestations or Battle stations may refer to: * General quarters, or battle stations, an announcement aboard a naval warship to alert the crew to prepare for battle * ''Battlestations!'', a ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' novel by Diane Carey * ''Battle Stations (1997 video game), Battle Stations'', a 1997 video game * ''Battlestations: Midway'', a 2007 video game ** ''Battlestations: Pacific'', a 2009 sequel * Battle Stations (album), ''Battle Stations'' (album), an album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin * "Battlestations", a 1986 song by Wham!, one of the b-sides of "The Edge of Heaven" * ''Battle Stations'' a 1944 short film narrated by Ginger Rogers * Battle Stations (film), ''Battle Stations'' (film), a 1956 American war film featuring John Lund (actor), John Lund {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Quarters
General quarters, battle stations, or action stations is an announcement made aboard a navy, naval warship to signal that all hands (everyone available) aboard a ship must go to battle stations (the positions they are to assume when the vessel is in combat) as quickly as possible. According to ''The Encyclopedia of War'', formerly "[i]n naval service, the phrase 'beat to quarters' indicated a particular kind of drum roll that ordered sailors to their posts for a fight where some would load and prepare to fire the ship's guns and others would arm with muskets and ascend the rigging as sharpshooters in preparation for combat." Aboard U.S. Navy vessels, the following announcement would be made using the vessel’s public address system (known as the 1 Main Circuit, 1MC): General Quarters, General Quarters. All hands man your battle stations. The route of travel is forward and up to starboard, down and aft to port. Set material condition 'Zebra' throughout the ship. Reason for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battlestations!
''Battlestations!'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Diane Carey, part of the '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' franchise. Plot Lt. Commander Piper is taking a vacation from Starfleet following the events of the novel '' Dreadnought!'', in which she prevented a military coup from taking over the Federation. However she is swept up into intrigue when Captain Kirk is arrested for the theft of transwarp drive, a new technology which could radically shift the balance of power across the galaxy. Piper, Commander Spock, and Dr. McCoy attempt to solve the mystery as the major powers of the galaxy scramble for the new technology. Reception Mark Chappell of ''TV Zone ''TV Zone'' was a British magazine that was published every four weeks by Visual Imagination that covered cult television. Initially, it mostly covered science fiction, but branched out to cover other drama and comedy series. History ''TV Zone ...'' described the novel as "a cut above the standard fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Stations (1997 Video Game)
''Battle Stations'' is a video game developed by Realtime Associates and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997. It was labeled as "a 32-bit upgrade to the Intellivision The Intellivision (a portmanteau of intelligent television) is a home video game console released by Mattel Electronics in 1979. It distinguished itself from competitors with more realistic sports and strategic games. By 1981, Mattel Electronic ... classic '' Sea Battle''". Reception The PlayStation version received mixed reviews. '' Next Generation'' said, "As much fun as it can be, he game'sdepth just doesn't measure up to even its low-res ancestor over the long haul." Notes References External links Official game website* 1997 video games Realtime Associates games Electronic Arts games Naval video games PlayStation (console) games Sega Saturn games Multiplayer and single-player video games {{strategy-videogame-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midway
Midway often refers to: *Midway (fair), a place at a fair or circus where rides, entertainment, and booths are concentrated *Midway Atoll, also called Midway Island, a low-lying coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean *Midway International Airport, in Chicago, United States Midway may also refer to: Military *Battle of Midway, a pivotal World War II battle fought around, on, and in the air above Midway Atoll (June 1942) *Naval Air Facility Midway Island, a U.S. Naval Air Station in the Midway Atoll (1941–1993) * , the name of three different U.S. Navy ships: ** USS ''Midway'' (AG-41), a cargo ship and troop transporter later renamed ''Panay'' (1942–1946) ** USS ''Midway'' (CVE-63), an escort carrier later renamed ''St. Lo'' (1943–1944) ** USS ''Midway'' (CV-41), an aircraft carrier (1945–1992) *** ''USS Midway'' Museum, the museum including that carrier, located in San Diego, California *** ''Midway''-class aircraft carrier, a class of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier (three c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), the Pacific Ocean is the largest division of the World Ocean and the hydrosphere and covers approximately 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of the planet's total surface area, larger than its entire land area ().Pacific Ocean . '' Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the |
