Sentence examples for would sortie from inspiring English sources

The German High Seas Fleet would sortie for a raid on Sunderland, luring the British fleet across nests' of submarines and mine-fields".

His warning that the Japanese fleet would sortie was discounted by MacArthur's chief intelligence officer, Brigadier General Charles A. Willoughby, but Tarbuck put his objection in writing.

Moreover, as JW 58's escorts were performing well and there was no indication that Tirpitz would sortie into the open sea, Fraser judged that Force One no longer needed to provide support for the transports.

The Admiralty concurred and stipulated that the Grand Fleet would not sortie unless the German fleet was attempting an invasion of Britain or there was a strong possibility it could be forced into an engagement under suitable conditions.

Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham was concerned that the Italian battle fleet based at Taranto might sortie and attack the cruisers which would be unable to defend themselves adequately, overloaded as they were with troops and equipment.

When [spaceflight advocate] Gerard O'Neill wrote science fiction about humanity moving out to the planets, he thought that you would live in artificial platforms above the planet and do sortie missions down to it.

Archives|FLEET QUITS HAWAII, OFF TO AUSTRALIA; Perfect Weather Marks Beginning of the "Sortie" Manoeuvres.

FLEET QUITS HAWAII, OFF TO AUSTRALIA; Perfect Weather Marks Beginning of the "Sortie" Manoeuvres.

It is time to lock and load, and get ready to sortie.

Raeder and Lütjens decided that it would be most beneficial to resume surface actions in the Atlantic as soon as possible, however, and that the two ships should sortie without reinforcement.

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