When a tank destroyer was used against enemy tanks from a defensive position, eg by ambush, a rotating turret was not particularly critical and where a low silhouette was paramount not desirable.

When play begins, it is common for the midfield and defensive positions to take a diagonal approach.

When the ball is played on the right side of the field, the defensive players on the right side move upfield.

When Hadrian reached Britannia on his famous tour of the Roman provinces around 120, he directed an extensive defensive wall, known to posterity as Hadrian's Wall, to be built close to the line of the Stanegate frontier.

When asked about the Dolphins ' defensive team prior to Super Bowl VI, Landry said that he could not recall any of the players ' names, but they were a big concern to him.

When the handler with the disc does dump, the two defensive players slide over to cover them in the same way.

When used correctly, it is one of the more spectacular defensive volleyball plays.

When placed together in formation, units can provide an effective defensive front, block an enemy force ’ s escape route, or exploit bad positioning of an enemy force by surrounding it.

When alarmed it may lower its body, withdraw the forward two legs straight rearward into a defensive position, withdraw the rearmost pair of legs into a position for lunging forward, and stand motionless with pedipalps raised.

When they reached Super Six Four, Gordon and Shughart extracted the pilot, Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant and the other crew members from the aircraft, and established defensive positions around the crash site.

When successfully executed, he won many points outright or put opponents immediately on the defensive, due to the extreme pace and flat nature of the shot.

When World War I began, Italy remained neutral at first, despite being part of the Triple Alliance ( albeit it was signed on defensive terms and Italy objected that the Sarajevo assassination did not qualify as aggression ).

When he expresses his frustration, Miyagi reveals that Daniel has been learning defensive blocks through muscle memory learned by performing the chores.

When news of the outbreak of war reached him, he sent a canoe party under the noted trader and voyager William McKay to the British outpost at St. Joseph Island on Lake Huron, with orders which allowed the commander ( Captain Charles Roberts ) to stand on the defensive or attack the nearby American outpost at Fort Mackinac at his discretion.

When the Web began to see large growth that Xanadu did not, Nelson's team grew defensive in the supposed rivalry that was emerging, but that they were losing.

When the tide turned against France, Suchet defended his conquests one by one until compelled to withdraw from Spain, after which he took part in Soult's defensive campaign of 1814.

When the general got into a dispute with Army headquarters over the status of defensive forces in Harpers Ferry, he impulsively offered his resignation in protest, which was quickly accepted by Lincoln and General-in-chief Henry W. Halleck.

When Operation Compass came to an end with the surrender of the Italian Tenth Army the corps HQ was deactivared in February and its responsibilities taken over by HQ Cyrenaica, a static command, reflecting the Allied defensive posture in the Western Desert as Middle East Command became obliged to focus on the campaign in Greece.

When a defensive line was too extensive to be entirely bypassed, massive offensive might could be massed against one part of the line allowing a breakthrough, after which the rest of the line could be bypassed.

When the redoubts fell, the Russian cavalry moved to engage the second defensive line held by the Ottoman and the Scottish 93rd Highland Regiment in what came to be known as the ' Thin Red Line '.

When the Sox scored two runs in the top of the tenth, Boston manager John McNamara chose to have Buckner take the field in the bottom of the inning instead of bringing Stapleton in as a defensive replacement for the ailing Buckner as he had in games one, two and five.

When extra-dimensional demons start pouring in, Warren and Andrew ( now Buffy's trusted associate ) squabble over who gets ownership of a geeky composite superhero defensive armor ( working replicas of Iron Man's glove, the Punisher's vest, Batman's utility belt, Captain America's shield, a Star Trek tricorder and a Star Wars X-wing helmet ).

When MacNeill learned about the IRB's plans, and when he was informed that Roger Casement was about to land in County Kerry with a shipment of German arms, he was reluctantly persuaded to go along with them, believing British action was now imminent and mobilisation of the Volunteers would, at this stage, be a defensive act.

When one of Hayes ' own players, offensive lineman Ken Fritz, tried to intervene, Hayes turned on him and had to be restrained by defensive coordinator George Hill.

When he returned, he was more cautious as a batsmen and concentrated on safer, more defensive play.

When a chain in which a player owns stock is acquired by a larger chain, players earn money based on the size of the acquired chain.

When a player founds a chain, he receives one free share of stock in that chain.

When a player is genuinely deceived, he will often lose the point immediately because he cannot change his direction quickly enough to reach the shuttlecock.

When the player surrenders, the house takes half the player's bet and return the other half to the player ; this terminates the player's interest in the hand.

When a player removes a large group ( four bubbles or more ) some of those removed are transferred to the opponent's arena, usually delaying their efforts to remove all the bubbles from their individual arena.

When a cut leaves a coin with no strings, the player pockets the coin and takes another turn.

When all of a player's checkers are in that player's home board, that player may start removing them ; this is called bearing off.

When bearing off, a player may also move a lower die roll before the higher even if that means ' the full value of the higher die ' is not fully utilized.

When the cube is centered, the player about to roll may propose that the game be played for twice the current stakes.

When a player decides to double the opponent, the value is then a double of whatever face value is shown ( e. g. if two automatic doubles have occurred putting the cube up to 4, the first in-game double will be for 8 points ).

When there are no enemy discs on the board, many ( but not all ) rules also state that a player must shoot for the centre of the board, and a shot disc must finish either completely inside the 15-point guarded ring line, or ( depending on the specifics of the rules ) be inside or touching this line.

When playing without this rule, a player may generally make any shot desired, and as long as a disc remains completely inside the outer line of the playfield, it remains on the board.

When working together as a group, these player characters ( PCs ) are often described as a ' party ' of adventurers, with each member often having his or her own areas of specialty that contributes to the success of the whole.

When choosing a bass with a fifth string, the player must decide between adding a higher or lower-tuned string.

When playing in the instrument's upper range ( above the G below middle C ), the player shifts their hand out from behind the neck and flattens it out, using the side of the thumb to press down the string.

When the scrolling arrows overlap the stationary ones, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance platform, and the player is given a judgment for their accuracy of every streaked notes ( From highest to lowest: Marvelous, Perfect, Great, Good, Almost, Miss.

When the barbarians attack, player C will lose one of his cities, because the attack strength ( 6 cities ) is greater than all knights combined ( 5 knights ).

When a seven is rolled or a Knight card is played, the player may move either the robber OR the pirate.

When a player puts a transportation type you don't want in your path then you have to find a way around it.

When a player commits a foul, or when the ball is deemed unplayable, play is resumed from a free-hit or a face-off.

When a defender successfully stops an attacking player ( who loses the ball over a line ), the play is stopped and restarted by the attacking team from the spot of the infraction or on the nine-meter line.

When the key is released by the player, the far end returns to its rest position and the jack falls back.

When the player releases the key, the jack falls back down under its own weight, and the plectrum pivots backwards to allow it to pass the string.