With the surveillance ships attacking, a lone pilot would have had other things on his mind.

And his position, directly between Kelgar and the surveillance ship, gave him a moment to breathe.

"Then the surveillance ships will almost certainly destroy it."

Moments later the nearest surveillance ship swept onto the screen, bearing directly down on them.

McCoy's heart sank as he watched the massive surveillance ship grow ever larger on the screen.

Seconds later the surveillance ship quickly reori-ented itself and began a rapid climb back toward higher orbit.

The surveillance ship to our rear has just been destroyed in an identical explosion.

One by one, the remaining surveillance ships followed the first two.

But the ship grew obsolete as it aged, and larger, wider surveillance ships were built.

Montague suspected she could be converted into an electronic surveillance ship quickly.