Attack and Fire upon

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Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.

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Fire upon and attack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fire upon" instead a verb "Attack".

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Attack and fire upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a verb "Fire upon".

In A Fire Upon the Deep, the attack that destroys Sjandra Kei completely bypasses their hired defense fleet, leaving only the fleet's crews alive.

Source: But What About the Astronauts?
His upgraded version in Attack also spews balls of fire upon impact.

Source: Video Game / Metal Slug Defense

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