Deploy
Deploy verb - Place troops or weapons in battle formation.
Set
Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.
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Once fired, a set of fins on the rocket deploy to stabilize it in flight, and it is fused to detonate on contact with the target.
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Mini-Mecha: The Shinkis themselves are this to humans, but Tamami also has a set of cat-styled tank drones that she can deploy from her shoulders.
Source: Anime / Busou Shinki - The Nebuchadnezzar VI, the Ezreel, and the Goliath are the best examples, being specifically set up to deploy large numbers of fighters.
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