Historical and Literary Analogy
In addition, the novel Berserker Fury is a space version of the Battle of Midway. The "island" planet was called 50/50 (halfway or "midway" between the edge of Berserker controlled space and the human base of Port Diamond), spaceships involved were named after the U.S. ships (Stinger for USS Hornet, Venture for USS Enterprise, etc.), and the battle used almost exactly the same tactics, among other similarities. For example the fighters stationed at 50/50 are stated to be no match for the Berserker Void fighters. 'Starsong' in Berserker Wars was a fairly obvious adaptation of 'Orpheus and Eurydice'.
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