three o'clock
There was no need to release the planters in the guardhouse now . Connel was satisfied that in a few moments the rebellion against the Solar Alliance would be defeated . He smiled in prospect of seeing a good fight . * * * * * `` Bandit at three o'clock -- range twenty miles ! '' Aboard the command ship of the first group of attacking Solar Guard squadrons , Captain Strong stood in the middle of the control deck and watched the outline of an approaching Nationalist cruiser on the radar scanner . The voice of the range finder droned over the ship 's intercom . `` Change course three degrees starboard , one degree down on ecliptic plane , '' ordered Strong calmly .