diff --git a/src/AnimationTesting.java b/src/AnimationTesting.java
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+
+import javafx.animation.TranslateTransition;
+import javafx.application.Application;
+import javafx.geometry.Insets;
+import javafx.scene.Scene;
+import javafx.scene.image.Image;
+import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
+import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
+import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
+import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
+import javafx.scene.shape.Circle;
+import javafx.stage.Stage;
+import javafx.util.Duration;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+
+
+public class AnimationTesting extends Application {
+
+    private HBox usAgainstEnemyDivisor;
+    private BorderPane centeringUserShipPane;
+    private Circle cannon;
+    private BorderPane centeringMerchantShipPane;
+    private BorderPane encompassingPane;
+
+    public AnimationTesting() throws FileNotFoundException{
+
+
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        launch(args);
+    }
+
+    public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {
+
+
+        Pane root = new Pane();
+        usAgainstEnemyDivisor = new HBox();
+        centeringUserShipPane = new BorderPane();
+        cannon = new Circle();
+        centeringMerchantShipPane = new BorderPane();
+        encompassingPane = new BorderPane();
+
+
+        final int USER_SHOOTS_X = 150;
+        final int USER_SHOOTS_Y = 180;
+
+        final int CLEAN_SHOT_X= 350;
+        final int CLEAN_SHOT_Y = 110;
+
+        root.getChildren().add(cannon);
+
+        encompassingPane.setPrefHeight(480);
+        encompassingPane.setPrefWidth(600);
+
+        usAgainstEnemyDivisor.setPrefHeight(480.0);
+        usAgainstEnemyDivisor.setPrefWidth(600.0);
+
+        centeringUserShipPane.setPrefHeight(200.0);
+        centeringUserShipPane.setPrefWidth(200.0);
+
+        Image ourShip = new Image(new FileInputStream("src/images/ourShip.png"));
+        Image enemyShip = new Image(new FileInputStream("src/images/enemyShip.png"));
+
+
+        //Setting the image view
+        ImageView userShip = new ImageView(ourShip);
+        ImageView merchantShip = new ImageView(enemyShip);
+
+        BorderPane.setAlignment(userShip, javafx.geometry.Pos.CENTER);
+        userShip.setFitHeight(150.0);
+        userShip.setFitWidth(248.0);
+        userShip.setPickOnBounds(true);
+        userShip.setPreserveRatio(true);
+        centeringUserShipPane.setCenter(userShip);
+
+
+
+        cannon.setRadius(10.0);
+        cannon.setStroke(javafx.scene.paint.Color.BLACK);
+        cannon.setStrokeType(javafx.scene.shape.StrokeType.INSIDE);
+        centeringUserShipPane.setRight(cannon);
+
+        centeringMerchantShipPane.setPrefHeight(200.0);
+        centeringMerchantShipPane.setPrefWidth(200.0);
+        centeringMerchantShipPane.setOpaqueInsets(new Insets(0.0));
+        HBox.setMargin(centeringMerchantShipPane, new Insets(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 200.0));
+
+        encompassingPane.setAlignment(merchantShip, javafx.geometry.Pos.CENTER);
+        merchantShip.setFitHeight(165.0);
+        merchantShip.setFitWidth(180.0);
+        merchantShip.setPickOnBounds(true);
+        merchantShip.setPreserveRatio(true);
+        encompassingPane.setMargin(merchantShip, new Insets(0.0, 0.0, 20.0, 0.0));
+        centeringMerchantShipPane.setCenter(merchantShip);
+        encompassingPane.setCenter(usAgainstEnemyDivisor);
+
+        usAgainstEnemyDivisor.getChildren().add(centeringUserShipPane);
+        usAgainstEnemyDivisor.getChildren().add(centeringMerchantShipPane);
+
+        root.getChildren().addAll(encompassingPane,cannon);
+
+        // start
+        cannon.setLayoutX(USER_SHOOTS_X);
+        cannon.setLayoutY(USER_SHOOTS_Y);
+
+        TranslateTransition shotsFired = new TranslateTransition();
+        shotsFired.setDuration(Duration.seconds(3));
+        shotsFired.setToX(CLEAN_SHOT_X);
+        shotsFired.setToY(CLEAN_SHOT_Y);
+        shotsFired.setCycleCount(5);
+        shotsFired.setNode(cannon);
+        shotsFired.play();
+
+        Scene scene = new Scene(root);
+        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
+        primaryStage.show();
+
+    }
+}
+
+
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