
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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On an $8 \times 8$ checkerboard, 8 striped ships of size $1 \times 3$ are placed such that no two occupied cells from different ships share any points. One shot is allowed to completely shoot through all 8 cells of one row or one column. What is the minimum number of shots required to guarantee hitting at least one ship?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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