void attackPlaceVerticallyAbove(int position, char[] boardElements, int dimension, int numberOfLinesAbove) {
        while (numberOfLinesAbove > 0) {
            if (isPossibleToPlaceOnPreviousLine(elementVerticallyAbove(dimension, position, numberOfLinesAbove))
                    && isBoardElementEmpty(boardElements[elementVerticallyAbove(dimension, position, numberOfLinesAbove)])) {
                boardElements[elementVerticallyAbove(dimension, position, numberOfLinesAbove)] = FIELD_UNDER_ATTACK_CHAR;
            }
            numberOfLinesAbove--;
        }
    }