Somali Pirates Fail..... again...

SteamWake · 04-01-10, 12:12 PM

They really need to learn to choose better targets !

Quote:

Suspected Somali pirates fired on a U.S. Navy warship off East Africa early Thursday in what appeared to be a ransom-seeking attack on an American guided missile frigate, officials said.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04...est=latestnews

AVGWarhawk · 04-01-10, 01:01 PM

Yeah, their pirating days are over.

Torvald Von Mansee · 04-01-10, 01:07 PM

Oh, gosh...what's that thing, again, that can be used to get rid of pirates??? Gosh, it's on the tip of my to...oh, that's right, KILL THEM!!!

If each ship passing through those waters had a 20mm Vulcan on each side, I think the pirate problem would stop.

Oberon · 04-01-10, 01:14 PM

Should have gone to specsavers.

TLAM Strike · 04-01-10, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee

Oh, gosh...what's that thing, again, that can be used to get rid of pirates??? Gosh, it's on the tip of my to...oh, that's right, KILL THEM!!!

If each ship passing through those waters had a 20mm Vulcan on each side, I think the pirate problem would stop.

Yea thats a BoB waiting to happen. A month ago a merchantman got a radio message telling them the ship approaching them was going to board them. The merchantman's crew freaked out and started running and calling for help from coalition ships in the region.

The ship approaching and telling them they were going to board was a Yemani Coast Guard patrol boat looking for smugglers.

Platapus · 04-01-10, 01:39 PM

Time to review some basic naval tactics

1. Look at your target. If the guns on your target's ship are bigger than your entire ship, you might want to reconsider

2. If your target's secondary or lower weapons are bigger than your primary weapon, you might want to reconsider.

3. If your biggest weapon can still be carried by one man, you might want to reconsider attacking a warship.

4. Consider the nomenclature. Generally speaking a guided missile frigate > sciff

AVGWarhawk · 04-01-10, 01:45 PM

Yeah, if your warship is made of wood and floating on memory then you might consider just fishing for a living!

commandosolo2009 · 04-01-10, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Time to review some basic naval tactics

1. Look at your target. If the guns on your target's ship are bigger than your entire ship, you might want to reconsider

2. If your target's secondary or lower weapons are bigger than your primary weapon, you might want to reconsider.

3. If your biggest weapon can still be carried by one man, you might want to reconsider attacking a warship.

4. Consider the nomenclature. Generally speaking a guided missile frigate > sciff

2 DROPS OF PEE CAME OUT. I WET MYSELF OUTTA LAUGHING

TLAM Strike · 04-01-10, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

3. If your biggest weapon can still be carried by one man, you might want to reconsider attacking a warship.

I don't know one dude can carry a hell of a lot of firepower...

Somalia does have Uranium...

04-01-10, 01:01 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,303 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yeah, their pirating days are over. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-01-10, 01:07 PM	#3
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Oh, gosh...what's that thing, again, that can be used to get rid of pirates??? Gosh, it's on the tip of my to...oh, that's right, KILL THEM!!! If each ship passing through those waters had a 20mm Vulcan on each side, I think the pirate problem would stop. __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

04-01-10, 01:39 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,438 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Time to review some basic naval tactics 1. Look at your target. If the guns on your target's ship are bigger than your entire ship, you might want to reconsider 2. If your target's secondary or lower weapons are bigger than your primary weapon, you might want to reconsider. 3. If your biggest weapon can still be carried by one man, you might want to reconsider attacking a warship. 4. Consider the nomenclature. Generally speaking a guided missile frigate > sciff __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,303 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yeah, if your warship is made of wood and floating on memory then you might consider just fishing for a living! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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04-01-10, 01:14 PM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Should have gone to specsavers.