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The very same policies that dipshits think will make the streets of america "safer" - applied in practice to the seas, have actually made them more dangerous, haven't they ?

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By that logic, every nation in the world should have at least five nuclear bombs mounted on guided ICBMs.

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To me, government is there to provide a 'minimum guarantee' of civil rights and liberties. The trick is to find the smallest possible government that can do the job.

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Well, consider how fast everyone backed off of North Korea when it was determined they had them. And look what we and others DO to those who don't. Everyone, or no one - and since we can't have no one, well.... My earnest preference would be no one, but in addition to the logical reasons for that, there's religious ones too, as I mentioned earlier.

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And Somalia isn't an Anarchy, what it is, is the end result of Government.

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Originally posted by AnthonyT: Well, we can't launch A-10's from a sea platform, as far as I know. I don't know if we have airbases in the area of Somalia.

And I'd stick to lead, to be honest. No sense wasting elite ammo against paper mache boats. That depleted uranium stuff is designed to skewer tanks.

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Originally posted by AnthonyT:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/28/somalia.pirates.chemical.ta
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Hello,

I am tired of reading about this. Why are these pirates allowed to continue their operations? It's beyond me.

In this article, we learn that the guards on the captured tanker provided non-lethal resistance. Bwah?!

I have the following proposed solutions to the pirate problem:

1) Mount M2 Browning guns on the tankers, which can dispatch any pirate vessel that closes to within 1500 meters.

2) Outfit Q-ships, ships which appear to be commercial boats, but are actually armed with concealed cannon and occupied by military personnel. When the pirates attack, let them get close before blasting them with cannons and apprehending them with marines. (This technique was developed during WWI)

3) Identify the Pirate port and destroy it with one or more cruise missiles.


--Anthony

"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner

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Originally posted by Geezer:
Let's see.

To get 360 degree coverage on something like a supertanker, which can't manuver, you're gonna need at least four gun mounts - protected would be best, since 20 guys shooting AKs could easily get a lucky shot on an unarmored gunner. Since a pirate boat can close at a high rate of speed, they're gonna need to be manned 24/7 by a crew of two. At night you'll need radar and spotlights, also constantly manned. You'll still need additional crew with small arms and grenades as a quick reaction force in case the pirates do make it to the hull below the arc of fire of the M2s. A Ma Deuce will eventually stop a boat, but you might want to consider shoulder-fired, wire-guided anti-tank missles for a quciker kill. Of course you'd need crews for them too.

In other words, It might be more complicated and expensive than just buying a couple surplus MGs and a case of ammo.

That being said, I've heard that several shipping companies have been in contact with Blackwater, although contracts have been signed yet.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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But you know what...F-18's, or F-15's with rockets could be johnny on the spot from carriers. Or if you want to see no trace left behind, anti ship missiles

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Originally posted by AnthonyT:
2) Outfit Q-ships, ships which appear to be commercial boats, but are actually armed with concealed cannon and occupied by military personnel. When the pirates attack, let them get close before blasting them with cannons and apprehending them with marines. (This technique was developed during WWI)

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