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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
The "area" is thousands of square miles...
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The legitimate ships are following their course, not wandering blindly. A sub would hang out near that shipping lane and just wait for the pirates to come to them.
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
...trying to hit those speedboats with a torpedo would be like trying to shoot fruit flies...
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...shooting loud fruit flies with a rifle that aims for the sound.
1) Speed is relative. And relative to a torpedo, a speedboat is granny limping upstairs with her cane, hoping to catch the end of Lawrence Welk Show before going to bed at 8:00.
2) Speedboats aren't made to be stealthy while they're buzzing along the surface. But subs are made to detect folks who are trying to be stealthy. Not much challenge.
There are two kinds of boats in the oceans: submarines and targets.