Dealing with Piracy

Flint · 12-02-2008, 12:42 PM

Arm the ships. Surely that would be more effective than trying to patrol every inch of ocean.

lookout123 · 12-02-2008, 12:49 PM

Napster is old news, move on.

Undertoad · 12-02-2008, 01:06 PM

What Would Kirk Do? Initiate auto-destruct sequence...

Pie · 12-02-2008, 01:18 PM

Undertoad · 12-02-2008, 01:22 PM

Actually it turns out they have some long-range sonic blaster that hits the bad guys with 150 db of screech.

Here is how you stop pirates. Don't miss the, uh, colorful description of how one man stopped the taking of a luxury cruise ship in 2005:

http://badassoftheweek.com/groves.html

You'll want to read the 2005 story to get perspective because it just happened again, today, but this time they not only applied the sonic weapon but also outran the pirates:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...4-H2wD94QKL7O0

Flint · 12-02-2008, 01:28 PM

That's what I'm talkin' about.

TheMercenary · 12-02-2008, 05:35 PM

Bullitt · 12-02-2008, 09:19 PM

I'll see your machine guns Merc, and raise you one Phalanx Close-In Weapon System complete with armor-piercing tungsten penetrator rounds with discarding sabots.

and one Active Denial System turned up to 11.

ZenGum · 12-02-2008, 10:44 PM

Merc's first pic ... look at the trails in the water ... isn't that the FSM?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-03-2008, 12:59 AM

The problem with an armed ships is most countries won't allow them in their territorial waters.

ZenGum · 12-03-2008, 02:27 AM

Facts, schmacts.

We're having big dic firepower phallic enhancement fantasies here.

Wait, aren't you guys?

Pie · 12-03-2008, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bullitt

Phalanx Close-In Weapon System

Aaah, yes, CWIS (pronounced "See - Whizz"). Also known to the Admirals as "R2D2 with a Hard-On".

lookout123 · 12-03-2008, 09:36 AM

Couldn't we just get some sharks with lasers on their heads? That would be cool. They could be trained to protect the ships and they could even have a ready made soundtrack.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-03-2008, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Facts, schmacts.

We're having big dic firepower phallic enhancement fantasies here.

Wait, aren't you guys?

You and George Bush.

Pie · 12-03-2008, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

CWIS

D'oh! I can't type!
CIWS.

12-02-2008, 12:42 PM	#1
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12-02-2008, 12:49 PM	#2
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12-02-2008, 01:18 PM	#4
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12-02-2008, 01:28 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	That's what I'm talkin' about. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

12-02-2008, 05:35 PM	#7
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	__________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-02-2008, 01:06 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	What Would Kirk Do? Initiate auto-destruct sequence...

12-02-2008, 01:22 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Actually it turns out they have some long-range sonic blaster that hits the bad guys with 150 db of screech. Here is how you stop pirates. Don't miss the, uh, colorful description of how one man stopped the taking of a luxury cruise ship in 2005: http://badassoftheweek.com/groves.html You'll want to read the 2005 story to get perspective because it just happened again, today, but this time they not only applied the sonic weapon but also outran the pirates: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...4-H2wD94QKL7O0

12-02-2008, 09:19 PM	#8
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	I'll see your machine guns Merc, and raise you one Phalanx Close-In Weapon System complete with armor-piercing tungsten penetrator rounds with discarding sabots. and one Active Denial System turned up to 11. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

12-02-2008, 10:44 PM	#9
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Merc's first pic ... look at the trails in the water ... isn't that the FSM? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-03-2008, 12:59 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The problem with an armed ships is most countries won't allow them in their territorial waters. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-03-2008, 02:27 AM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Facts, schmacts. We're having big dic firepower phallic enhancement fantasies here. Wait, aren't you guys? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-03-2008, 09:36 AM	#13
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Couldn't we just get some sharks with lasers on their heads? That would be cool. They could be trained to protect the ships and they could even have a ready made soundtrack. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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