Pirates?

[longliner45]

buchido,to pirates

[Guillermo]

Originally Posted by Landlubber

In the 19th century, British warships largely eradicated piracy when they policed the oceans.

Wow! Against themselves...?

[masalai]

Quite true? I guess the logic goes, If they are in the "employ of your government" they are "Privateers", (A private and "commissioned" extension of the sponsors navy.)? - - therefore., no longer a Pirate... he he he... ?

[charmc]

Story on the French operation which recovered the kidnaped cruise ship's crew, then attacked the pirates.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...ed-808224.html

[masalai]

This seems to be what the froggies are very good at.... What the world needs...

[safewalrus]

Bravo to the French, they do at least have the guts to do something!!

As for the British, well, it saddens me to admit to having served in their Navy! they've gone completely down the pan on this human rights thing! We allow people to stay in ths country who openly slag us of and oppose us, and we pay for them to be here, because if they go back home they might get totured and that is against their Human Rights.

The latest farce is were an Iraqi has been accidentally shot - he has been awarded two million pounds sterling (fcuking nearly four million dollars!!FFS) because he's paralised etc. Hell our own troops who are shot on active sevice(and permanently immobilised) receive about a eighth of that (top whack, one marine lost both legs and an arm didn't even get the full lot) if they are lucky!! Of course it's his Human Rights again (the Iraqi's)! Nobody ever tell them about the human rights of their own people (apart from the MP's who are lining their pockets nicely, going to be a revolution over here soon - as soon as we get some arms, of course theres a law against having any of those - unless your Iraqi - then if you get them taken away it's against your Human Rights. If it wasn't so bloody serious it'd be funny!!

[masalai]

Who and where are the bloody pirates? - - I thought thisw thread was lost in the "unused/unwashed/unloved".....

[Frosty]

Funny this should pop up this morning . Kula Lumpur has issued a Piracy warning for the south malaca straits and the Eastern side of peninsular malaysia after a coal barge travelling from Singapore to Thailand was robbed of basic stuff and mobile telephones.

The down turn in the economy is blamed.

[masalai]

Co-incidental - I noticed an inclination towards piracy in this forum too and was wondering if it may slide into a global phenomenon - I was particularly thinking of the waters around New York and other affluent effluent cities stockmarket bourses....

To maintain the nautical theme of this forum, the impact for cruising yachtsmen must also be considered....

[masalai]

In another form? . . . http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...03/2436860.htm

a case of Ooops, sorry. . . . . http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...26/2430713.htm

The land based pirates? . . . http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...18/2422427.htm

even the Chinese were victims . . http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...14/2420499.htm

[masalai]

Oh dear, another piracy event reportedly here http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/ope...21390-102.html

[Frosty]

It bloody needs it. At last after 100 pages they got to agreeing that the info is paid for and could possibly be a bit iffy.

[joz]

Well we know that the British Royal Navy has made a comeback to fight piracy on the 7 seas but an Admiral in the RN had suggested the idea that Armed Merchant Cruisers be brought back into active service as a way of fight off pirates.

also Germany has improved there U212 class U-Boote to which could be used in the fight against these pirates, with the new DM24A Mod 4 Torpedo in its arsenal as well as AA missiles and ballastic missiles that fit inside torpedo tubes this new silent hunter would be a key ingredient in the battle against piracy also they (German Navy) have also brought back the use of Wolf Pack tactics to which they used so effectively during WWII that could put a stanglehold on places such as Somalia etc.

Maybe submarines could be employed in this type of operations as ther aren't seen by the mother ships to which is best used instead of surface ships.

[rasorinc]

Just saw a demo on TV about a company called Steel Rain. One of their products was a 40mm electronic machine gun with multiple barrals and no moving parts needed for firing. It fired 40mm gernade shells 2,000 yards
at a rate of 440,000 per minute. Yes that's correct 440,000 rounds per minute.
Swarm tactics would not work very against that and piracy would not stand a chance. Just Info. Stan Forgot, no jams and if there is a misfire the next round just pushes it out of the preloaded tubes.

[Frosty]

I like the submarine Idea. This would mean the the submarine does'nt really need to be there just the possability will have the fear and effect.

Like there being no film in 90% of speeding cameras.

If its a surface ship they can see and dodge it, or not bother today.

Good idea subs.

I cant guess at what a 40mm automatic would weight in at but not a pocket gun.

Eeer if one 40mm round weighs 250g ( guess) then at 440,000 per minute that would be 110 tons of ammo per minute.

Definately not a pocket gun.