How do you defend yourself against pirates and terrorists?

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As creature points out, the ship has far less motion and more predictable than a small boat...
But anyway that is neither here nor there as this case will set the motion for other ship crews to fight back and re-take their vessels. Or better to fight first and avoid the taking of the vessel in the first place;) Congrats to Capt.Phillips!!! And to his crew a big ATTABOY as well!
Brent
 
3 Pirates dead, 1 captured, Captain Phillips safe. That oughta teach the bastards not to mess with an American ship ever again. GO SEALs!!! GO USA!!




btw
FWIW the American "equivalent" of the RPG (actually superior to the RPG) has a back blast of 50 meters for the propellant and 85 meters for debris, and they are very hard to aim while moving.
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I believe you're talking about the AT-4 and they've actually worked out a version that can be used indoors that has significantly decreased backblast...

thanks Future Weapons ;).



Happy Easter to all
 
Hit them with a .22 while they try to climb on the ship, so they're still alive hitting the water but bleeding.....let the sharks do the rest. There are a lot of sharks in those waters.
 
Pirates dead:

In the end, the Navy Seals and their guns took these scumbags out, (which is the only way to deal with pirates who take over ships and/or threaten our merchant seamen). I'll bet this at least will slow it down a little (at least on American ships) and make them think twice. But who knows, we may have to call the Seals again and again until the threat goes away. But at least, someone acted and ended the situation. Someone higher up the command ladder must have given the go ahead to take them out. Give that man a cigar!
 
Not that high up Ken, as I don't believe he has the guts to make that kind of a call as yet.
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Well if you believe the news he did...if you dont, he didnt...but knowing the way the government works, its clear that no go bang bang in international waters without POTUS approval

WildabsentrulesofengagementpermittingsameAlaska TM
 
Sorry Wiid that's bul**** the Coast Guard does it all the time without POTUS and the Coast Guard is DOD they wear two hats DOD and Homeland Security We have at this time many small CG units in the War zone They were at Guadalcanal, The rivers and coast of Vietnam They are an Armed Force as well as Drug interdicters & SAR sailors.
 
Not quite on topic anymore (if it ever was).

Feel free to PM me if you regularly sail as a merchant seaman in pirate territory, and want to re-open the thread to get more tips from the abundance of other experienced tactical sailors on TFL.

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pax
 
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