...to outfit sailors with until the naval convoys get up and running to escort international commerce.
Point? Counterpoint?
Monday, April 20, 2009
A potential short term solution...
...to outfit sailors with until the naval convoys get up and running to escort international commerce.
Point? Counterpoint?
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The pirates have AK47s and RPGs (old Soviet stuff, I imagine). You can't defend a ship against that kind of assault just with sidearms, such as a Magnum 44. You need either superior firepower, or other measures (or both). From the various ideas I read about, I liked high-pressure fire hoses: install a water-canon on deck, and just spray at will if pirates board. How's that?
Yes, the water canon could provide one layer of protection. I'd prefer to be packing a hand canon as well.
There must also be some ways to detect these little skiffs if they bump up against a transport?
Also, what do you think about the convoy method: a large group of cargo ships escorted by 2-3 (or even one) fast moving destroyers. Keep a couple sniper squads on the destroyers, too.
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