Why does it not happen that ships open fire with 20-40mm stuff, first as warning shots then for real ?! Low depression angle on the guns ?
You should employ more yachties out there, we'd relatively easily identify a suspect...
Deploying a helo' is obviously dodgy within RPG range, but it seems only a positive 'no-pirates here' strategy including all the cluster bombs left will make a point.
There is the other side of me which says ' give them a means of income now that fishing has gone ' but that's down to diplomats etc, who seem to do bugger all for large pay, after all my g/f is a widow of one and daughter of another, and from what I hear there's never been a more useless bunch on this planet !
Meantime I'm all for the gatling guns ( & crews ) on everything & Q-ships - I did suggest the Container ship A La Atlantic Conveyor with Harriers lurking behind, sadly these would have to be American AV-8B's, as the UK 25mm gun failed before my sight on preliminary trials.
Yes, I'd be happy to take part if I could be useful !
Last edited by Double Zero; 14th May 2010 at 10:49.