Just kill the pirates !

[acalles]

I believe under 50 yds. The Bainbridge was towing the liferaft.

still impressive considering how much everything must have been moving.

[angler]

One long term solution to the pirates is to declare a well  publicized "No Float" zone starting 12 miles off the Somali Coast.  If we've got satellites that can read my license plate in my driveway we can also monitor boat movement off Somalia.   Station a carrier a couple hundred miles out to sea and anytime a boat leaves the Somali mainland and goes past the 12 mile limit, the boat sinks.

I think the piracy would stop pretty fast, if not instantly and it will be good training exercise for the Navy.

Sure, some innocent Somali fishermen and traders will be economically hurt, but I think enough is enough and their problems fall  under the category of not our problem.

Isn't this why we have unmanned aircraft?  Why don't we just set up a radar balloon picket (ever seen them on our border with Mexico - they see all) with anchored drone platforms every so many miles......let the robots sort it out.

[herm]

hahaha,..........that would be great.

send a hell fire missile after the make the beast with two backsers every time they get within a mile of anyone else.

[ducatiz]

nice sig tizz...

yeah, granpa saw it and "edited" it.. rofl

[Porsche Monkey]

[LA]

I believe under 50 yds. The Bainbridge was towing the liferaft.

I heard it was 75 yards as they (Navy) had shortened the tow rope during the night from 200 yards.

I also heard there is a gyro thingy that's available to keep the sights on target from a moving platform.

I'm willing to bet the same guys could have made the same shots at 750 yards under the same conditions just as well.

LA

[KnightofNi]

i've been trying to find pics of the lifeboat they were in. does anyone have a link to one?

[TiAvenger]

similar to this

[KnightofNi]

holy crap. that's completely enclosed.

did the snipers shoot through a window? 

[TiAvenger]

yep one through the windshield
two had their heads outta the ports for fresh air

IIRC

[rgramjet]

I wonder what those Sniper's high score is at "Whack a Mole"?

[Porsche Monkey]

I wonder what those Sniper's high score is at "Whack a Mole"?

Its gotta be better than Chuck Norris.

[ducpainter]

Are we still killing those pirates?

[rgramjet]

We're way past pirates....on to moles now...try'n keep up.

:-)

[ducducgooseme]

would love to see the video of it (cuz you know it exists!)