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New anti piracy laser weapon
« on: January 10, 2011, 07:33:18 PM »
Call me a picky geek but I don't want a laser weapon that will disorientate these scrotes, if we can't have one that will just leave some ash floating on the water then at the very least I want them permanently blinded so that they can't continue with their raids on shipping, bugger the UN rules they don't follow them.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1345820/BAE-Systems-develop-disorientating-laser-weapon-defend-ships-Somali-pirates.html

There is a far simpler way to combat them anyway, remember the Q ship? I'm pretty sure that if a bunch of pirates in speedboats suddenly find out that the ship they were about to attack suddenly sprouted enough firepower to level a small city they would bugger off sharpish, if they don't then its Darwin at work. Give it a few months and the pirate attacks would drop off dramatically.
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2011, 05:51:12 AM »
Amen to that...  happy088
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2011, 06:42:39 PM »
Seeing as we've just scrapped an aircraft carrier and the harriers we must have a decent amount of firepower going spare now. All we need is a container ship or passenger liner....
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2011, 07:04:42 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 11, 2011, 06:42:39 PM
Seeing as we've just scrapped an aircraft carrier and the harriers we must have a decent amount of firepower going spare now. All we need is a container ship or passenger liner....

Or a fecking aircraft carrier and some Harriers!  cussing:
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2011, 07:20:49 PM »
Somali pirates wouldn't try and rob an aircraft carrier though  lol:
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2011, 07:22:17 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 11, 2011, 07:20:49 PM
Somali pirates wouldn't try and rob an aircraft carrier though  lol:

No bu- oh why do I bother...?  noooo:
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2011, 07:30:12 PM »
I'm a pragmatist BM, we aren't going to get the carrier of the harriers back short of scrapping Trident and there is no chance of that. Whipping up a couple of Q ships would at least put the spare hardware to good use. Hell temporarily giving an RFA transport vessel a makeover to look like a commercial freighter wouldnt take that much effort.
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2011, 07:33:47 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 11, 2011, 07:30:12 PM
I'm a pragmatist BM, we aren't going to get the carrier of the harriers back short of scrapping Trident and there is no chance of that. Whipping up a couple of Q ships would at least put the spare hardware to good use. Hell temporarily giving an RFA transport vessel a makeover to look like a commercial freighter wouldnt take that much effort.

I did some work on them many years ago... I wouldn't trust them at sea at all...  redface:
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2011, 07:43:48 PM »
In that case turn then into remote controlled fireships. Hide a few tons of explosives throughout the hull and when the ship is 'captured' and taken to port.......boom.

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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2011, 07:46:58 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 11, 2011, 07:43:48 PM
In that case turn then into remote controlled fireships. Hide a few tons of explosives throughout the hull and when the ship is 'captured' and taken to port.......boom.



BOOOOM!  eveilgrin:
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2011, 07:49:20 PM »
Fuel tanker full to the brim with a few tons of concealed TNT. The boom would be almost Nickesque in proportions....  eveilgrin:


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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2011, 08:05:37 PM »
Quote from: Barman on January 11, 2011, 07:33:47 PM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 11, 2011, 07:30:12 PM
I'm a pragmatist BM, we aren't going to get the carrier of the harriers back short of scrapping Trident and there is no chance of that. Whipping up a couple of Q ships would at least put the spare hardware to good use. Hell temporarily giving an RFA transport vessel a makeover to look like a commercial freighter wouldnt take that much effort.

I did some work on them many years ago... I wouldn't trust them at sea at all...  redface:

Were you the bloke in the barrel  Gayer:
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2011, 08:06:28 PM »
That may explain BM's fixation with wearing a bucket on his head...  whistle:
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Re: New anti piracy laser weapon
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2011, 08:06:59 PM »
Quote from: Just One More on January 11, 2011, 08:05:37 PM
Quote from: Barman on January 11, 2011, 07:33:47 PM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on January 11, 2011, 07:30:12 PM
I'm a pragmatist BM, we aren't going to get the carrier of the harriers back short of scrapping Trident and there is no chance of that. Whipping up a couple of Q ships would at least put the spare hardware to good use. Hell temporarily giving an RFA transport vessel a makeover to look like a commercial freighter wouldnt take that much effort.

I did some work on them many years ago... I wouldn't trust them at sea at all...  redface:

Were you the bloke in the barrel  Gayer:

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