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To: MyTwoCopperCoins

Not necessarily. As the pirates most certainly use non-military GPS, it can be jammed or even spoofed without disturbing the rest of the region’s traffic too much, as far as I know, and I bet Navy ships are somewhat equipped with Electronic Warfare devices. If the ships in place there were spoofing the signal, they could have navigated the pirate ship anywhere, really.


16 posted on 04/11/2009 12:44:41 AM PDT by PoliticsAndSausages
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To: PoliticsAndSausages

And as soon as the pirates realize this (if you’re not totally stupid you will notice after enough time), they will backtrack to avoid running into a carefully engineered trap.


18 posted on 04/11/2009 12:46:14 AM PDT by PoliticsAndSausages
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To: PoliticsAndSausages

Specificaly jamming one unit would require a ship with the jammer, following the German ship, all the way from Somalia, in one of the busiest shipping lanes on the planet.

Unlikely.


20 posted on 04/11/2009 12:57:36 AM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins (I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
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To: PoliticsAndSausages
I bet Navy ships are somewhat equipped with Electronic Warfare devices.

Understatement of the year.

27 posted on 04/11/2009 4:04:19 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The death cult wants death, the Israelis want peace. I, for one, see only one solution.)
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To: PoliticsAndSausages
I bet Navy ships are somewhat equipped with Electronic Warfare devices.

Understatement of the year.

Though all they really should need is a compass and a chart and, importantly, the ability to use them.

28 posted on 04/11/2009 4:05:32 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The death cult wants death, the Israelis want peace. I, for one, see only one solution.)
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