U.S. Navy Captures 5 Pirates After Gun Battle in Indian Ocean

Fox News ^ | April 1, 2010

[GoldenPup]

Thrie brains? on drugs.

[oh8eleven]

U.S. Navy Captures 5 Pirates After Gun Battle
Gun battle? Capture? Obviously, there wasn't one Marine on board that ship.

[DannyTN]

"in what appeared to be a ransom-seeking attack on an American guided missile frigate"

How's that working for ya?

[Knitebane]

Attack at sea is a whole different set of rules.

Yes, at sea the small arms are locked up. The crew is unarmed.

And the primary weapons on a fig aren't capable of locking onto a small boat especially at short range.

Plust, if the ship is operating under EMCON it won't pick it up on RADAR. If the tail is streamed they might get a hit. If they are in shallow water the tail is stowed.

That leaves the lookouts and the Mark I eyeball.

An attack like this has some chance of success.

Not a large chance, mind you. But it's not as far fetched as you might think.

[fso301]

How can these pirates expect to successfully attack a modern warship?

Mistook it for French, or the CIC's reputation is getting around.

[oyez]

I was considering Obama to be a pirate now that he is pillaging the nation.

I bet there is not a social welfare recipient in the bunch.

That's right for for the present, but it won't be long before they get their first check.

[Zakeet]

From last year's "incident" with the pirates ...

[arthurus]

They had been chewing too much khat. That must be the reason they tried to capture a Frigate. Even the relatively better armed pirate ships of old seldom if ever won one against an actual warship.

[arthurus]

But they still have to get aboard and induce a surrender by a crew that is substantially larger than their own.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“MAO, what a bunch of maroons...”

What does the color maroon have to do with it? Or are you referring to the color of what leaks out if they had holes in them instead of just being captured?

[Oztrich Boy]

April Fool Joke. (The Nicholas is not a Guided Missile Frigate)

[rmlew]

Bold, stupid or crazy?
Drugged up, low IQ Jihadis on a razzia. If they die, they get 72 virgins. So, crazy seems about right.

How can these pirates expect to successfully attack a modern warship?
I wouldn't call a OH Perry a modern warship, but it's suicidal. Forget the 4 .50 machine guns, it has a 76mm cannon, and a CIWS.

[rmlew]

No kidding. Fire up the Phalanx.

[oh8eleven]

1 Marine + 1 M14 = 5 dead pirates.

[sawman]

Have you never watched Bugs Bunny?