RGJ the point is to insert the sf/whatever boarding team to be picked up by a friendly ship and then move from new mothership to target vessel by rhib/helo. Saves the need to pick them up in port.
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Originally posted by CTU View Posthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dfmagaz...57623615393723
Who needs a NBT with an MP5 when you have the ARW
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Originally posted by Flintstone View PostIs that a criticism of Irish boarding parties? It is the Irish position that infantry assault rifles in the narrow confines of a ship, boat or yacht are not the optimum weapon. The pistol is easier to use and doesn't have the range to travel through several bulkheads, hitting God knows who.
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Very interesting joint EUNAVFOR deployment - Dutch L801 HNLMS Johan de Witt & NH90, with the Swedes contributing 2x CB90's & 2x A-109's.
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The Somali pirates use, as already outlined, RPG's, and automatic weaponry. The optimum range for the RPG is inside 300 meters so the merchant ship under attack must present as small a target area as possible and try to keep the attacking craft at bay with a weapon capable of engaging effectively at 1000 yards. He will call for Naval assistance. Most naval craft will be well armed with HMG's, Miniguns, and 30mm fire controlled weapons. The pirate may give up at this stage which will require the naval unit to take prisoners and dispose of their pirating equipment. This is where the headache begins to solve the chain of due process ie. arrest, charge, trial etc. The French have been recently instructed by an International Court to compensate Somali Pirates for delayed due process. I would be in favour of summary justice by photographing, finger printing, pirate crews, then strip their boats of weapons, grapples, and give them enough fuel and food to reach nearest port and send them on their way.
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Why not just give them a fishing line, desalination kit and a pair of oars, stripping the boat of everything else.'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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Make them walk the plank."He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
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From the Examiner article on the gift to Malta, it's suggested that it will be a navy ship being sent to Africa:http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...ta-313305.html
Meanwhile, the Naval Service looks poised to send ships to the Horn of Africa as part of an EU anti-piracy mission.
The Department of Defence confirmed that initial work on a contribution by Ireland to the EU maritime mission, Operation Atalanta, is being undertaken.
It is likely that the Naval Service would send one of its newer ships out to the north-east coast of Africa, where Somali pirates in particular have reeked havoc with commercial shipping.
The EU launched Operation Atalanta in December 2008 in response to the rising levels of piracy in the Western Indian Ocean.
Incidents of piracy have fallen recently from a peak in 2011 when Somali pirates launched attacks on an almost daily basis, sometimes holding cargo and crew hostage for huge ransoms.
A number of the ships were heading for Europe with important cargoes.
The EU decided to act to protect economic interests and vessels operating the World Food Programme in Somalia.
It is expected that Irish vessels sent to the Horn of Africa would typically work two-week patrols with three days off over a three-to-four-month period.
The Naval Service will shortly be back up to full strength after losing two of its eight vessels for a number of months due to asbestos contamination.
The new €50m LÉ James Joyce is due to be delivered to the Navy around St Patrick’s weekend.
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Just saw this on the Examiner.........
"Meanwhile, the Naval Service looks poised to send ships to the Horn of Africa as part of an EU anti-piracy mission.
The Department of Defence confirmed that initial work on a contribution by Ireland to the EU maritime mission, Operation Atalanta, is being undertaken.
It is likely that the Naval Service would send one of its newer ships out to the north-east coast of Africa, where Somali pirates in particular have reeked havoc with commercial shipping."
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