Dealing with Piracy
 

Arm the ships. Surely that would be more effective than trying to patrol every inch of ocean.

Napster is old news, move on.

What Would Kirk Do? Initiate auto-destruct sequence...

Actually it turns out they have some long-range sonic blaster that hits the bad guys with 150 db of screech.

Here is how you stop pirates. Don't miss the, uh, colorful description of how one man stopped the taking of a luxury cruise ship in 2005:

http://badassoftheweek.com/groves.html

You'll want to read the 2005 story to get perspective because it just happened again, today, but this time they not only applied the sonic weapon but also outran the pirates:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...4-H2wD94QKL7O0

That's what I'm talkin' about.

http://img348.imageshack.us/img348/932/minigun2ji4.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...achine_gun.jpg

I'll see your machine guns Merc, and raise you one Phalanx Close-In Weapon System complete with armor-piercing tungsten penetrator rounds with discarding sabots.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...pon_System.jpg


and one Active Denial System turned up to 11.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...tem_Humvee.jpg

Merc's first pic ... look at the trails in the water ... isn't that the FSM? :fsm:

The problem with an armed ships is most countries won't allow them in their territorial waters.

Facts, schmacts.

We're having big dic firepower phallic enhancement fantasies here.


Wait, aren't you guys?

Aaah, yes, CWIS (pronounced "See - Whizz"). Also known to the Admirals as "R2D2 with a Hard-On".

Couldn't we just get some sharks with lasers on their heads? That would be cool. They could be trained to protect the ships and they could even have a ready made soundtrack.

You and George Bush. :eyebrow:

D'oh! I can't type!
CIWS.