Navy kicks pirate butt!

[big john]

NAIROBI, Kenya - U.S. naval forces said Thursday they've captured five pirates after exchanging fire with them, sinking their skiff and confiscating a mother ship.

The USS Nicholas was just west of the Seychelles in international waters Thursday when crew began taking fire from a suspected pirate skiff, NBC News reported. The Nicholas returned fire and disabled the pirate boat, then pursued the skiff until it finally broke down.

The U.S. sailors were able to board the skiff and arrest three suspected pirates. On board, the sailors found ammunition and several cans of fuel, NBC News reported.

A short time later, the sailors were able to take control of a nearby mother ship and detained two more suspected pirates.

Mother ships are often used to take gangs of pirates and smaller attack boats into deep water, and can be used as mobile bases to attack merchant vessels.

The U.S. Africa Command said the five pirates seized would remain in U.S. custody on board the frigate. The Nicholas is home-ported in Norfolk, Va.

[big john]

What were they thinking?
Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MG's,1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos

[Hockey Mon]

What were they thinking?
Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MG's,1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos

I have no idea what half of that means but I imagine if you were to sum it up, it would be something like this:
Us: Lots of big f'n guns/missles/torpedoes
Them: A peashooter

[SchoolGirlHeart]

There's no dumbass vaccine...

[JollyMon66]

Have a taste of this BUSTER!

[bravedave]

Go Navy!
Git some, bros.

[pair8head]

What were they thinking?
Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MG's,1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos

I have no idea what half of that means but I imagine if you were to sum it up, it would be something like this:
Us: Lots of big f'n guns/missles/torpedoes
Them: A peashooter

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you probably know what a missile is and Torpedoes and Helos.

That pretty much leaves the Vulcan Phalanx. That would be the nastiest gun you ever saw. It's for last second missile defense mostly and puts up a wall of lead that the incoming missile flies into and gets itself torn apart.

Works well on human flesh too.

[Hockey Mon]

What were they thinking?
Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MG's,1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos

I have no idea what half of that means but I imagine if you were to sum it up, it would be something like this:
Us: Lots of big f'n guns/missles/torpedoes
Them: A peashooter

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you probably know what a missile is and Torpedoes and Helos.

That pretty much leaves the Vulcan Phalanx. That would be the nastiest gun you ever saw. It's for last second missile defense mostly and puts up a wall of lead that the incoming missile flies into and gets itself torn apart.

Works well on human flesh too.

Well, since you asked, here's what I know/don't know. Please feel free to educate me.

1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75 - No idea. A 62 caliber weapon that takes 3in shells? I can only assume OTO Melara is the make/model.
1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS - explained above.
4-.50 cal. MG's - Your basic 50 caliber machine gun.
1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher - ?
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles - Missiles made by MD; SSM is the type? Surface to Surface?
36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles - General Dynamics/Pomona missiles. Surface to M?
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes - torpedoes. And really effective ones at that.
2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos - Going to assume these are helicopters of some sort.

I guess I could google all this stuff....

[pair8head]

What were they thinking?
Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MG's,1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos

I have no idea what half of that means but I imagine if you were to sum it up, it would be something like this:
Us: Lots of big f'n guns/missles/torpedoes
Them: A peashooter

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you probably know what a missile is and Torpedoes and Helos.

That pretty much leaves the Vulcan Phalanx. That would be the nastiest gun you ever saw. It's for last second missile defense mostly and puts up a wall of lead that the incoming missile flies into and gets itself torn apart.

Works well on human flesh too.

Well, since you asked, here's what I know/don't know. Please feel free to educate me.

1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75 - No idea. A 62 caliber weapon that takes 3in shells? I can only assume OTO Melara is the make/model. Cannon
1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS - explained above.
4-.50 cal. MG's - Your basic 50 caliber machine gun. Yes
1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher - ? Not sure myself
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles - Missiles made by MD; SSM is the type? Surface to Surface? Yes
36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles - General Dynamics/Pomona missiles. Surface to M? Surface to Air I believe but don't try to hold me to it.
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes - torpedoes. And really effective ones at that. Yes
2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos - Going to assume these are helicopters of some sort. Yes

I guess I could google all this stuff....

[Hockey Mon]

36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles - General Dynamics/Pomona missiles. Surface to M? Surface to Air I believe but don't try to hold me to it.

Don't worry, I won't. I wouldn't even know where to get one (aside from a Navy ship) to hold it against you.

[nutmeg]

blind pirates??? How could they miss all those weapons???

Ohhh look! This would be a good target...Must be a Banana Boat...

[pema]

i thought this thread was gonna be about ECU football

[big john]

What were they thinking?
Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MG's,1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos

I have no idea what half of that means but I imagine if you were to sum it up, it would be something like this:
Us: Lots of big f'n guns/missles/torpedoes
Them: A peashooter

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you probably know what a missile is and Torpedoes and Helos.

That pretty much leaves the Vulcan Phalanx. That would be the nastiest gun you ever saw. It's for last second missile defense mostly and puts up a wall of lead that the incoming missile flies into and gets itself torn apart.

Works well on human flesh too.

Well, since you asked, here's what I know/don't know. Please feel free to educate me.

1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75 - No idea. A 62 caliber weapon that takes 3in shells? I can only assume OTO Melara is the make/model. Cannon
1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS - explained above.
4-.50 cal. MG's - Your basic 50 caliber machine gun. Yes
1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher - ? Not sure myself
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles - Missiles made by MD; SSM is the type? Surface to Surface? Yes
36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles - General Dynamics/Pomona missiles. Surface to M? Surface to Air I believe but don't try to hold me to it.
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes - torpedoes. And really effective ones at that. Yes
2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos - Going to assume these are helicopters of some sort. Yes

I guess I could google all this stuff....

Mk 13 mod 4 launcher is a missile launcher that launches
Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SM-1MR Standard anti-ship/air missiles.