Stupid move

I saw this headline and knew things were not going to end well, at least for the pirates.

Navy Exchanges Fire With Suspected Pirates

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Two U.S. Navy warships exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates Saturday off the coast of Somalia, and one suspect was killed and five others were wounded, the navy said.

They’re lucky that they’re not all dead. I didn’t know what kind of ships the US had there but I know their 5” guns are very accurate. Thinking they were using frigates.

No sailors were wounded in the battle, which occurred at about 5:40 a.m. local time, approximately 25 nautical miles off the Somali coast in international waters.

That’s good news, now more on my brothers in arms.

The suspected pirates were holding what appeared to be rocket-propelled grenade launchers, the navy said. When the suspects began shooting, naval gunners returned fire with mounted machine guns, killing one man and igniting a fire on the vessel.

That would mean 50 cal. Stooooopid pirates. No doubt too small for the 5” there wouldn’t have been anything left, not like that would be a ‘bad thing’.

The Cape St. George, a guided-missile cruiser, and Gonzalez, a guided-missile destroyer, were conducting maritime security operations in the area. They are based in Norfolk, Va.

Damn those pirates got off lucky, very lucky. Thinking frigates and then reading a cruiser and tin can. Shit those guys got off lucky. If it was up to me I would tell the squids to just sink all pirate ships they see. Period. No Quarter, no warning nothing except the last thing they would see would be a white puff from a 5” cannon then boom.

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