I am a surface warfare officer and I was in Somalia in 1993. We had numerous briefs on piracy and it was clear that this was a secondary mission for us. If we...
Mark wrote - I am a surface warfare officer and I was in Somalia in 1993. We had numerous briefs on piracy and it was clear that this was a secondary mission...
Thanks Mark, As someone else pointed out, we haven't reached the "tipping point" yet, apparently. Let's see if the EU does something this month. Right now,...
as a question to a naval officer ... i was under the impression that the international anti-piracy accords from the 1800-reds were never officially cancelled...
On a similar note, my recollection is that the US is not a signatory to the treaties that ended the use of privateers by European governments. Could the US...
Matthew There still on the books and yes the US Govt could issue letters....While a great idea..could you here the yelling the house floor... Am all for it Ken...
It could be quite cost effective as well. Congress would need to authorize no money for the program - the shipping and insurance companies would spend what...
I quite agree. A single squad / fire team per vessel for the next couple of months should solve the problem. You don't need to have them on every vessel,...
... OTOH, when the pirates happen to take a ship which has no troops on board, they will shoot the crew on sight just to be sure, which they apparently so far...
I gander that having armed teams that are not part of the regular crew prior to start of any hostilities would be illegal. As well as having forward mounted...
How about a few ships with some chain guns mounted fore and aft? or, A few Q-ships with quad borfors AA guns or quad 0.50cal AAMG's. Nothing high tech about...
... OTOOH, I don't believe history has shown this to be the case. That would be new behavior. I'm not saying it wouldn't happen, but the hostages provide...
You would also need to search out and destroy their bases and any support infrastructure. The method outlined below could be a good way to take prisoners and...
The United States did not sign the Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law of 16 April 1856, which effectively outlawed privateering, but in both 1861 and...
In a sort of High Tech scenario, my job has just acquired an anti- pirating device called an LRAD, sonic personnel disabler which the company that makes them...
Interesting. Hopefully the crew manning the device will stay around when the bullets start flying at them. I do find it absolutely incomprehensible that such...
Pamela Stephenson, the Aussie TV personality recently did a series retracing one of her ancestors voyages in the tropics. On the yacht they carried a similar...
Ahhhhh, a classical scholar! Byron ... From: NavWarGames@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NavWarGames@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tracy Johnson Sent: Tuesday,...
The authority for Congress to grant the letters has not been repealed by amendment so the power remains. It is important to note also that said letters are...
... It is my recollection that the Confederate States of America issued letters of marque and reprisal at the start of the Civil War. I believe the Union...
That meets my recollection as well. The Union could do this because it had the preponderance of naval force and did not wish to use privateers, and so moved...
This is excellent. Sounds like it should be standard equipment, and all bridge officers at least should be trained in it's use. SS ... -- Tired of all of...
Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter announced today the names of four new Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo/ammunition ships (T-AKE) as Mathew Perry, Charles...
Hello everyone, I'm cleaning out my closets again and I have 50+ military, naval and aviation themed books for sale. Mostly WW-2 and post WW-2 era. They are...
One of the most important things about researching ships is to never take
the officially listed armament in most sources, as gospel. An example is HMS
Thanet....
Thought I'd share this with the membership as an example of why it is so very difficult to design a reasonably realistic naval wargame. This aspect solely...
For THANET's sister ship STRONGHOLD's armament details go to the Australian War Memorials website: www.awm.gov.au and search photograph collection, entering...
I should also note that it was remote capable, with a motorized mount and camera array to zoom in to verify bad guys are indeed bad. Think thermal was an...
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