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Freakin sharks with freakin lazurrrrrs on their freakin heads..



muhahaha

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I must confess I just sent them a message as I'm curious..
I'll help them out if they build me the stuff I need.



What if it could get me a job that actually ..pays?!?!?

I believe non-lethal defense is ( a branch of-) the future for spudgunning.

Moonbogg wrote:yet you can somehow supress them with a glorified spud gun. Laughable indeed.

I agree

These pirates want EASY targets, they are in it for the ransom, not for the goods... Dead hostages are worth zipzeronada, same for damaged cargo/ships... Not to mention, They know that as soon as they start killing people/destroying payloads they have put a great big target on themselves... You don't have to make it impossible for them to hijack/board ships, you just have to make it "not easy"...

That being said, once the hijacks and the ransoms are reduced, they will become more aggressive/dangerous to the point of requiring military intercession to totally eliminate piracy...

Moonbogg wrote:Honestly, all of the pirate attacks I have heard of resulted in the release of the captives.

Read more news. As recently as 3 weeks ago the captain of a merchant vessel was killed by pirate gunfire during a hijacking.


And I don't think you'll find anybody here who'll argue that pneumatic guns are superior to traditional firearms. The question is how to fight back GIVEN than traditional firearms are not an option due to circumstances beyond your control. You seem to advocate just bending over and taking it up the arse. Not all of us are so inclined.

I wonder if those gag exploding golf balls (no actual unmentionable products involved) would survive a pneumatic launch and make it to target intact?

Loaded with CS2 they might prove somewhat effective as a "distraction".

It's hard to aim while you've got your eyes closed and are otherwise occupied tossing yer cookies.

Gippeto wrote:Loaded with CS2 they might prove somewhat effective as a "distraction".

And with CS2 you're firmly back into the "illegal in many ports and undeniable with respect to purpose" arena.

That does pose a question though... Are there any standard industrial chemicals that don't pose too many safety issues (for the user) that would have similar effects? I mean, you can't justify having CS, but you could justify having [wonder chemical].

Like chlorine bleach and say..."battery" acid??

Gippeto wrote:Like chlorine bleach and say..."battery" acid??

Bleach, maybe.

Acid has too many auxilery safety issues.

Acetic acid? aka...vinegar.

Toilet bowl cleaner works too. (HCl)

The concentration doesn't need to be too high to achieve an "effect".

I think it's about taking down their ship...If it's really going to hit them and make them ALL stop and turn around it will likely have to be lethal. Getting a marble/bearing sniper on the otherhand (if it is accurate) would make it a relatively simple task to take down their ramshackle boats...a couple holes in the hull here and there. Don't ask me how they'd live after their ship sinks hundreds of miles from shore...I hate to say it about anybody but the world would really just forget about them.


This is starting to get a little ethical, methinks.

Gippeto wrote:Acetic acid? aka...vinegar.

Toilet bowl cleaner works too. (HCl)

The concentration doesn't need to be too high to achieve an "effect".

Just from a quick glance at youtube you can make a pretty nasty concoction out of that stuff...

Coodude26 wrote:Just from a quick glance at youtube you can make a pretty nasty concoction out of that stuff...

Sure... There are lots of things you can make nasty concoctions out of. But when it comes to such things you MUST assume that there will be an accidental spill. That means YOU will have to deal with the nastiness in the largest quantities and highest concentrations.

Something like CS? OK, no big deal. You puke and such and feel like a dumbass.

Something like HCl? You die.

Chemical warfare is a fool's game without the proper safeguards. Are you prepared for all that creating such safeguards entails? I'd imagine as somebody who's primary business is shipping, you aren't.

Any other candidate chems?

POLAND_SPUD wrote:wow BTB...suppressive fire with BBMGs... hmm btb that sounds like a solution...

with high pressure air source and heavy ammo this thing could be quite effective

*cough*

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:As a close range auto I would advocate a conventional BBMG design, but up the ante by enlarging the parameters. Assuming a pedestal mounted weapon, there would be no problem with using a couple of SCUBA tanks as a reservoir, perhaps regged down to 1,000 psi or so, high flow ball valve feeding the chamber and 10mm ball bearings as ammunition or if you want to appear less belligerent, larger barrel and marbles...

Or are things more valid when he says them now that he's a mod *hmph* way to get your nose brown

These pirates want EASY targets, they are in it for the ransom, not for the goods... Dead hostages are worth zipzeronada, same for damaged cargo/ships... Not to mention, They know that as soon as they start killing people/destroying payloads they have put a great big target on themselves... You don't have to make it impossible for them to hijack/board ships, you just have to make it "not easy"...

That being said, once the hijacks and the ransoms are reduced, they will become more aggressive/dangerous to the point of requiring military intercession to totally eliminate piracy...

Hit the nail right on the head

Any other candidate chems?

I have a whole lab's worth behind me as I type

Lets see, I have Chloroform... reminds me of that pick-up line, "excuse me, does this cloth smell of chloroform to you?"

Xylene and Toluene if you want to get them high

Phosphorus Oxychloride... reacts VIOLENTLY with water.

Acetic acid? aka...vinegar.

Annoying when concentrated, reminds me of chips same goes of Acetic Anhydride.

Furoyl Chloride is a good lachrymator, the one time we used it looked like everyones' hamster had suddenly died a horrible death

Still, all you need to protect you is a good facemask, if they can get AKs and RPGs I'm sure this wouldn't be a problem. I say stick to kinetic energy if I was a pirate and cans of tuna travelling at near supersonic speeds started dropping around my boat several hundred yards from my target, I would certainly have second thoughts.

How about some psychological warfare?

RAAF aircrews developed 'terror bombs', essentially empty beer bottles with razor blades inserted into the necks, these produced high pitched screams as they fell and kept Japanese soldiers awake and in fear of their life

uhmmm what about that substance tested by the US army? you know the one that turned soldiers into a group of horny gays ?

hmm... but on a second thought if they manage to get on board after you spray them with it you and your crew will be pretty much screwed... uhmm literally

POLAND_SPUD wrote:uhmmm what about that substance tested by the US army? you know the one that turned soldiers into a group of horny gays?

oh dear...