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MacSteve
04-02-2010, 10:41 AM
now thats what I'm talkin bout! warheads on foreheads (well 5" cannon :p) and all that good stuff.
It also happens to be commanded from right outside of my base.. we had the commodore across the building giving orders over the radio to the nicholas while it was being shot at.

freakin sweet'
hooyah Nicholas

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36131357/ns/world_news-africa/
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.

DK3
04-02-2010, 11:51 AM
Kind of funny though. How stupid do you have to be to attack a U.S. Navy ship?

Jacob
04-02-2010, 11:58 AM
Wow, how smart were these guys? "Ok, so that's a highly advanced war ship with a few hundred trained fighting sailors from the worlds only remaining super power. There's five of us though, and we have some AK-47's...I think we've got this!" D'oh!! Fail.

MacSteve
04-02-2010, 12:35 PM
I've gotta think that they couldn't tell it was a warship... just a regular cargo liner lol...

Its pretty crazy to be chilling on watch and hear "blah blah this is blah blah... we are taking small arms fire, request permission to fire warning shots" lol

also heres a funny picture
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/andrewbrandon19/internet%20pics/1270205096266.jpg