Re: [GZG] Slightly OT - Hypothetical weapon question

On the practical side if I had to travel through that area.  

I would use a .50 cal sniper rifle from the cabin to go for disabling
hits to the engine.  I would make sure that I had some armor for the
cabin and cockpit.  Another sniper in .308 for anti-personnel.	I know
that the boats will both be moving and make the shots hard.  Shoot more
then.  If you can disable the motor of the pirate launch before they can
close then you can sail away.

Close in would be grenades and automatic weapons.  

All of this assumes that capture would mean execution.

Bob Makowsky

----- Original Message ----
From: Bill Brush <bbrush@gmail.com>
To: gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 3:11:44 PM
Subject: Re: [GZG] Slightly OT - Hypothetical weapon question

As a scenario, you could put a team of commandos on a sailboat
"q-ship", and team of pirates in a powerboat.  A sailboat with a
popup/camoflaged stabilized 20mm cannon could be all kinds of fun.
That could be fun and different.  For you combat types, if YOU had to
sail around the Horn of Africa, what would be your plan?  Assume a 40'
yacht, small crew or single-hand, and no support vs. one boat of
pirates containing 8 pirates, armed with 2-3 RPG's, AK-47's, and M-16
knockoffs.   For whatever reason surrendering the boat would be an
unacceptable option.

Bill

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