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Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
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Re: Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
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Re: Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
Hell, I think a bow mounted single Bushmaster III(35mm) and a pair of twin mount 50s on the stern is about the best setup. Add in some heavier weapons on board(Stinger, SMAW, Javelin, 40mm AGL, etc) that can be broken out of the armory as needed.. Remember, we're talking pirates, not a real warship.
What would be a real boon is a small armed helicopter, for fast scouting, like the Little Bird.
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What would be a real boon is a small armed helicopter, for fast scouting, like the Little Bird.
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Re: Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
All my friends aboard frigates have nothing good to say about the 76mms... No experience with them myself, but if the hearsay is true, then I'd rather not rely on one.HTRN wrote:OTO Melara is making a "Super Rapid" 76mm (3"), that fires something like 120 rds/min. Perhaps that's what he's referring to. The US navy uses a slower firing "compact" version..Aegis wrote:I'm also curious about the 4" thing. I never saw nor heard about any 4-inchers. But if you're dead-set on that size, it's just a hair under 105mm.
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Ah hah.... Fascinating. I never would have even assumed to think about British weaponry.CByrneIV wrote: In this case, I was appealing to the historical precedent, of the 4" British gun being used to arm shipping traveling around Africa.
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Re: Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
The Little Bird would be nice, but how about a nice Lynx?
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Re: Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
Too big - the bigger the copter, the bigger the landing pad has to be.
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Re: Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
Not to mention hangar space (even if all you use is a temporary cover), maintenance area, etc.HTRN wrote:Too big - the bigger the copter, the bigger the landing pad has to be.
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Re: Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
Hmm, Dillon M134DT(42lbs), a 3000 round little bird magazine(207lbs full).. Total weight for a gun system is 249lbs. Add in another 50lbs for mounting hardware, etc. call it 300lbs even.
Hmm, a M260 70mm rocket launcher weighs only 315 pounds with the heaviest rockets..
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Hmm, a M260 70mm rocket launcher weighs only 315 pounds with the heaviest rockets..
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Re: Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
What preparations would we have to make to drop hand grenades on them while making high-speed passes?CByrneIV wrote:We could basically custom build them from the ground up to carry whatever weapons systems we wanted.HTRN wrote:Too big - the bigger the copter, the bigger the landing pad has to be.
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Re: Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
Just a couple of quart mason jars, pull the pins before the run and let'em go.workinwifdakids wrote: What preparations would we have to make to drop hand grenades on them while making high-speed passes?
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Re: Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?
They wouldn't be effective. Might scare them, but that is it.AZMARK wrote:Just a couple of quart mason jars, pull the pins before the run and let'em go.workinwifdakids wrote: What preparations would we have to make to drop hand grenades on them while making high-speed passes?