Can We Mount This On The Deck Of The SS Guncounter?

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According to the Wiki, Mark III Gabriels have Fire and Forget capability.

Good. We can get back to manning the harpoons quicker 8-)
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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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HTRN wrote:
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.
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..


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The Little Bird would be nice, but how about a nice Lynx?
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Too big - the bigger the copter, the bigger the landing pad has to be.


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HTRN wrote:Too big - the bigger the copter, the bigger the landing pad has to be.


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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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CByrneIV wrote:
HTRN wrote:Too big - the bigger the copter, the bigger the landing pad has to be.

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We could basically custom build them from the ground up to carry whatever weapons systems we wanted.
What preparations would we have to make to drop hand grenades on them while making high-speed passes?
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workinwifdakids wrote: What preparations would we have to make to drop hand grenades on them while making high-speed passes?
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Just a couple of quart mason jars, pull the pins before the run and let'em go.
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AZMARK wrote:
workinwifdakids wrote: What preparations would we have to make to drop hand grenades on them while making high-speed passes?
:twisted:
Just a couple of quart mason jars, pull the pins before the run and let'em go.
They wouldn't be effective. Might scare them, but that is it.
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