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
Laughable indeed.
