Video of Russian Warship Ripping Up a Somali Pirate Vessel

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by perchance

The Russians don't get mad, they get even.

LOL.... did not work so well in Afghanistan did it... more the other way round...

[Cruisin Cat]

Originally Posted by cburger

Find this post offensive, has no business on CF, I can get this crap on the internet.

There isn't a Russian gun at your head forcing you to read it

[SaltyMonkey]

Originally Posted by psneeld

Practice? Shoot at this target or another later in some meaningless training excercise...

except they seemed to miss a lot

[cat man do]

Originally Posted by Cruisin Cat

There isn't a Russian gun at your head forcing you to read it

Here we go

[Cheechako]

Originally Posted by Don Lucas

On another note: it made the Russians look like a bunch of rednecks out on a squirrel shoot (sorry to all the rednecks for the example).

I'm glad they got the chance to shot thier guns. They needed the practice as they can not shot worth crap for a warship!

For having stabilized gunnery they are amazingly poor marksmen!

[Tellie]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

For having stabilized gunnery they are amazingly poor marksmen!

Right.

This looks a lot more like some Russian Captn. saying "Vodka for my crew and letem have a bit of fun shootin up an empty piece of junk" A great stress reliever for men at sea for an extended time.

[cburger]

Originally Posted by cat man do

I agree


You do realise you ARE on the internet

I do indeed, just confused thought I was on the Soldier of Fortune website.

[Astrid]

except they seemed to miss a lot

Having experience in gunnery, that was my first impression too, assuming the initial shots were not intended to warn or intimidate.

[tropicalescape]

I say we take a poll and ask the Somalis if the Russians are bad shots or not... now where did those pirates get to...DVC

[avb3]

Originally Posted by tropicalescape

I say we take a poll and ask the Somalis if the Russians are bad shots or not... now where did those pirates get to...DVC

When I first heard of this last year, I kind of thought that the Russians catch and release policy was pretty good... if the pirates get back to land, they certainly would tell others to stay away from the Ruskies, and if they didn't make it back.... well, guess that is a pirates life.

I don't have a whole bunch of sympathy for the pirates, and if that hurts anyone's feelings, I really am not very concerned about that either.

Now, wouldn't it be fun to take part in that target practice?

[cat man do]

Originally Posted by cburger

I do indeed, just confused thought I was on the Soldier of Fortune website.

You'd think so going on all the gun crazed "kill 'em all" seppo's that post here.
Look to any piracy /gun thread for evidence of this fanaticism toward things that go bang followed by thwack.

[avb3]

Originally Posted by cat man do

You'd think so going on all the gun crazed "kill 'em all" seppo's that post here.
Look to any piracy /gun thread for evidence of this fanaticism toward things that go bang followed by thwack.

Sometimes I kind of like the "bang" to be followed with a "boom".

In all seriousness, I really do NOT have any sympathy towards the pirates, and if it takes a Russian catch and release program to stop them, so be it.

So far the pirates tactics have them winning. Time to change the balance, and individual boats can't do that.

And sometimes it takes a bang followed by a thwack or a boom.