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Pirates Loose Again
Topic Started: Sep 9 2010, 03:55 PM (184 Views)
Post #1 Sep 9 2010, 03:55 PM James
Source:yahoo.com

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – U.S. Marine commandos stormed a pirate-held cargo ship off the Somalia coast Thursday, reclaiming control and taking nine prisoners without firing a shot in the first such boarding raid by the international anti-piracy flotilla, U.S. Navy officials said.

The mission — using small craft to reach the deck of German-owned vessel as the crew huddled in a safe room below — ranks among the most dramatic high seas confrontations with pirates by the task force created to protect shipping lanes off lawless Somalia.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/piracy
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Post #2 Sep 9 2010, 05:49 PM Alex
No shots fired?! Where's the fun in that? But kudos to them for being able to do it that way!
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Post #3 Sep 9 2010, 11:10 PM James
I wonder if they used their Swords like in POTC?
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Post #4 Sep 10 2010, 12:05 PM Faro
lmao swords! These dudes are not pirates. They should read some books, or watch some movies cause.. there not doing it right lol.
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Post #5 Sep 10 2010, 01:12 PM Alex
are you talking about a man sword? And yes the pirates of yore were much cooler. At least they're portrayed that way! I still wouldn't want to run into one of them :)
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Post #6 Sep 10 2010, 02:36 PM The Comedian
A man sword? i think you would need some brave and crazy men to fight some pirates using that.
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Post #7 Sep 10 2010, 02:50 PM Alex
This is a quote from a book review I read:

To spice things up, however, Polybius peppers the text with little surprises, like the Gaesatae legion deciding to fight Romans naked, because (p138)

"...They believed that they would be better equipped for action in this state, as the ground was in places overgrown with brambles and these might catch in their clothes and hamper them in the use of their weapons."

Yes, far better to proceed into the brambles nude, surrounded by 6,000 sword-wielding buddies, charging uphill into a barrage of enemy arrows. Normally I'd want some armor to go with that, but if there are brambles around for it to get caught on... better not to risk it.
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Post #8 Sep 10 2010, 02:51 PM Alex
Wait, it gets better: (p140)

"...the movements of the naked warriors in the front ranks made a terrifying spectacle. They were all men of splendid physique and in the prime of life, and those in the leading companies were richly adorned with gold necklaces and bracelets. The mere sight of them was enough to arouse fear among the Romans..."

Yeah, brambles be damned, I'm not going into battle without my good gold bracelets and necklaces. And who wouldn't be terrified by a surging army of bejeweled, battle-hardened, naked young men in the prime of life, their necklaces and bracelets shimmering in the sun, lunging into combat with splendid physique, their swords drawn and ready for action? In a stunning upset, the naked Celts were annihilated, and their bracelets captured for the glory of Rome.
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Post #9 Sep 10 2010, 03:13 PM James
Haha, they lost?
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Post #10 Sep 10 2010, 03:16 PM The Comedian
I think it would be obvious not to swing around a sharp object with dick waving about.
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