Yes you would need assets on site but not that many warships. A small platoon of Marines, probably a squad of them which is around 12 Marines could take these pirates out. If not them then send in a recon unit or if it came down to it send in a seal detachment. These pirates are good at taking unarmed ships, but they will not be anywhere near capable of fighting off a well trained military unit. These units can be deployed anywhere in the world within 24 hours, I say 24 hours because I figure if I put any less time people will flip and say its impossible to get troops there that fast. It doesnt take near the amount of time to move troops as civilian people realize.

Anyways, back on topic. Once the hijacked ship is discovered, it would take "24 hrs" for a small detachment of troops from whatever branch to formulate a plan and reach the target. There is more going on in those waters then the worlds governments want us to know about. No way that much firepower is for just a few 30ft fish trawler boats that are armed with maybe as much as a 50cal. There is more to this story and I am eager to watch it unfold.

But why wait until they're hijacked? By having a large number of assets on site, including Hawkeyes and Aegis you can find them BEFORE they're hijacked. 24 hours is a long time to deploy a unit for the crew of the hijacked ship. In some cases that's enough to get them back to port, where they're seriously reinforced. Then your small detachment is in a world of hurt trying to take the ship back. Not to mention how are they going to get ON the ship? Helo? An AK-47 can bring down a helo. Small boat? Same thing.

Instead of REACTING, why not be PROACTIVE and go after them BEFORE they take 5 ships? Doesn't that make more sense? It sure does to me.

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Being proactive, seems to me that they have been a bit over-proactive with that many ships in the area.

Obviously you do not know the capabilities of the American military. Leave the American army out of the picture, because we all know they are not anywhere as well trained as a Marine infantry unit. You send in a few squads of Marines and trust me, those pirates will not win. Send in a seal detachment and the chances for the pirates winning are even more slim.

I never said anything about helos, aircraft or boats coming anywhere close to the hijacked ship. There are far more covert and silent ways to infiltrate the pirates stronghold.

As far as how will they get on the hijacked boat. Just off the top of my head. Airdrop into the gulf under night cover. Be in full scuba gear and use submersable handheld devices to make it to the target point. Then its just a matter of either making a land based attack or scaling the sides of the ship and securing it before moving on to take the pirates out.

It is not that complicated. If you can think it up, most likely the military can do it (as far as attack ideas) The military has alot of different ways to do things, moving troops, different areas and angles of attack. It isnt just all charge in and shoot anymore.

Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
From what info I've been able to collect over the years, I've got this picture coming out; the war in Irak was launched to re-acquire old technologies left by the ancient Gods.

And the excuse was "terrorists". Sorcha's story is the same, and so is the excuse. "Pirates".

People are quick to call her a hoax, but the only reason people are starting to believe her is because her stories make more sense than the official stories we are being told. If the Governments would stop lying to us, they may regain some credibility back too.

I don't believe for a second we need so many ships, even to find small zodiacs in an ocean. The navy has technology that could detect them from hundreds of miles away. It's important to remember that military technology is always better than what we are told.

Originally posted by NuclearPaul
People are quick to call her a hoax, but the only reason people are starting to believe her is because her stories make more sense than the official stories we are being told. If the Governments would stop lying to us, they may regain some credibility back too.

So "her" story about a B-52 crashing into a mountain while carrying nuclear weapons causing an earthquake makes more sense to you than plate tectonics? Or her story that there was a major tsunami but the military blacked it out? Or how Australia was going to deport more Muslims than lived in the entire country? Those make sense to you?

Yes the Marines can and have done covert ops, but the majority of them are done by SEAL Teams or Delta.

As for being there in 12-18 hours, it would take that long to get the team in country from the States. They would have to get a dedicated C-130/C-5/-135 transport, which would take almost 12 hours to get them to a staging area. Unless you wanted to pull a team out of Afghanistan or Iraq, where they're needed. Even if you pulled them from somewhere else, you're looking at enough time to get reinforcements to the ship. While I have no doubt that they could take the ship, I do have doubts that they would just fall over dead when they saw an SF team coming at them.

And why is that?

[edit on 09/2/20 by serenityone]