SBSK, you are not a man of any real military intelligence.
please try not to comment much =)
First thing a C-130 concept will not work. Maybe helicopters ? not
likely. Too expensive and can see nothing and do nothing.
First, there is too many fishing boats and ships around the area.
Even with the best binocular or night vision, you cannot tell who
the bad guy, they don't hang out the jolly pirate flags ! They are
like any other boats, they don't brandish that gun openly till
mission time. You just assume that fly around and you see a boat
with a pirate flag or men all armed ?
Once they identified the target, they go for it. They will move
close then armed themselves and board. And it is the middle of the
night. They will move so fast that the ship will not have time or
even dare to send any signal. You cannot just shoot up any small
boat that seem to come along side a ship, can be a habour master
boat bring to and fro the channel pilot.
By the time even you get signal which is after the incident, even
if you see a boat, are you sure it is the one, you cannot shoot
even warning shot as you cannot be 100% sure !
Even if 100 % sure, they may have dump their weapons, and loots
also within a few mintues, they are already out of internation
water, back in their own countries water. You want to engage "local
fishermen" ?
Even if you get the pirate in the open, you fire at them from air !
You will end up killing everyone, losting all the evidences and
been accuse of bloody murder of poor fishermen, start a reginal war
? yep sure look good !!! SAF C-130 or Super Puma - kill a boat full
of local fishermen out fishing.
Next Pirates avoid cruise ship or a ship full of bikini girls as
they spell too much trouble. They are not that dumb. They know to
hit a crusie ship and you will bring up the heat so hot and so much
pressure, that that will end that business real fast.
