So these jihadists send 7 attackers to commandeer an American Aircraft Carrier?????????

[tank_monkey]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...rong-ship.html

Heavily armed militants attacked a naval dock in Karachi's sea port on Saturday night and targeted what they believed was an American aircraft carrier, but instead found a Pakistan Navy frigate and were overwhelmed before they could cause any damage

They were well-equipped and came with the intention of taking a ship into their custody but they were caught in the initial stages

Seven dudes to take over an American Aircraft Carrier????????????????

[was_peacemaker]

Well...they aren't the sharpest tools in the shed. LOL I don't think a lot of them have a clue on how intense the American war machine is.

[FunkyPertwee]

They couldn't even handle the Pakistani frigate, LOL.

[Hatedbysheeple]

I doubt they have seen an aircraft carrier or have a concept of its size. Or how it would be bristling with .50cal and 240 belt feds

[tank_monkey]

An active Duty Aircraft Carrier has about 5700 (!) people (3200 sailors and 2500 aircrew). Nuclear Super Carriers used to have about 200 MARINES on board, but during the CLINTON administration, all Marine Detachments on carriers were removed. There are only USMC pilots and aircrews servicing Marine Aircraft now on the ships. I figure they have a purely NAVY equivalent of a security detachment now.

[skorpion]

I doubt they have seen an aircraft carrier or have a concept of its size. Or how it would be bristling with .50cal and 240 belt feds

And a Sea Wiz. Those things make 500 rounds sound like a fart. I'm sure they would make 7 jihadists look like mush.

[Schuetzenman]

And a Sea Wiz. Those things make 500 rounds sound like a fart. I'm sure they would make 7 jihadists look like mush.

I'd think more like pink vapor.

[Richard Simmons]

An active Duty Aircraft Carrier has about 5700 (!) people (3200 sailors and 2500 aircrew). Nuclear Super Carriers used to have about 200 MARINES on board, but during the CLINTON administration, all Marine Detachments on carriers were removed. There are only USMC pilots and aircrews servicing Marine Aircraft now on the ships. I figure they have a purely NAVY equivalent of a security detachment now.

When I was in service they also have Marines on carriers that ran the brig, or at least that's what I recall. Did that go away too?

Never mind. Looks like they don't run the brigs either. This article indicates January 1998 saw the end of shipboard detachments but they did start under Carter back in 1979 with new mission statements reducing the Marines presence. It continued to decline over the next 19 years.

http://www.history.navy.mil/library/...lty%20dogs.htm

[Gunner1558]

What would a camel jockey know about ANY ship, let alone an air craft carrier?

Probably thought it meant that they carried supplies for aircraft.

[sevlex]

What would a camel jockey know about ANY ship, let alone an air craft carrier?

Don't you know that camels are known as ships of the desert?





They're full of arab semen.

[El Laton Caliente]

Don't you know that camels are known as ships of the desert?


They're full of arab semen.

LMAO

[raxar]

They just naturally assumed that if 7 guys with ak's and rpg's were sufficient to capture a cargo ship or oil tanker they would be just as good as taking an aircraft carrier.

[Sherman]

And a Sea Wiz. Those things make 500 rounds sound like a fart. I'm sure they would make 7 jihadists look like mush.

True story. VERY loud also.

[ltorlo64]

And we say our intelligence is bad. A simple google search will reveal that a frigate is roughly half the size, both in length, height, and displacement as an aircraft carrier.

Without saying too much I will tell you that our ships are as well defended now, if not better defended, than when the Marines used to provide security. Not that sailors are better than Marines, but we spend our entire lives on ships and we train specifically for ships. That said, I would not want to run into to either if I were planning evil against one of our vessels!

[Full Otto]

They just naturally assumed that if 7 guys with ak's and rpg's were sufficient to capture a cargo ship or oil tanker they would be just as good as taking an aircraft carrier.

Probably studying game films using "Under Siege"

[davepool]

And we say our intelligence is bad. A simple google search will reveal that a frigate is roughly half the size, both in length, height, and displacement as an aircraft carrier.

Without saying too much I will tell you that our ships are as well defended now, if not better defended, than when the Marines used to provide security. Not that sailors are better than Marines, but we spend our entire lives on ships and we train specifically for ships. That said, I would not want to run into to either if I were planning evil against one of our vessels!

I think the original intent of having Marines detachments on ship was a hold over from the wooden ship days to repel boarders, not much needed on an aircraft carrier, but military traditions die hard....like the playful animosity between squids and jarheads.

I was stuck on the Kitty Hawk ( long story on how that happened) in the early 70s and a CPO sent me on a ship wide hunt for a bucket of "relative bearing grease"...damn i hated being young and stupid.

[Phil125]

I would love to watch some video of 7 of them trying to take an aircraft carrier. That would be very entertaining.

I even have the music for it.

[Gunner1558]

I think the original intent of having Marines detachments on ship was a hold over from the wooden ship days to repel boarders, not much needed on an aircraft carrier, but military traditions die hard....like the playful animosity between squids and jarheads.

I was stuck on the Kitty Hawk ( long story on how that happened) in the early 70s and a CPO sent me on a ship wide hunt for a bucket of "relative bearing grease"...damn i hated being young and stupid.

Probably easier to find than 20 yards of flight line and half a gallon of prop wash!

[5.56NATO]

They got the idea from this jihad training film;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q-6RMQKXq0

[Phil125]

Probably easier to find than 20 yards of flight line and half a gallon of prop wash!

We used to send new guys to find Chemlight batteries all the time.