You Don't Bring Super Sonic Missiles to a Gun Fight

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Re: You Don't Bring Super Sonic Missiles to a Gun Fight

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Re: You Don't Bring Super Sonic Missiles to a Gun Fight

Post by JimC » Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:14 am

Should have just blown 'em out of the water...

A little too much pussy-footing around for my liking...

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Re: You Don't Bring Super Sonic Missiles to a Gun Fight

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:04 pm

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:05 pm

Oh, wait... I bet keef was involved.
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Post by Coito ergo sum » Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:37 pm

In all fairness to the pirates' judgment, it was only a Spanish ship. Probably looked a little bit rickity....

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Re: You Don't Bring Super Sonic Missiles to a Gun Fight

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:45 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:In all fairness to the pirates' judgment, it was only a Spanish ship. Probably looked a little bit rickity....
Actually, for barely literate Somalis, the confusion wouldn't be surprising.


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Re: You Don't Bring Super Sonic Missiles to a Gun Fight

Post by Svartalf » Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:51 pm

Gawd wrote:
Ian wrote:The Zumwalt-class has been re-designed I don't know how many times. And its funding has been cut down to only two or three ships - definitely the right call, IMO.
And those Zumwalts are already useless, they can be taken out with an ICBM.
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Re: You Don't Bring Super Sonic Missiles to a Gun Fight

Post by Coito ergo sum » Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:17 pm

In war, proportionate force is only discussed in the safety of bureaucratic offices. In the field, you swat flies with sledgehammers. That fly is fuckin' dead.

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Re: You Don't Bring Super Sonic Missiles to a Gun Fight

Post by Svartalf » Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:32 pm

Yeah, but a machine for rolling steel into sheets is no proper tool for the job.
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