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Default OT - Stand Proud Americans...

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:29:08 -0400, the infamous Wes
scrawled the following:

Randy wrote:

There's always LAW rockets, do we still use those? Why throw the book
at them when you can fire a LAW at them?


I've never touched a LAW though I remember studying one in my 'guide book for marines'
long ago.

I'd rather be holding onto a Barrett in .50 BMG, trying to dump a few pirates or at least
hit something vital in their boat. Standoff distance counts. I have a feeling that if a
vessel fired back, the pirates would pick different prey.


If the vessel fired back properly, there wouldn't be any pirates to
pick more prey. The only good pirate is a...

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