South China sea incident

[Dimnos]

Wait? They were throwing grappling hooks at a transducer on the Impeccable? At what point can a NAVY captain decide that they are under attack and start blowing people out of the water?

[Tadao]

Originally Posted by Dimnos

Wait? They were throwing grappling hooks at a transducer on the Impeccable? At what point can a NAVY captain decide that they are under attack and start blowing people out of the water?

I don't see that as a good idea. I think it is great that our military kept level heads. I keep wondering what kind of boats were doing all this? Little speed boats?

edit: I forgot, our ship was unarmed.

[derrida]

Originally Posted by Dimnos

Wait? They were throwing grappling hooks at a transducer on the Impeccable? At what point can a NAVY captain decide that they are under attack and start blowing people out of the water?

The Impeccable is actually unarmed (other than a couple small arms in a locker somewhere) and crewed by civilians, as it's a privately owned vessel built specifically to be contracted to the government. The only Navy personnel on board deal specifically with the sonar equipment, probably just a handful of junior enlisted personnel.

Also the transducer isn't actually on the vessel, its towed in the water behind it.

[VaporTrailx1]

We should just tow a string of mines behind a ship. that'll teach em.

The Soviets never would have pulled this shit. They had other means of stealing tech. They also had class.