Breaking news - Naval Gunfire used in Somalia

[HeyJoe]

A US warship was used to bombard extremists that were engaged with local forces in Somalia , more to follow I'm sure

 

[Steve Wilkins]

Awesome! I was GLO (Gunnery Liaison Officer) on the VALLEY FORGE. That was exactly what we trained to do. Although we had two guns.

 

[eddie]

Gunfire by Tincans? Read this article last night; warmed the cockles of my heart.

 

[A4sForever]

*sigh* .... if only ....

 

[NozeMan]

fire Mission!

 

[Rocky3168]

Sworriors!

 

[wink]

I want to know the story behind the targeting. We talking UAVs or snake eaters?

 

[skidkid]

I want to know the story behind the targeting. We talking UAVs or snake eaters?

Probably not going to get that story here/open source.

 

[sniksnak]

What's the CEP on a 5-inch gun?

hopefully better than what we usually got dropping the blue death out in "the centro" ...

 

[statesman]

Does anyone know if the the DDGs are using the new ERGM Rounds on a regular basis yet? and if this was infact one of them?

 

[HeyJoe]

Does anyone know if the the DDGs are using the new ERGM Rounds on a regular basis yet? and if this was infact one of them?

Still in development but does lend meaning for DDX

 

[HeyJoe]

A bit more news with comment from SECDEF and mention of SPECOPS involvement

 

[pat]

Does anyone know if the the DDGs are using the new ERGM Rounds on a regular basis yet? and if this was infact one of them?

Nope, but we have those sweet KE-ET rounds. That'll drop a lot of ducks.

 

[HeyJoe]

Nope, but we have those sweet KE-ET rounds. That'll drop a lot of ducks.

A bit more in the news as to the type of ducks that were being hunted

 

[HeyJoe]

And now another ship has been taken by pirates off Somalia. Plenty of action for surface warriors in the area.