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Originally Posted by Kamui4356
Don't worry, there'll be a lot more to come.  Seriously though, maybe it's time for some Q-ships? Hell, just countries putting some soldiers on their ships to protect them might work. |
Simply to be put, I opine "insufficient personnel" and "unrealistic" to that notion. *sarcastic*
I know that some ships do hire mercenaries (aptly called contracted security detail) armed with CQB-type assault weapons to protect their cargo. But most shipping companies want their profit margin, and the price of life of a shipboard personnel is grossly undermined as compared to their overall shipping profits.
But considering the fact that Singaporean males go through National Service and are trained in armed combat, any Singaporean flagged ship COULD be said to, in a small extent, a Q-ship.
But that hardly counts against a group of pirates well-versed in counterterror tactics and armed to the teeth.