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Offline crazyivan

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Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« on: October 09, 2009, 12:33:38 AM »
Somali pirates mistake french naval tanker for easy target. DOHHH!!! :bolt:

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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2009, 12:57:09 AM »
They didn't mistake it, they just figured it'd surrender. :noid
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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2009, 01:16:31 AM »
wow ! humour !

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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2009, 01:40:32 AM »
They didn't mistake it, they just figured it'd surrender. :noid
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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2009, 01:47:19 AM »
 :salute to the French for fighting these Pirates.   
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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2009, 02:18:44 AM »
Wow, calm down. :lol

And yes, I did know that. :)
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Offline TwinEng

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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2009, 09:58:19 AM »
Can anyone decode these hand signals that the pirates gave to the French sailors as they approached them??



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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2009, 10:00:16 AM »
Can anyone decode these hand signals that the pirates gave to the French sailors as they approached them??


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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2009, 10:00:28 AM »
Looks like they are getting ready to throw hand grenades....

*boom*

Ooops....

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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2009, 10:01:25 AM »
Can anyone decode these hand signals that the pirates gave to the French sailors as they approached them??


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Looks like a PTL meeting.
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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2009, 10:52:54 AM »
Did you know that not a single French unit broke and surrendered/ran in WWII?

Didn't think so.


Did you know that OOZ was just making a joke?

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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2009, 11:29:37 AM »
Safe to say the French joke has pretty run its course tho....

Offline Saxman

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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2009, 11:30:39 AM »
Safe to say the French joke has pretty run its course tho....

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Nah.

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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2009, 12:07:59 PM »
Way to go France! :aok
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Re: Pirates mistake French Naval ship!!
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2009, 01:25:57 PM »
The pics didn't show any obvious emplacements. Does anyone know if there were any weapons points on the ship other than possibly an anti missile gattling gun system?
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