Swedish naval vessels open fire on confirmed hostiles, first time since when?

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Ape

May 26, 2009, 05:31:11 AM
http://www.thelocal.se/19672/20090526/

QuoteSwedish navy arrests pirates off Somali coast

Published: 26 May 09 11:25 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/19672/20090526/

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Swedish naval personnel arrested seven pirates in the Gulf of Aden in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the Swedish Armed Forces.

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The pirates were apprehended by staff from the HMS Malmö as they attempted to board a cargo vessel halfway between Yemen and Somalia.

HMS Malmö was responding to a distress signal sent out shortly before 1.30am by the M/V Antonis. The cargo ship's crew said they had come under grenade fire from two boats manned by pirates.

When the Swedish crew arrived at the scene the pirates were attempting to board the cargo vessel.

HMS Malmö fired warning shots at the pirates using cannons, machine guns and sniper fire in a bid to halt the attack, the Swedish military said.

When the pirates attempted to flee, the HMS Malmö took up the chase, focusing on one of the boats. After around twenty minutes, the pirates gave up and a Swedish crew was dispatched to board the pirates' fishing boat.

Seven men were handcuffed and taken on board the Swedish corvette. The boarding crew also seized two handguns, a GPS navigator and a grappling hook.

The Swedish Navy has detained the seven pirates and is currently awaiting orders from the head of the EU's Somalia operation.

An agreement between the EU and Kenya stipulates that pirates arrested by EU forces are to be taken to Kenya to face trial.

More information soon.

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Swedish navy fired depthcharges on supposed Soviet/Russian subs during the eighties/nineties, but many of these cases have later been proven to be organics rather then submarines.  :Embarrass:

When was the last time Swedish ships fired their guns in anger upon an hostile vessel? I haven't the foggiest.

Viking

#1
May 26, 2009, 05:37:09 AM
Slargos approves I presume.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Alatriste

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May 26, 2009, 05:49:36 AM
1814, I would say... probably some corsair attacking French shipping.

Viking

#3
May 26, 2009, 05:56:27 AM
Quote from: Alatriste on May 26, 2009, 05:49:36 AM
1814, I would say... probably some corsair attacking French shipping.

I'm guessing 1809, but then again the Swedish Navy imfamously did not fight when it mattered. 
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Neil

#4
May 26, 2009, 06:38:17 AM
I'm amazed the Swedes had the balls to use force.
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May 26, 2009, 09:16:25 AM
Quote from: Ape on May 26, 2009, 05:31:11 AM
Swedish navy fired depthcharges on supposed Soviet/Russian subs during the eighties/nineties, but many of these cases have later been proven to be organics rather then submarines.  :Embarrass:

Really? Sounds like a good way to start WWIII.
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Ape

#6
May 26, 2009, 09:28:11 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 26, 2009, 09:16:25 AM
Quote from: Ape on May 26, 2009, 05:31:11 AM
Swedish navy fired depthcharges on supposed Soviet/Russian subs during the eighties/nineties, but many of these cases have later been proven to be organics rather then submarines.  :Embarrass:

Really? Sounds like a good way to start WWIII.
Should have added, 'on Swedish territorial waters'.

Neil

#7
May 26, 2009, 09:29:59 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 26, 2009, 09:16:25 AM
Quote from: Ape on May 26, 2009, 05:31:11 AM
Swedish navy fired depthcharges on supposed Soviet/Russian subs during the eighties/nineties, but many of these cases have later been proven to be organics rather then submarines.  :Embarrass:

Really? Sounds like a good way to start WWIII.
Why?  Would the US lift a finger to save Sweden from the Soviets?

I would hope not.
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Ape

#8
May 26, 2009, 09:40:15 AM
Quote from: Neil on May 26, 2009, 09:29:59 AM

Why?  Would the US lift a finger to save Sweden from the Soviets?

I would hope not.
Overall strategic picture. If Sweden would have fallen to the Red horde, Norway becomes completely undefendable. Sweden on the other hand is much more defendable, particulary in an attack from the north

The Brain

#9
May 26, 2009, 01:12:05 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 26, 2009, 09:16:25 AM
Quote from: Ape on May 26, 2009, 05:31:11 AM
Swedish navy fired depthcharges on supposed Soviet/Russian subs during the eighties/nineties, but many of these cases have later been proven to be organics rather then submarines.  :Embarrass:

Really? Sounds like a good way to start WWIII.

:huh: Why would... ah OK it's Tim.
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The Brain

#10
May 26, 2009, 01:32:15 PM
For Tim:

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Ed Anger

#11
May 26, 2009, 03:56:55 PM
When playing as the Soviets in the WWIII boardgames GDW put out, I always violated Finn and Swede neutrality to get at the creamy nougat that is Norway.
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Razgovory

#12
May 26, 2009, 04:27:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 26, 2009, 03:56:55 PM
When playing as the Soviets in the WWIII boardgames GDW put out, I always violated Finn and Swede neutrality to get at the creamy nougat that is Norway.

I have got to get those games.  You can combine all three into one super game right?
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Razgovory

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May 26, 2009, 04:28:13 PM
Quote from: Ape on May 26, 2009, 05:31:11 AM


Swedish navy fired depthcharges on supposed Soviet/Russian subs during the eighties/nineties, but many of these cases have later been proven to be organics rather then submarines.  :Embarrass:


Those might have been American subs.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Ed Anger

#14
May 26, 2009, 04:30:53 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on May 26, 2009, 04:27:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 26, 2009, 03:56:55 PM
When playing as the Soviets in the WWIII boardgames GDW put out, I always violated Finn and Swede neutrality to get at the creamy nougat that is Norway.

I have got to get those games.  You can combine all three into one super game right?

They are very expensive now. But yeah, you could combine all 4 into Europe and the Middle East.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Third_World_War_series
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