Pirate Weapons...Afghan Style

kronckew · 10th January 2008, 08:47 PM

if the swiss can have a merchant marine & patrol boats (and hence the ability to also interact with pirates), so can the afghans, lets not be so elitist, if they want a navy why not.....

Swiss Naval Site

i hereby present this list of the worlds top ten small navies:

1. The Pontifical Vatican Navy
2. Royal Bhutanese Navy
3. Peoples Navy of Mongolia
4. Royal Lesotho Navy
5. Andorran Navy
6. Royal Jordanian Navy
7. Afghan Navy
8. San Marino Navy
9. Royal Liecheistien Navy

of course one reason to have a navy is to defend against pirates :P

fernando · 10th January 2008, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronckew

if the swiss can have a merchant marine & patrol boats (and hence the ability to also interact with pirates), so can the afghans, lets not be so elitist, if they want a navy why not.....

Swiss Naval Site

i hereby present this list of the worlds top ten small navies:

1. The Pontifical Vatican Navy
2. Royal Bhutanese Navy
3. Peoples Navy of Mongolia
4. Royal Lesotho Navy
5. Andorran Navy
6. Royal Jordanian Navy
7. Afghan Navy
8. San Marino Navy
9. Royal Liecheistien Navy

of course one reason to have a navy is to defend against pirates :P

That's what i call a good shot

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Fernando

kronckew · 10th January 2008, 09:35 PM

hi fernando,

as the UK an Portugal have shown, it's not a country's size that matters, it's how you use it. the UK & Portugal have shown the world how to do the naval business by having had the worlds top naval and maritime empires in their heydays...and still have a very proud naval tradition.

Emanuel · 11th January 2008, 12:38 AM

Of course it helps to be a coastal country dipping in the ocean. I'm thinking Lesotho would have a hard time renting port space from South-Africa, let alone keep navy docks

Since a good chunk of the countries on that list are kingdoms, I'm thinking heads of state needed some formal boat for international excurtions, and if you're gonna have a royal boat, they you better save face and have a royal navy to go with it

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10th January 2008, 08:47 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	if the swiss can have a merchant marine & patrol boats (and hence the ability to also interact with pirates), so can the afghans, lets not be so elitist, if they want a navy why not..... Swiss Naval Site i hereby present this list of the worlds top ten small navies: 1. The Pontifical Vatican Navy 2. Royal Bhutanese Navy 3. Peoples Navy of Mongolia 4. Royal Lesotho Navy 5. Andorran Navy 6. Royal Jordanian Navy 7. Afghan Navy 8. San Marino Navy 9. Royal Liecheistien Navy of course one reason to have a navy is to defend against pirates :P

10th January 2008, 09:35 PM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	hi fernando, as the UK an Portugal have shown, it's not a country's size that matters, it's how you use it. the UK & Portugal have shown the world how to do the naval business by having had the worlds top naval and maritime empires in their heydays...and still have a very proud naval tradition.

11th January 2008, 12:38 AM	#4
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Of course it helps to be a coastal country dipping in the ocean. I'm thinking Lesotho would have a hard time renting port space from South-Africa, let alone keep navy docks Since a good chunk of the countries on that list are kingdoms, I'm thinking heads of state needed some formal boat for international excurtions, and if you're gonna have a royal boat, they you better save face and have a royal navy to go with it .