In 2008 the target ship managed to beat off a pirate assault half the time.
It is a system that works pretty well if the target ship is paying attention and can notify the navy in time and get all of the crew under cover.
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For example, China's development of an anti-ship ballistic missile is designed to target U.S. aircraft carriers - not some commercial container ship.
The latest threat declared on Dec. 31 that al Qaeda plans to target areas of naval interests, including ship movements and logistic support services by other countries.
Guerrillas target oil company workers in Nigeria, pirates ransom cargo ship operators off the coast of Somalia and criminal gangs go after tech executives and their children in India.
Nowhere is this more evident than in China's development of an anti-ship ballistic missile capability, specifically designed to target U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups that are the principle obstacle to China's expansion goals in the Western Pacific.
The PLA's space networks and ground surveillance systems will help target the PLA's new revolutionary long-range anti-ship ballistic missiles.
The ship's snipers and machine gunners were given the honour and some impromptu target practice eventually led to an explosion and the pirate boat going under.
But the five sailors in "Target Practice, USS Peleliu, " honing their marksmanship on the deck of an assault ship, could be actors on stage in a macabre play.
Because the operators do not need to keep pointing a laser at the target, they can fire several missiles in quick succession a useful feature if a ship is being attacked by a swarm of boats.
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