The hulls in most sailboats that are transatlantic capable are fairly substantial. There's also a lot of hardware and inner content within those boats. I'm pretty certain a hit would detonate. The impact of the hit would be dependent on the warhead type. I believe some RPGs are HE, others are more into the armour piercing realm, and still others may have fancier warheads.
HE would be bad news - hull damage, maybe sinking, plus possible blast effects or shrapnel (even if just from your boat!) affecting crew members. If they happen to hit the right place, they could dismast the boat (maybe). At the very least they could damage static and running rigging that may render the boat incapable of maintaining way or incapable of steering. And you could end up shipping water (maybe even a lot of it). HEAP or the like might just punch a small hole through the boat. But then, what might it hit on the way? Propane tank? Gas tank? Diesel tank? Various other critical pieces? Batteries? etc. It would be less serious, but could still leave you shipping water. If you got more exotic warheads (don't know if RPGs can carry things like a cannister charge), then your results would depend on warhead. The pintle mounted DShK would also be bad news for the average sailboat (as would an M2HB or even a good old RPK or the like). And all they have to do is blow off your rudder, shred your sails, knock off a mast, or wreck some rigging and you're out of commission and they're madder. And bullets would tend to make the task of sailing the boat more challenging. As to hitting: If they are in a motor launch, they'll be able to get up alongside and there isn't much you can do unless you have one of those superfast cats or a huge monohull. And then you've probably got a big enough crew and maybe small arms of your own. If they get alongside, it isn't *that* hard to predict where a sailboat will be. It might take 2 or 3 volleys, but they may well have the ammo for that. Sailboat, the choice is tough. I think I might well let them board and then, if I though I had to have a go, take it when they're aboard and they've got their people interspersed with yours and potentially weapons at hand to be acquired. Definitely in the 'rather never try that, thanks!' end of things. TomB -- "Now, I go to spread happiness to the rest of the station. It is a terrible responsibility but I have learned to live with it." Londo, A Voice in the Wilderness, Part I "To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead." -- Thomas Paine Thomas Paine --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ground Zero Games" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gzg-group?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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