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Old 09-26-2011, 11:09 PM
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You do realize that if you point the LAW down to shoot you tip the back end up. Firing the Hang glider would catch the full back blast. Down would come the glider like Icarus with burning wings.
Absolutely. I was using that as a ridiculous example (note the hollywood reference) of how vulnerable a vessel is without anti-air weapons.

No doubt that these vessels would be uparmed and the electronics updated, as long as weapon and electronics systems were available. Dedicated military vessels will always receive priority which means it's quite likely many USCG vessels wouldn't receive much more than a new paint job.
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