2 MSDF destroyers set sail for 1st antipiracy exercise

Tuesday 10th February, 02:15 PM JST

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Kwaabish at 02:28 PM JST - 10th February

Why not practice in the South Pacific? There's live targets to practice off of, especially zodiac boats and a certain pirate craft called the Steve Irwin.
timorborder at 03:00 PM JST - 10th February

Good one Kwaabish. My sentiments exactly, off the coast of Japan the only real targets are Japanese fishing boats. God, I hope I did not give them any ideas.
tkoind2 at 03:52 PM JST - 10th February

Kwaabish. Give it a break. The anti-whaling ship is hardly a pirate. If they were, the whaler's would be swimming home by now.

The conflict there is a battle of positions and both sides are doing what they think they have the right to do. The way I see it, it is a proper struggle.

As for pirates and J destroyers. You had better be more worried that these don't end up in pirate hands.
morical at 04:39 PM JST - 10th February

Why not practice with that yankee-boat at Nagasaki as live target?
sharky1 at 07:37 PM JST - 10th February

I understand this strategy...they will ram the pirate ships since they have perfected that technique on the Japanese fishing boats.
borscht at 08:38 PM JST - 10th February

I hope the targets zig and zag at high speed and shoot back. Otherwise it's almost a waste of time.
OssanAmerica at 10:36 PM JST - 10th February

Kwaabish. Give it a break. The anti-whaling ship is hardly a pirate. If >they were, the whaler's would be swimming home by now.

If SS continues to ram them, yes that's what will happen.

The conflict there is a battle of positions and both sides are doing >what they think they have the right to do. The way I see it, it is a >proper struggle.

Wrong. One side whether anyone likes it or not is engaging in a legal maritime enterprise. The other are eco-terrorists bent on violence.

As for pirates and J destroyers. You had better be more worried that >these don't end up in pirate hands.

Been milked far too much already.
mushroomcloud at 12:55 AM JST - 11th February

It's a good thing that Japan is contributing and having a practice run of sorts. Nothing discouraging should be said about Japan, as they are intent on protecting their assets and lives in a dangerous region. Good for them.

Expect the MSDF to integrate well with the nations already there.