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[–] 8_billion_eaters 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

Any European man is capable of building, from scratch, a bi-plane with a 400 klm range. Just one of those planes flying a daily patrol over the Med can put an end to all this illegal immigration. Well....you know..... with a machine gun.

A light aircraft like that has a smaller radar signature than a $5 billion stealth fighter. Especially if they fly low. You can fabricate a machine gun and ammo with a little ingenuity, a little resolve and a half-ass machine shop.

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[–] FashGordon 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Build a biplane, have machine gun? You're way overcomplicating this. With the money building a biplane would require you can buy a powered paragliding kit, and have some money left over. It'll likely be safer than a home-built biplane too. Since you only need to puncture inflatables, a regular hunting rifle would be sufficient, no need to take legal risks with a machine gun. As you're going out over water get an inflatable vest and an EPIRB, both are cheap items. If you end up in the soup you can use the EPIRB to summon the coast guard, and for a change they can rescue an actual human. If you want to be really sophisticated, add some night vision equipment.

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[–] FashGordon ago  (edited ago)

This is fun, so let's think a bit further and add an aircraft carrier to get your ground-attack ultralight across most of the med in style. You can even station nearby for several days. A buddy of yours could drive a powerboat. You can leave it far enough back that the coast guard can't tie the powerboat to the unfortunate sinking of rats. Launching a paraglider from a boat is trivial, it's being done regularly. The tricker part is the same as with the real aircraft carriers, landing when you return from your mission. Perhaps do the reverse of launching. Drop a line onto the boat, and let the moving boat slowly winch you in. It'll take some practice, but nobody said that aircraft carrier based attacks are easy. But "projecting power" across the sea can be done by individuals, not just nation states.

Oh one more thing, you probably want your chute to be of bluish/grey color to blend in with the sky and the sea. Man, I should write a book with this storyline...

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[–] 0715 ago 

Even a child could make a manual one-shooter which fires prefabricated modern self-contained ammo, but machine gun, no. It requires knowledge far beyond a normal person yanked from a street haves. With blueprints and access to a machine-shop with correct materials, sure.

But the ammo itself, i dont have a clue how to obtain it without permits. any tips welcome.