I use to mount a RH forward gun with a cannonball missile!
"1 mill or Die'
"Alright I will pay"
I would get real close, turn to face the pirate, fire my cannonball then fire my gun. If time to correctly my would be pirate would Pirate would go up in smoke!
That was how I used to deal with pirates before I upgraded to a C-Trans. Ah the nostalgia! Maybe it is time to resurrect The Ockenfels!