Brettonian Privateers would be more interested in keeping a Libertonian ship safe. But, if your final destination was not to do trade with Brettonia on that run, he can do it. Not maybe the wisest thing to do. Privateer shoot Liberty transport causes an International Crisis...Liberty Halts all military shipments to Bretonia...ect ect, could be the fall out of something like that.
So if you was taking food to Leads, he would have been better suited in helping you break the blockade and get the good across. If you were running Ore from 23 and never touch Bretonia, dude has every right to thump ya up some.
Privateers aren't Pirates. There is small difference, but it is there. Privateers are lawful agents of a government. Essentially they are irregular millitary units. Pirates on the other hand have no lawful purpose or recognition. In real life many privateers ended up going pirate eventually, we'll have to see if that happens here in disco.
Until then, yeah, if you are caught trading with a Privateer's government's enemy you are fair game. If you are caught smuggling illegal goods by a privateer, you are fair game. It doesn't matter what nationality you proclaim, it only matters what your cargo proclaims.
Would you rather have a Hogosha bomber demanding credits from you? :D
Privateers fill the role the Hogosha Avengers do for Kusari. The role the LSF do for Liberty, while in Rheinyland. The role the BDM fulfills out in Magellan/Cortez. Trade interdiction with the intent to harm the enemy economy. There's nothing wrong about it - and if any Kusari lawful spots that bomber, it's going to have a brawl on it's hands. Pretty gutsy actually to be present in New Tokyo, it has no bases to dock on anywhere there.
[Edit] Oh, and Ursus? I believe IMG has them listed with a minor bounty on them (Tau only) ever since they started to shoot us Tauside. Not entirely sure though.
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Personally, I prefer being pirated by privateer than by pirates, I lost the same exact money or goods, but at least privateer have more sense of humour, beside that, I never hear 2millrdai privateer
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