Gunboats, civillians, and pirates

[Zynth]

from looking at the tec Chart I see that the kusari gunboat "explorer" is the only civillian gunboat out there.

Kusari Gunboat "Explorer" is a Kusari Civilian gunboat. Its not Sirius wide Civilian.

but all the gunboat turrets are faction owned. Am i seeing this right?

No you are not. Basic Gunboat turrets are non-faction owned. They are free to be used by any tom dick and harry who owns a gunboat.

a Freelancer ID will not allow you to own a house gunboat?(i'm thinking i'm right here, but want clarification)

Freelancer ID will not allow you to own any gunboat except Kusari Civilian. Unless of course you ask for permission from the respective factions on the forums.

so then on the flip side can any pirate own a pirate Gunboat, or do they have to be in a player faction to do so?

Not just any Pirate ID'd guy can own a Pirate Gunboat. You need to be Rogue/Molly to do so. Unless of course you get permission.
Do note however that the rest of the Pirate Line (Excluding Gunboat and Cruiser) are available for use for anybody out there. Yes, that means the Pirate Transport and Train can be flown by anybody.

nope . I met a player that was not tagged using an outcast GB

there was no [101st] in thier name.

Then its not an official faction. However, any properly ID'd guy out there can gain access to their respective faction's ships. That includes Gunboats (Regular ID is fine) and Cruisers and Battleships (Guard ID only).

So basically I can buy a liberty navy ID and then use thier ships and equipment?

Yes you can. Except for Cruisers and Battleships, you need Guard ID. No need for permission.

I thought you had to get special permission or be in that faction.

No you don't.

and special permission, that's like indicated by your ID, or did i read that wrong.

No it is not. But all faction members should understand. Except for the occasional lolwut who doesn't read the forums.
Your "permission granted" statement should be on the Forums.

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