AW vs TBH war, and AW current situation

[Chico]

1) Not sure they 'control' it but I am sure given time that will change.

2)They do have the right I believe under their original mandate (although I believe that has changed, they don't seem too sure themselves). Lets be honest, it's only a matter of time before they become official.

3)I have to take issue with the question. Sorry. Why is Theta, being adjacent to O-74 come under AW influence?
It is also adjacent to Gamma, the Corsair home system which makes it very much, a Corsair ZOI.
As I see it, even the AW are struggling to keep up the mantle of neutral Zoners. If that is the case (and I am not saying it is), then the Freeport is exactly that. A freeport, open to all.
Mcneo therefore, is entitled to give that order due to Theta's proximity to Gamma.


I) Not sure they should keep Zoner ID. They are, by their own admitance, no longer neutral.

II) Definately not any unlawful tag. They are more like peacekeepers than pirates. I would suggest Merc because it gives a wider choice of actions or the Bounty Hunter tag if they continue the way they are.
(Yahoo, another BHG outfit).

III) I said the Merc because it allows more scope. I have seen AW ships grouped with BHG and Outcasts ships (though never at the same time). Whats wrong with this?
Aligning yourself with two of the corsairs greatest enemies will attract attention. Corsairs cannot have hostile warships next door. These are not fighters or even bombers. They are Battleships, Destroyers and Gunboats. It is simply OORP for the corsairs to accept this and unrealistic for anyone to think they would.
(I'm not sure how the Outcasts can ally themselves and fight alongside a faction who harbours and ally's themselves with BH but that is for another time). Zoners cannot sit on the fence over this either. The AW is aligning itself to two of Sirius' major factions, the lawful BH and the unlawful outcasts. They must decide where they stand...with the AW and therefore, not neutral or apart and remain out of it.

For a nation who supply food for an entire people who happen to live right next door, it strikes me completely at odds to go to war with them. This puts all Zoners in danger, especially at the FP and Corfe. Hardly a diplomacy of intelligence. AW may or may not be aware that BH ships have been raiding into Gamma for some time now and they are coming from the freeports in Theta and Delta. This was happening before the conflict started. Corsairs have to react to a system so close that harbours hostile warships.

If the AW lose their neutrality and their Zoner identity, then I don't believe they should have the Zoner gaurd system O-74. They must decide what they want and off the back of that, the other 'zoner' factions must decide.

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