After reading through all of this mess that is this thread, I can only apologise to the folks of IAF that I had to dissappear for a couple of weeks for university assessment (which is still ongoing) and as such wasn't able to step in and try to stop this great.... debate on whether you can use IMG ships or not..
I do have a couple of wuestions about this group, if I can ask them. I know it's a bit late, but I am a bit intrigued about what answers you will return.
Firstly, from what I can tell myself the IMG is a group that does do a couple of shady things. Probably the most noticable one is that we secretly (unknown to lawfuls) harbour/allow pirates and smugglers onto select IMG stations for supplies and fuel - pretty much our freeports. This is mainly to boost revenue to compete against the house mining corps. As much as we would like to think we are better than the rest, inRP IMG mining operations are in fact less efficient than BMM, or Daumann, or Kruger..
Being a group or section of the IMG, and knowing that the guild (arguably) harbours slavers on some of their bases (as lets face it - slavers don't just smuggle slaves, but other goods too), how would the IAF operate without hampering a part of IMG revenue that is keeping some stations afloat? Selective interdiction? Isolated interdiction? or something even less... effective whilst pretending to be working throughout Sirius?
Second, while we have some points similar to the Zoner faction (some stations being 'freeports" is an obvious one), the two entities are quite different, and I beleive that an anti-slavery group/section of the IMG will need more than just morals or ethics to do what they would do..
What sort of history or link does the IAF or IAF members have to slavery or the slave trade, and why are they so willing to risk their lives trying to stop it, rather than peacefully shooting roids in some backwater system?
Finally, What tactics does the IAF use to counter the endless flow of the slave trade, and how are they progressing with it. Do they use guerilla tactics, hit and run, or just sit on the other side of jump holes and trounce slavers that way? Your answer to this question will ultimately effect some suggestions of mine about fleet composition.
With a bit of thinking all of these question are answerable in a manner that's favourable to your group. Why I'm asking them is that many of the IMG fractions I find popping up aren't quite on a wavelength that is generally accepted by the comunity as current IMG RP. As you have seen here, fleet/ship composition and sustainability is one of the biggest issues normally seen - to the point where you may have to rethink what you beleive is a conservative setup..
Like Beck, I am interested in what the IAF entails and would genuinely like to see how they fare, but I can feel that there are some niggling flaws that I myself cannot find or have an immediate answer for. Sometimes time is the best method to determine and solve these issues.
P.S. I was going to add a nice little message to you CR folks, and was actually half way through writing it before deleting it all. Why did I stop? Because I don't want this thread becoming thoroughly singed and scorched again. (EDIT: and I nearly did it again.. second delete, and second attempt to cool things down) There is reason though, why the IMG| defence wing mainly consists of RTs, spatials and rocs, and it's not because of popular vote. Play nice now and share, like we have been doing ever since the new IMG line came out.
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