Junkers....

[Benjamin]

While yeah, Junkers don't/shouldn't be running around in cruisers really ever, or engaging in any actions that could strictly be called 'military,' he's got a point about competition. I think Junkers wanting to stamp out independent piracy is a legitimate notion. They wouldn't do this in cruisers sure, but maybe some little indie with his BW Trans full of cardamine would run in to a P Trans and a Salvager in some remote asteroid field and be forced to part with his cargo or pay a 'franchise fee' or some such.

edit for above post:

If you want to hit smugglers, do NOT use a cruiser. The Ptrans/salvager team I mentioned before seems the most junker-friendly option. Both of those ships are more than a match for any other transports as far as I know (except the bret and kusari c trans things, and liners. but the only one of those that should be seeing smuggler usage is the slave liner, and only junkers/slavers can use it, and i think those two are pretty chummy). The P trans is weaker, but has a CD. Or you can use the zoner gunboat I suppose.

Junkers are not hostile to police. They're performing a useful service to the government. They might do some stuff on the side, but junker bases don't exist because the lawfuls can't find them, they exist because their junking services are wanted/appreciated/needed.

If someone tries to pirate you, you have a right to defend, yeah. But think about the context. If it's a hogosha or whatever, yeah defend out, but if it's a rogue or some such, use your head or your tongue. In my personal experience, pirates always just let me by, but if they demand a fee, persuade them that they'll get more profit out of you if they let you run business to/from their bases for a while.

Final question, ehh. You can't engage militaries or BH according to the ID, and frankly, if you get caught breaking the embargo, you're doing it wrong!

Junkers got to where they are by using their heads not their fists, as it were. Drop a shipment if you have to, but you shouldn't be caught in the first place. And if you got caught, you should talk your way out of it before it gets to dropping cargo.


edit again: man how could I forget the recycler.

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