A realization.

[tansytansey]

You've got to remember that not all unlawfuls are pirates. The only true pirate factions are the Liberty Rogues and the Gallic Brigands (Lane Hackers are in a bit of a grey area, I think). Everyone else is fighting for a purpose against another faction, the Blood Dragons are fighting the Kusari Naval Forces, Mollys against the BAF, and pretty much every unlawful in Rhienland is fighting against the Government. Hessians are also fighting the Corsairs, who have a large capital fleet, and the Corsairs and Outcasts are fighting each other. In Gallia, no one knows who the good guys and bad guys are.

So when you think "All unlawfuls are pirates" you're thinking wrong. Many unlawfuls don't even consider themselves unlawful, and consider the local law to be unlawful, such as the Xenos and Blood Dragons. Freelancer is a little more complex that Cowboys and Indians.

So the only real Pirate Cruiser is the Liberty Rogues Destroyer, which is primarily for defense of Cassini and for use by the Mollys struggle for Dublin. It was only commissioned due to the inevitable decommission of the RM-1, which was previously used for point-defense.

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