4.86 Tau War Event - POW Exchange

[guitarguy]

I know this is premature, but I'll forget the idea if I wait for 4.86.

As we all know from Igiss' Tau update, Bretonia and Kusari stop fighting after the Gallic invasion. This leaves POWs from both sides stranded in the other's house. Bretonia needs experienced pilots to fight the GRN, and Kusari needs pilots to recover its losses in terms of manpower from the brief Gallic-Kusari War. Because a new Kusari government is in power, the Kusari government is more open to negotiating with Bretonia. A secret agreement is made; Kusari and Bretonian prison transports meet in remote parts of Tau and swap prisoners.
At first the exchanges go smoothly, then GRN intelligence begins to suspect something.

Here's the set up:

1) Presumably, the GRN don't really want to start a war with two houses at once. This puts them in a odd situation because if they want to stop the convoys they'll need to use force. At the same time, Kusari doesn't want to have to fight a one sided war to retaliate for the convoy attacks. Therefore, the Gallic ships will be disguised a mercenary ships. The KNF know that they are Gallic, but don't make it official to avoid the war. (Similar to how Russians helped the Koreans and Vietnamese, but the U.S. didn't make it official to avoid a potentially nuclear war.)

2) The KNF and BAF will negotiate a meeting place somewhere in Tau. Because the Zoners are involved it could potentially be a Freeport (if Zoners are willing). The GRN won't know where it is but have to ask "bystanders" and use superior numbers to search the area. So the event becomes a race against time.

3) If/When the GRN finds the convoy, a fight ensues. If all the defending escorts are destroyed, the transports drop the prisoners and retreats. (The prisoners are captured by the GRN.) If the GRN lose, the exchange happens normally.

Of course, the event depends on a few things. First, the KNF and BAF inRP must be willing to collaborate. Also, the GRN must not want a war with Kusari. Some faction leader input would be nice.

Discuss!

EDIT: Typos fixed

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