What I just saw

[Jihadjoe]

Ok then think of it this way. What if the LN, XA, LH, HF and LR got all thier ships together in a group to bombard new berlin from orbit?
Because thats pretty much what the original topic is about but the other way around.

Incorrect. It would be like the LN, Hessians, Unioners, Bundschuh, LWB and Corsairs getting together to bombard planet New Berlin from orbit.

The only reason the XA and the LN can ally is specifically against non-liberty hostiles and thats only because they both don't want RM in liberty, and both understand that the other hates invaders more than they hate them.

The Xeeners are nationalists and patriots (in their own eyes at least). This is correct

I'm pretty sure house specific pirate factions would love to see thier own militaries get smashed to hell. Makes thier jobs of robbing civilians easier. But why would they help said military invade anouther house if they despise them so much? Thats the ooRP bit.

This is the bit I'm not so sure about. I've seen a lot of conflicting behaviour frm various pirate groups. The chaos of war provides a lot of opportunities for a criminal, without a doubt. It makes smuggling and piracy easier due to the navy/whatever being distracted. But at the same time, I doubt they'd want their own house's military to lose and collapse. After all, with years of experience of how to get around one particular military's actions, why would you want another unfamiliar military to take it's place?

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