also, if you look at sirius, all of the so called pirate factions are nearly nations unto themselves...
they are organized, send out patrols, and the house military just sits back,
oh, and pirates should try pirating loot...
do it in teams, with someone keeping a transport, so even if you kill him, you can still make a profit...
agree with the statement that fighters can barely support themselves, but that's good, because it forces people to keep a trader, which is vulnerable to piracy...
pirates dont need capships, they need coordination...