Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe
Touchdown! Greaser!
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2008
- Messages
- 15,720
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- DXO124009
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Light and Sporty Guy
A Letter Of Marque authorizes a private ship of war to act against a *nation*, not an amorphous group of individuals. A Privateer is expected to pay for its operation through capture of enemy goods and ships...I find it hard to believe a privateer Q-ship could be funded on prize money from the capture of 4-man Zodiac boats....
Many of them couldn't make it acting just against a particular nation and ended up turning pirate (more targets, no franchise fees).
Probably not a good idea.