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New adelsin wrote:

I'm outta whiskey again >:(

I'll keep everything working on the farm if you want to run to the distillery.

How did I ever deserve such a fine community of people??? e___e

I've decided to go with the hippie around-Lazarus trip. See what I did there?
If it only lasts for a short while then the hippies can return to Mzeusia.

Anyway I'll probably write a post on the weekend. It'll probably be one or two posts for each nation but I'll work out a lot of the details as I go.

Today is the 500th anniversary of the establishment of the Imperial College of Veterinary Surgeons, so named when Lady Zaharra was still still technically the Empress of the Land of the Seven Suns.

Leonism wrote:

I assume that civilian vessels, hospital ships or ships that have surrendered may not be attacked under Lazarene international law. But then that's me talking, as the representative of a civilised, democratic country without a notably large submarine fleet...

Hides submarines

Yeah...aircraft carriers ftw

The twins have a snow day tomorrow so fighting with stinky has already begun as to what time to get them in the morning.

Leonism wrote:

I assume that civilian vessels, hospital ships or ships that have surrendered may not be attacked under Lazarene international law. But then that's me talking, as the representative of a civilised, democratic country without a notably large submarine fleet...

Just another random question, but beside contacting the vessel or surfacing to look at them, is there a way to distinguish a military vessel against a wholly noncombative one?

Mzeusia wrote:

Just take the kids to some remote island and forget about Stinky.

Got some passports?

To further the thinking on RP, it might be productive to assume a standard body of international law. We can develop this organically in the normal RP way, as and when people need (I smell an opportunity ensuing from whatever happens next). Otherwise, it makes it seem like there are a bunch of people personally controlling states (states warping in and out of existence?!) with only part-time interest, and little inclination to pass comprehensive, dull legislation on VLCC shipping emissions. We cannot have that! :P

Directly regarding submarines, I do not think there are any specific restrictions on their use. Unrestricted submarine warfare was objectionable under international law for complex reasons that affect all warships, concerning 'prize courts' and 'cruiser rules' and so forth. Not because there is a treaty setting out the behaviour of submarines per se in wartime.

Cossack Peoples wrote:

Just another random question, but beside contacting the vessel or surfacing to look at them, is there a way to distinguish a military vessel against a wholly noncombative one?

Modern sonar is more than capable of determining the ship class, speed, direction, etc. from the noises ships emit. If you are at periscope depth (why?), your radar mast (and others) can also identify with great accuracy.

Cossack Peoples wrote:

Well, for the sake of hypothesis, what if we're total dumbasses and do not know the difference between a civilian ship's noises and class from a state-of-the-art battleship from Leonism?

If it wasn't intentional, it's not violating any kind of treaty, right?

If you are using WWII sonar technology and more modern torpedo tech, then sure. Or if you had a major problem, frying the computer that classifies ships, so you cannot distinguish ships (even then, a sonar operator should easily separate a tanker from a large warship). If it's a joke, it's a good one! Shoot tube 1!

Cossack Peoples wrote:

Aren't all international treaties on warfare jokes?

:(

Loftegen 3 wrote:

Today is the 500th anniversary of the establishment of the Imperial College of Veterinary Surgeons, so named when Lady Zaharra was still still technically the Empress of the Land of the Seven Suns.

Whoa, you're back?

A friendly reminder to all that with each passing day, Tubbius grows closer to consuming Lazarus then reality