This tragedy was botched by every "side" involved in the sinking.
First, the Allies should have NEVER been transporting war goods on a ship loaded with civilian passengers.
Second, Civilian passenger ships which were actively engaged in the commerce of hauling civilians should have never been allowed into an active war zone such as the north Atlantic ocean.
Third, The German commander of the U-boat should have fallen in line with his "quartermaster" who refused to relay the order to fire. hundreds of innocent civilians lost their lives in the incident for absolutely nothing other than their want to cross an ocean.
I would say that any company willing to place its passengers in danger by sailing them into an active war zone would be just as guilty of murder as the sub commander which gave the order to fire the torpedo.
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Now... in SH3, if i encounter an ocean liner one of three criteria must be met before i will commit to an attack
1. The liner must be under escort
or
2. The liner must be carrying obvious military material
or
3. The liner must be obviously armed.
if the commander of the U-boat observed any of these three conditions... he would be technically justified in taking the shot. However, just because you are technically justified for taking the shot doesnt always mean you should take the shot!
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