Anteater and Khayman,
Your responses were very informative. Thanks. I suppose a drop in the bucket rational applies--and contribution to the war time economy makes it fair game. It is one I am not sure I agree with, however.... Given that these vessels had orders to report enemy sightings, that justifies it further.
I think if Nuremberg backed down, that says a lot. I have explained how I take great exception to how Nuremberg played out. The conviction of Kurt Meyer, Karl Doenitz, Albert Speer, to name just a few, belie the courts false Siegerjustiz. That even the Nuremberg tribunal could not trump up charges based on the sinking of these targets eliminates any question whatsoever. They are fair game.
EW
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