What I dont get is way even sampans off the coast of Java or Borneo are still considered hostiles. I get it if they are off the coast of Japan, even Korea and the Yellow Sea...but it seems a bit blood thristy to kill the crew of a 10th generation fishing boat off the coast of a relativly distant, undeveloped occupied island of only 1-3 yrs.
It would be nice if those poor Indonesian fisherman got a reprive from being considered war tonnage. Dont get me wrong, I dont let them see me in order to maintain my stealth, but setting thema balze is a bit much, they should be neutral.
In fact it was stated that a US sub recieved tanks and applause from local Korean fisherman in teh Yellow Sea after they sunk some Japanese tonnage...well atleast the sub thought it was applause(they may have been cussing them out...I believe it was the USS Tang.)
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