Stealth Hunter. FYI , I was on a patrol and spotted 2 Hospital ships, As i have only been playing SHIII (GWX) for about 4 weeks I wanted to see what would happen if I sunk those 2 Hospital ships.
I saved my game before I attacked cause i had a feeling somthing bad would happen to me when i got back to port.
So.... I sunk both of them

. I hit esc and warped back to my base, the next screen i got was DEAD. end of career.
It didnt say how I died but it doesnt take much imagination to figure it out.
So, shoot as many as you wish, but don`t be surprised if your career comes to an abrubt end.
my 2 cents.