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Originally Posted by Captain Nemo
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Originally Posted by meduza
You will lose some renown (the amount is equal to the amount you would get for sinking the same ship if it was enemy), and the nation whose ship you sank will be hostile to you for 24 hours.
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Is this correct regarding the hostilities from the neutral nation you sunk for 24 hours? The reason I ask is because in my haste to sink a Passenger Cargo in June 1940 I didn't notice it was flying the US flag  . In my defence, it was pitch black and she was blacked out and sailing towards the English coast. Anyway, since the sinking, on two separate occassions I have seen an Irish Hurricane and me thinking it was a neutral and I was quite safe was astonished to see it dive on me and open fire! Luckily I escaped both attacks without any serious problems, but if what meduza says is correct, I would expect it from a US aircraft/ship but not from the Irish (and I thought they were sympathetic towards the Germans during WWII  ).
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Apologies for bumping this thread back to the top, but any views on my query regarding the sinking of a neutral would be appreciated. It's just that I am a bit puzzled by this one.
Thanks.
Nemo
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