Can I sink a hospital ship and sleep at night?

[applesthecat]

Okay, I have been waiting for days for something to come along. Days and days off the coast of Ireland and nothing. Then, out of the darkness, my watch officer tells me there is a hospital ship coming. Just my luck. Strangely, no sound contact. (thanks to automatic identification, otherwise I would have sunk it)

Now, I know we are penalized for sinking a hospital ship as it is against the rules. But I have two questions:

1) considering the ship is coming from America and going to England, it would not have any wounded on board. It should be empty except for doctors and nurses. Legal issues aside, what are the ethical arguments for sinking it vs. not sinking it, considering that wounded soldiers are not present and it is, after all, an asset for fighting a war in which winner takes all.

2) Am I a bad person for wanting to sink a hospital ship in a computer Or do I need to get out more?





I decided to fire my flak guns, if nothing else, just to see what would happen. Much to my surprise, she reacted and shone her spot lights in my direction. See below



I decided to let her go. Here she is sailing off due to my magnanimity.