Neutrals are supposed to be NEUTRAL

[VONHARRIS]

I will definetanetaly sink a neutral sailing in a convoy. She is escorted by enemy warships so she is considered enemy. Also a darkened ship can not be identified as neutral or not so if the tonnage is good I will attack. Of course I have changed the basic.cfg to avoid renown penalty.

I have an other question now: Suppose you trail a ship and you find out that she is a hospital ship with all lights on , and as soon you break off you are attacked by enemy fighters. Besides hitting the aircrafts or crash diving will fire upon the hospital ship? I know that in the game they are considered strictry neutral (Red cross) but in RL they were Navy aux sometimes they were even armed.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by VONHARRIS

I have an other question now: Suppose you trail a ship and you find out that she is a hospital ship with all lights on , and as soon you break off you are attacked by enemy fighters. Besides hitting the aircrafts or crash diving will fire upon the hospital ship? I know that in the game they are considered strictry neutral (Red cross) but in RL they were Navy aux sometimes they were even armed.

Good old Wikipedia to the rescue...

Hospital ships were covered under the Hague Convention X of 1907. Article four of the Hague Convention X outlined the restrictions for a hospital ship:

• Ship must be clearly marked and lighted as a hospital ship
• The ship should give medical assistance to wounded personnel of all nationalities
• The ship must not be used for any military purpose
• Ships must not interfere or hamper enemy combatant vessels
• Belligerents as designated by the Hague Convention can search any hospital ship to investigate violations of the above restrictions

If any of the above restrictions were violated the ship was determined to be an enemy combatant and could be lawfully attacked. However, to deliberately fire on or to sink a Hospital ship complying with regulations would be a war crime.