Is this cheating?

[XLjedi]

I would consider extremely long range shots on stationary targets unrealistic due to the fact that currents would influence the shot and are not modelled.

However, I'm pretty sure that IRL if you move far enough away from a harbor, a new ship will spawn.

[Paul_IronCoffin]

Originally Posted by IanC

Would you hit an old lady in a wheelchair and steal her purse? Leave those poor harbour ships alone.

Of course not! But this is war! War, I tell ya!!