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16. "RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire"
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   ... really?

I mean, using mercenaries has worked out horribly in the real world, and mercenaries are at least theoretically under the control of their paymasters. Privateers are actually a step down from mercenaries, as they have state imprimatur but don't operate under state control, and their profit incentive was (and would be again) to find as many excuses as possible to kill people and take their ships.

Also too, you'd be unlikely to find any takers. Hunting pirates off the coast of Somalia and the straits of Malacca is unlikely to be at all profitable (modern real-life pirates tend to be deeply poor) and we haven't been at war with any nation-state who a private person could field their own private warship against with any expectation of profitable success since... I'm gonna say since the American Civil War.

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   RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire BZArchermoderator Oct-11-14 1
      RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Gryphonadmin Oct-11-14 7
          RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Peter Eng Oct-11-14 9
          RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire BZArchermoderator Oct-12-14 14
   RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Bushido Oct-11-14 2
      RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire SpottedKitty Oct-11-14 3
      RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire The Traitor Oct-11-14 4
      RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Gryphonadmin Oct-11-14 5
   RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire mdg1 Oct-11-14 6
      RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Gryphonadmin Oct-11-14 8
          RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Peter Eng Oct-11-14 10
              RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Gryphonadmin Oct-11-14 11
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   RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Mercutio Oct-12-14 13
   RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Malkarris Oct-12-14 15
     RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Mercutio Oct-12-14 16
          RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Croaker Oct-12-14 17
          RE: H2G2: Pirates of the Salusian Empire Malkarris Oct-12-14 18
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