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Originally Posted by Targan
I stand by every word I wrote.
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Then I pity you, an obsessive need for revenge upon people who have had no personal impact upon your life would see the only warcrime (the murder of prisoners) of this event being committed by you.
Kormoran committed no warcrimes, the actions as described in your post simply did not happen, the Sydney did not pull alongside for a cargo check, Kormoran ran up its battleflag at the same time as it uncovered its guns and the captain of the Sydney displayed an appalling lack of judgement and aggression. As revealed by communications transcripts to naval headquarters in Perth, he was inclined to believe that Kormoran was legitimate.
He should never have approached as close as he did (Sydney's guns outranged the Kormoran's), he should have sent the seaplane to scout the Kormoran while sending a boarding party to her.
The fact is, the Australian captain screwed up and as a consequence, he lost his life, his ship and his entire crew.