Monkeywerx was having trouble tracking li'l fighter 'ZULU82 high altitude psuedo-satellite (HAPS). Currently over central gulf, it is slowly heading back to southern Texas from Belize.
kekkled
Using the 'I was drunk, I didn't realise' defense.
Is that you, Keks With Anons?
…ban alcohol…oh wait they tried that once before.
>pirates were independent
>privateers were hired mercs
Privateers working under government contract assisting the navy
Buccaneers were commercial operators working for their own profit but assisting the navy/government but not paid for by the government
Many pirates were privateers who had their pay cut off when the government no longer needed them or when they realized that the paymasters were a corrupt bunch of assholes.