No. Any government assets will be seen as such in any part of the world and legitimate targets for anyone that disagrees with the government’s position regardless of what historical norms have been.wargame_insomniac wrote: ↑13 Oct 2023, 18:21Would it be any different if UK had a dedicated hospital ship for HADR and paid for and crewed out of Foriegn Aid budget?Repulse wrote: ↑13 Oct 2023, 18:13Probably not, but that’s a problem because the Politicians do not know the difference either and the options such a distinction can give - does not make it wrong. The real problem is that the Navy seems to want to remove the distinction also - I suspect out of manpower desperation, but it is a dangerous and incorrect path.
I believe would have to be completely unarmed for such a hospital ship to be able to be painted white with red cross symbols.
Hospital ships are for NGOs.