No, that's what the enemy will take from it.
A supply ship is not supposed to be a combatant, so it doesn’t fight back because it really can’t.
Lame excuse. Are you telling me that supply ships didn't even have a .50 cal in WWII???
It isn’t equipped to return fire or anything else. That’s why you typically see these ships within a battle group.
No, it's because of an idiotic UN Treaty.
Even with some pintle-mounted .50s there’s really no point in risking an engagement if you don’t have to have one. There are places on any ship where a really lucky RPG shot can do some damage.
I don’t have a problem with this ships’ actions.