Piracy made easy.
Not necessarily. Doesn't piracy mean that the boarding party is able to assume control of the ship (powerplant, steering, etc)? I suspect the design will make that extremely difficult.
>>Piracy made easy.<<
Oh contrare. Not only are there no hostages to be taken but it could be armed to the teeth, internally and externally.
The biggest pushback to armed support on maritime vessels is the possible harm to vessel’s crew. No crew, no problem.
It could even be a video game: control a RL machine gun on the deck of a RR-run ship. Each pirate gets you $100...
Not with battle droids on board.
I think it’s a great idea. Sure it has its technical issues, every non-trivial endeavor does, but they will be addressed. I have faith in Rolls-Royce.
Actually it’s piracy made impossible, with no form of onboard control sure the pirates can get on the boat but they can’t do anything with it, and there’s no hostages.
Just a thought - maybe piracy would be made much more difficult. No human lives to worry about. The ship and cargo could be sealed-up and locked tighter than a drum. Have drone-like firing systems on board. Take out any skinnies that get within 1000 yards.....