Not accomplish anything?  The Kobras Aquiarre currently has a speed of 2 VU.  If the raider isn't moving anymore, the Aquiarre, even on Solar Sails alone, can now fly out of it's range in a combat round... or move behind it out of it's line of fire... either way.  The enemy not being able to move could easily save the Aquiarre... plus, as you pointed out, if the engines (the plasma reactors that power and push the ship) are destroyed, there won't be enough power to FIRE it's lasers, now will there?<br/><br/>And certainly, if you want to ask the Inquisition if they mind the Everest shooting at the ship that is shooting at the ship that Inquisitor Durke is currently aboard... I'd be interested in hearing the answer.<br/><br/>"Yes, we mind that you saved the life of our Inquisitor, the Rogue Trader, the leader of the Red Redemption,  and the tens of thousands of people on the Aquiarre by killing a few hundred people in the engine room of the ship that fired on it!  That was totally uncalled for!"<br/><br/>That's not exactly the response I'd expect.<br/><br/>I suppose when the Inquisition asks Sammy why she authorized the Everest to fire, she could start by saying that her commander had ordered her to do so... (which he did.)  But she could go on to explain that the ship, a Raider class vessel, not only fired 4 torpedoes at the ship holding several of the most important people in the system, but it also accelerated at the Korbras Aquiarre with obvious intent to attack.<br/><br/>When asked why she ignored it's crews panicked screams, she'll explain that you can't hear across the vacuum of space, and who listens to the enemy when they politely asks you not to shoot back?  Their vox that they were out of control could easily have been a trick, after all.  The only thing she could possibly know is that they shot at the Aquiarre, and looked like they were about to do so again.  Should we watch them shoot the Aquiarre for a few more combat rounds to make sure it's alright to shoot back?