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The ==Overview==These conflicts were declared between rival trading factions and permitted by the [[Administratum]] under the ''Navigator Conventions'Trade War''' was which aimed to prevent the destruction of a Navigator House, as well as to place a civil war limitation on the [[overall damage inflicted on Imperial]] planet [[Verghast]]mercantile interests. Under a Tradewar, formal declarations of intent were made which occurred roughly 90 years prior to the [[Siege of Vervunhive]]restricted permissible targets.{{Fn|1acitethis}}
==See also==*[[Siege These conflicts rarely last very long as they become expensive in terms of Vervunhive]]money and manpower, and more lucrative outcomes could be achieved through contractual arrangements. Furthermore, extended war results in bad relations between both sides.{{citethis}}
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{{Battle|Name =Trade War|Image =|Image caption=otheruses|Conflict USE=conflicts between Navigator Houses|Date OTHERUSE=Mid-historical conflict on [[M41Verghast]]{{Fn|1aOTHERPAGE=Trade War (Verghast)}}|Location =[[Verghast]]{{Fn|1aImperiumPortal}}|Outcome =Vervunhive victory{{Fnotheruses|1a}}USE=conflicts between Navigator Houses|Combatant1 OTHERUSE=historical conflict on [[Ferrozoica|Ferrozoica Hive ManufactoryVerghast]]{{Fn|1aOTHERPAGE=Trade War}}|Combatant2 =A '''trade war''' is a limited form of conflict between [[VervunhiveNavis Nobilite]]{{Fn|1a}}|Commanders1 =|Commanders2 =|Strength1 = 900Houses. As dictated by the terms of the trade war,000 soliders{{Fn|1b}}|Strength2 = Unknown|Casualties1 = Unknownit may or may not involve armed conflict, presumed heavy.{{Fn|1a}}|Casualties2 = Unknownassassination attempts, presumed heavyand other rules of engagement.{{Fn|1b}}1}}
The conflict was between two Great Navigator Houses see these wars as merely an extension of competition over a commercial interest rather then a war. Once declared, the forces of the planetrival factions are allowed to raid each other's major [[Hive|hive cities]] - [[Vervunhive]] shipping lines and [[Ferrozoica|Ferrozoica Hive Manufactory]] (attack important mercantile operations or ''Zoica'')even destroy equipment owned by the opposition. By Assassinations are a common move in such engagements, but violence cannot extend beyond direct opposition: allies of the end of rival groups are theoretically immune to the war, Vervunhive had triumphed (although many noted that conflict though it was a very close victory){{Fn|1b}} and its [[PDF|standing army]], is possible for them to be dragged into the [[Vervun Primary]], won great honourTradewar.{{Fn|1acitethis}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Necropolis Rites of Passage (Novel)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]]**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter One**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter Three
==External Link==*[[Categoryhttp:Battles (Imperium)]//www.specialist-games.com/assets/Navigators.pdf Navigator]{{citethis}} [[Category:VerghastNavis Nobilite]]
