>>2912
So, leaving that aside, this was an unarmed ship.

This may not sound like a big deal, but this was an unarmed ship in federation territory. The galfed does not normally allow unarmed ships. They view is as follows:

If you were to walk outside into the wild carrying valuables like gems, metals or information, and you are not armed, then you will be robbed. So being unarmed is then the same as encouraging robbery. That means you are supporting crime by being unarmed.

So it's mandatory in the federation to always wear body armour and a weapon when moving outside of dense population centers, which have their own police force. This is the reason why beast people are always seen wearing black vests and a gun. They hunt for minerals so they normally move outside in the wild. To be allowed to do this within federation territory, they have made this into a habit. Same for the Raider ship model. It's not that its armour is super strong or the gun very effective, it's just designed to be the cheapest and lightest defense system within galfed regulations. They don't plan to fight using these, the only things they put focus on defending are their miner ships which are huge and heavily armed. The rest is there because the federation demands it.

Now this ship that came to Earth was carrying tourists, and it was registered as an unarmed ship. This is only allowed if the armour is very good and it can easily evade danger. Then it counts as not encouraging crime even if the ship cannot fight back.

But the federation is what it is. They keep their eyes on everything, they control everything. They know someone fired a missile at an unarmed ship, so they will respond to this. They've already sent a "pest control" unit to Earth to deal with the attacker. Because you do not attack a ship that was registered as unarmed by the federation, the federation must be safe to travel in. If you meet their demands for personal safety, the federation will handle any breaches.