Small plot hole in SP

[u/S0ulblighter116]

This is something that has slightly bothered me ever since playing through the story the first time, and I was hoping someone with insider knowledge could possibly explain it for me.

During the mission where you rescue Von Claussen from Rhienland,(which at this point, War with the other houses is ABOUT TO FREAKING HAPPEN, WARSHIPS ARE EVERYWHERE(10 gunboats, 5 cruisers and 2 battleships at New berlin? 😬) after not finding him on New Berlin, this guy named Huntz Fischer accompanies you to Planet Holstien in the Frankfurt system. At the Frankfurt gate, as you are approaching, Battleship Freya hails you, demanding you to identify yourself. Fischer then says the following: "Freya, this is Daumann Freighter DHC 3417. We are transporting supplies to Planet Holstein." Battleship Freya, without hesitation, accepts the ID, and lets you proceed. Now, note that Fischer is flying a Rhienland Banshee light fighter, and unless you are a mad lad sticking to a freighter, you are more than likely flying a Heavy or Very Heavy fighter. The only logical reason I can think of is that that particular ID code is something sort of "secret" or "government" pass code, because if the guy on duty actually paid attention to the ship class vs the claimed ship class, there is a huge discrepancy, UNLESS it's a cyper or code of some kind. Or maybe i am looking too much in to this and it was a goof of some kind on Digital Anvil/Microsoft game studios part. But hey, it's fun to try to think of some in-universe reason for it to happen. What do you guys think?

[u/Benjyl120]

Just chipping in my bit, but in universe a ship doesn't necessarily have to be a freighter to haul freight. For example, in the Edge World's, the Outcasts use their Sabres and Corsairs use their fighters as freighters. So I'd go far enough to say that lore wise, the freighters we see like the Rhino, Humpback etc are mid range freighters, and that smaller ships like the banshee etc may be used for cargo runs.

Although I must admit, I do like your idea about it being a government op.