A shortcoming of the VCR file format is that the hull number is not included, so you don't know immediately whether you're fighting a Merlin or a Super Freighter. PHost transmits the hull number in the high byte of the picture number. For example, the Merlin (hull 105 = 0x69, picture 33 = 0x21) will be reported as "picture 0x6921".
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