Armada episode 'Tactician'

Okay, I was just watching the episode of Armada entitled Tactician. It is the one where
Jetfire and Thrust first appear.
I was wandering: since when is Hot Shot allowed to shoot Mini-Cons?!? Watch during the last battle in the episode, right when Jetfire appears. Hot Shot opens fire, and three Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons go down! They are most likely only injured, but still, I thought Optimus had this strict rule about never shooting Mini-Cons!!! Bad Hot Shot. Bad, bad Hot Shot.
Jetfire and Thrust first appear.
I was wandering: since when is Hot Shot allowed to shoot Mini-Cons?!? Watch during the last battle in the episode, right when Jetfire appears. Hot Shot opens fire, and three Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons go down! They are most likely only injured, but still, I thought Optimus had this strict rule about never shooting Mini-Cons!!! Bad Hot Shot. Bad, bad Hot Shot.