Gun and ship scans are unavailable for this report as it seems there was an error with my onboard computer.
During a regular patrol through Honshu with a stop off in Sigma-13 at the Gas Miner Naha scanners detected an Outcast vessel in the area. I was piloting my Chimaera at the time and approached the Outcast cautiously to investigate further. Turned out it was Switchblade class fighter hanging around the trade lanes a short distance from Naha. I made radio contact with the criminal and we had a brief conversation. He refused all orders to leave the area and instead chose to open fire. The engagement lasted roughly 40 minutes and had drifted towards the sun. At this point both of us had full shields and hull strength according to scans, but his fighter spontaneously exploded. I am unsure of the cause of the explosion, though it could have been due to our close proximity to the sun or some undetectable structural damage he had sustained.
After the engagement I spoke with several GMG who were in the area monitoring the trade lanes for smugglers and headed back to Naha. Shortly after resupplying my fighter I received a transmission from one of the GMG pilots informing me that their anti-smuggling activity had caught the interest of the Outcasts who had shown up in force. I launched with the intent of heading back to Honshu however the trade lane was blocked by a gunboat and I had to head to the jump hole. I was pursued by approximately 8 Outcast vessels until I made the jump to Honshu.
I dropped off my Chimaera on Planet New Tokyo and launched in my bomber on a practice run which took me through the Taus. While in Tau 29 I detected a vessel by the name of "budala". It was a mining ship but was carrying nearly 700 Gaian Wildlife. I ordered the ship to halt and not enter Kusari space with the cargo but it ignored the order and made the jump. Following close behind it I intercepted the ship at the trade lane and they finally stopped long enough for me to explain the regulations surrounding transport of Gaian Wildlife.
The captain argued that it was OK for him to transport the cargo in Kusari since he'd never been caught before... During this conversation a mercenary was in the area by the name of "GAnD", though I assumed he was not connected with the transport. This didn't seem to be a particularly unusual stop and the captain seemed to accept my explanation, then abruptly stated that the options I had given him were not acceptable and opened fire. Floating near by and not expecting the attack my shields were almost lost before I had an opportunity to react, but I was able to maneuver out of his line of fire and return fire, at which point I realized the mercenary was also attacking me. The transport was destroyed however in the process I was heavy damaged by the transport and merc, who was flying a VHF. I docked at the nearest base for repairs and resupply. I would recommend to Kusari Command that this mercenary not be permitted to operate in Kusari in the future.
