I only had time for a short patrol though the Pennsylvania system today, but what a patrol it was. First flew from Philadelphia station Planet Erie, where i sat for few, watching those who entered my scan range. After a few minutes i noticed a ship, Callsign "Mad_Max", Flying with an outcast IFF. I Gave chase and soon was close enough to see he flew a tridente Gunboat. Seeing myself as overmatched, i retreated before i became engaged in battle. I returned to Erie and very soon caught a glimpse of another hostile vessel. It was just a blip and if i hadn't of been looking at my scanner console, i would of missed it. It was a hacker, Callsign "Alienz", Flying their Pirate VHF, which i have battled before. I made a guess as to there trajectory, and was soon on there trail. Seeing me following them, The pirate turned and without a word, opened fire. We battled for about 10-20 minutes, with the hacker attempting to flee several times, as they had in our first encounter. This time however, i did not allow it. I disrupted their cruise engines every time they fired them up, and eventually destroyed the target. The Gumcam evidence of the ships destruction is attached.
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