Phate planned an excellent ambush. Phate collected reconnaissance data in the Kepler system, while I moved to intercept in Shikoku. I hacked the lane on the Kepler Jump Gate -> Deshima Station route, and Phate soon caught up with me. Within minutes, the convoy came through.
Phate engaged the Mammoth while I attempted to occupy the fighter escorts, and occasionally disrupted the Mammoth's cruise engines. Eventually, when it became clear that the transport wasn't going to accept our demands, we moved to destroy it, leaving only the fighters.
Despite the fact that the target they were guarding was destroyed, the opposing fighters fought on. Eventually, the vessel Black Force 1 was destroyed by its own mine. The pilot was tractored in by Exothermic. We attempted to destroy Exothermic, however he was eventually able to escape into a tradelane.
In any case, the transport was destroyed, mission successful.