I was patrolling New York when from an anonymous transmission I reported to Fort Bush to find a Nomad vessel doing flybys of the Baltimore shipyards. I had never seen a vessel move so fast.
I was the only LN nearby, and I warned the vessel off. The regs say to be careful when confronting a Nomad vessel, but it did leave the area, but not the system. I returned to my patrol, and the Nomad fighter ghosted me throughout the system. I was unable to outrun it, but could keep it at a distance by using my cruise engines.
The Nomad vessel did try to attach itself to my hull, and it was at that point that I turned and engaged it.
I am a rookie... but I graduated near the top of my class at the acadamy and been involved in a few engagements, but never in my life have I felt so helpless. The Nomad's turning radius was far beyond what my ship could accomplish and it flew rings around me. Using sliding tactics, pulsing afterburners, rapid vector changes I was barely able to keep my ship in one piece, only being able to get a few shots off. It's weapons shredded my shields with little effort and I had to concentrate on staying alive.
I broke and ran for Manhatten, hoping to find some assistance, and the Nomad vessel let me go. I could feel it clawing around in my mind. But I shut it out as best I could.
I docked my ship and got some repairs done as quickly as I could to try and rally more support to take on the vessel... there was no way I could tackle it alone.
I saw it ghosting my sensors for another hour as it flitted around the system attacking traders, but letting them live. I was unable to catch it again.
This encounter marked my 23rd hour of operating as a recruit in the Liberty Navy. I would again request transfer to primary fleet.