My little operation just then proved the incompetance of the Liberty corporations and their military schills. After vapourising various Xenos in Texas, I moved to New York, eager to punish corporate trading vessels. Soon, my presence was discovered by the local authorities.
The first foe to line up to the Hellflurry stream: [LPI]-Matt.O'Brian[i]. This fool was using Nomad technology on his Ageira-made bomber! Thankfully, the LSF cannot design an effective nomad-based weapon. He couldn't even hit my ship, must be a error in the barrel-computer calibration systems.
Soon after, a whole attack force of Government officials arrived. Two [SA] pilots, another LPI vessel and a Liberty Gunboat! I engaged the foes, knowing my Hellflurries will teach these lapdogs a lesson.
(see ref.04543, hostile contacts: Davik-Kang, [LPI]Brandon.Willis[i], [LPI]-Matt.O'Brian[i], [SA]-Leo.Goodman and [SA]-Greg.LaCroix)
...And what a lesson it was. The first LPI bomber was heavily damaged by my Hellflurries and had to retreat (I targeted his engines to force his flight).
The second LPI vessel, an Avenger heavy Fighter, was so afraid of my fearsome Sabre that he fled. He cited something about engine trouble, but I know he was just afraid of dying. Typical, of a LPI officer.
The Liberty Gunboat was severely... useless in the fight. It was only proof of the inefficiency of the Liberty Government. It seems more money is spent on consumer good production and donut research than combat training...
The second target of my ship was the [SA] pilot Greg LaCroix. After several near-misses with Nuclear mines (we need to improve on their tracking capabilities), I switched to a more convential system. Hellflurry fire eventually wore down his ship, but I couldn't finish him off.
During the fight, I managed to hack into the personal comms channel of the Liberty lapdogs. They were clearly surprised when my welcome message appeared.
After this, it appears I was hit by a unknown weapon system. My Sabre lost control and flew around erratically ((lag, then disconnect)). Apparently, this worked in my favour, as the remaining Liberty forces could not target me. When my Sabre came back into my control, two of the ships were gone. Must have fled from this impressive Hacker vessel!
One remained however. The brave [SA] pilot LeoGoodman saw my ship regain control and engaged. We fought for a while, until he utilised their weapon again ((lag)). Instead of waiting around for the eventual Dreadnaught swarm to appear, I cruised off to Buffalo once I regained control. At Buffalo, I finished my comms hack by implanting a keyhole virus into their channel.
We need to research this new, EMP-based weapon, I have submitted the technical details of the encounter to the R&D Department.