Trap?

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Trap?
Type	Expedition
Rating	Unrated
Found in	1-3 high, 4 low
Faction	Guristas
Best damage to deal	Kin Th
Damage to resist	Kin Th
Sig. strength	Escalates from Gurista Lookout

Trap? is an expedition that escalates from Gurista Lookout combat site. The escalation has four locations. Generally three of the locations are in high security space while the last one is in low security space.

Escalation message:
Without you noticing, a small group of the Blood ships slipped away at the beginning of the fight. Luckily your radar systems have picked up a trace leading to their location.

1st location

Warpin

		WD	EWAR	L
	3-4 x Frigate Pithi Destructor/Demolisher/...
	0-1 x Commander Frigate Dread Guristas Despoiler
	3-4 x Destroyer Pithior Anarchist/Nihilist

pocket

Entering the pocket is second possible escalation trigger. There is nothing noteworthy in the pocket.

Escalation message:
Arriving at the designated rendezvous point there is nothing. Nothing at all. But all of a sudden your radio crackles once more; it is another call from seemingly the same Gurista ship announcing another location this time, adding that he is on a hot pursuit chasing some hapless industrial ships.

2nd location

Warpin

		WD	EWAR	L
	3-4 x Frigate Pithi Destructor/Demolisher/...
	0-1 x Commander Frigate Dread Guristas Despoiler
	3-4 x Destroyer Pithior Anarchist/Nihilist

pocket

Entering the pocket is second possible escalation trigger. There is nothing noteworthy in the pocket.

Escalation message:
Again there is nothing to be seen at the location and you are starting to think you are being pulled into some sort of a trap. A feeling that only grows stronger when for the third time you receive a transmission from the Gurista announcing that "the ambush is ready" and you must hurry to a given location in order for it to succeed.

3rd location

Warpin

		WD	EWAR	L
	3-4 x Elite Frigate Dire Pithi Destructor/Plunderer/...
	0-1 x Commander Frigate Dread Guristas Despoiler
	3-4 x Destroyer Pithior Anarchist/Nihilist

pocket

Entering the pocket is second possible escalation trigger. There is nothing noteworthy in the pocket.

Escalation message:
As soon as you arrive, you receive a distress call from a pilot identifying himself as a freight pilot under attack. His co-ordinates are included in the transmission.

4th location

		WD	EWAR	L
	4-6 x Frigate Pithi Demolisher/Destructor
	2 x Frigate Pithi Despoiler/Saboteur
	0-1 x Overseer Frigate Dread Pithi Terminator
	1 x Cruiser Pithum Ascriber/Silencer
	1 x Sentry Gursitas Statis Tower

Escalation completion message:
It was as you thought; the whole thing was a trap. You can't believe that anyone would be so gullible to fly right into that one. Unless of course they were fully aware of it and only showed up to destroy the assailants. What is exactly which you did...