Smuggler Interception (Guristas Pirates) (Level 3)

name=Smuggler Interception, level 3

Faction: Guristas
Mission type: Encounter
Space type: Deadspace
Damage dealt: Kin/Therm
Extras: Pithum Killer/Mortifier Jamming
Web/Scramble: Dire Pithi
Reccomended damage dealing: Kin

Pocket 1

Mining:** 33 - Veldspar**

2 spawns at warp in. No auto aggro.

Group 1: (20-35km):

4x Frigates (Pithi Wrecker/Plunderer)

Group 2: (30-40km):

5-6x Frigates (Pithi Infiltrator/Invader/Wrecker/Plunderer)
1x Cruiser (Pithum Mortifier)

Taking the cruiser into armour triggers:

First Reinforcement Spawn: (spawns at the gate to the 2nd pocket):

3x Cruiser (Pithum Silencer/Ascriber)

Taking one of the cruisers into armour triggers:

Second Reinforcement Spawn: (spawns at the gate to the 2nd pocket):

4x Frigate (Pithi Infiltrator, Invader, Wrecker, Plunderer)
2x Cruiser (Pithum Killer, Murderer) possible jamming

Sometimes only the following spawns:
2x Cruiser (Pithum Silencer)

Pocket 2

Mining: 86 - Veldspar
One spawn at warp in. Auto aggro after approx 10 seconds.

Group 1: (45km):

2x Personnel Transport
1x Battlecruiser (Pithatis Assaulter/Enforcer)

Taking battlecruiser into hull triggers:

First Reinforcement Spawn: (spawns at the Shipyard):

5x Cruiser (Pithum Ascriber/Killer/Murderer/Silencer)
5x Frigate (Pithi Infiltrator/Invader/Wrecker/Plunderer)

Destroying this spawn triggers:

Second Reinforcement Spawn: (spawns at the Shipyard):

2x Cruiser (Pithum Mortifier/Inferno)

Taking one of the cruisers (highest bounty) into 30% armour triggers:

Third Reinforcement Spawn: (spawns at the Shipyard):

3-5x Cruiser (Pithum Mortifier/Killer/Murderer/Inferno) possible jamming
This wave does not always spawn.

Note:
Reinforcement spawns may aggro drones.

Blitz:
Destroy all ships in Pocket 1 to unlock the gate. Destroy the Transport ships in Pocket 2 and loot them. After that, destroy the Battlecruiser and Spawn 1 for mission completion.