Pioneers Peril

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Pioneers Peril
Type	Expedition
Rating	Unrated
Found in	P1- P4 Null
Max ship size	Unverified
Pirate faction	Angel
Damage to deal	Ex Kin
Damage to Resist	62% Ex 22% Kin
Sig. Strength	Escalate from Angel Military Complex

Pioneers Peril is an Expedition that can escalate from Angel Military Complex.

Walkthrough

Escalation start

Going through the logs from one of the command ships you blasted, you come across a recent memo containing a draft for a plan where forces from this Military Complex and another similar to this one were to gang up and raid a space trucker station somewhere in the region. Where this space trucker station is, is not included in the logs, but the location of the rally point is there. It is supposed to be by a small asteroid belt, not too far away.

First Location

You land at an acceleration gate.

		WD	EWAR	L
	4 x Destroyer Gistior Seizer/Trasher
	3-4 x Battleship Gist Cherubim/Seraphim
	0-1 x Commander Battleship Domination Nephilim

First Pocket

Single enemy 140 km away in this pocket. Simple warp-in may trigger escalation.

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Elite Frigate Arch Angel Hunter/Impaler

Escalation trigger
From the wreckage of this ship, you get info on where it is from, it is another Angel station. Well, more an outpost than a station perhaps, but it is a pure military outfit, not a regular colony.

Second Location

No acceleration gate. Enemies are approx. 50 km away, though the Stasis Towers are 140 km off.

Destroy Angel Outpost station if no escalation is triggered from the Domination commander.

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	2 x Sentry Angel Stasis Tower
	3-4 x Elite Cruiser Arch Gistum Crusher/Smasher
	3-4 x Battleship Gist Cherubim/Seraphim
	0-1 x Commander Battleship Domination Cherubim/Malakim

Timed wave (1 minute after warp-in)

		WD	EWAR	L
	4 x Battlecruiser Gistatis Legatus/Tribunus
	3 x Battleship Gist Cherubim/Seraphim

Timed wave (2 minutes after warp-in)

		WD	EWAR	L
	4 x Battlecruiser Gistatis Legionnaire/Primus
	3 x Battleship Gist Nephilim/Saint

Reinforcements (triggered by destroying all ships from initial defenders)

		WD	EWAR	L
	5 x Battleship Gist Nephilim/Saint

Notable structures

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Angel Outpost Station

Escalation dead-end
Again you let your scanners comb the remains of the station and the ships, looking for clues on this alleged raid, but alas ... nothing, not a word anywhere.

Escalation trigger

Again you let your scanners comb the remains of the station and the ships, looking for clues on this alleged raid, and before long you are holding a log listing the second rally spot and as far as you can see, the raiding parties have already departed from here and two other stations and are supposed to convene within the hour. If one of the raiding parties was supposed to come from the Angel station you destroyed originally, you have already managed to diminish their forces somewhat.

Third Location

You land at an acceleration gate.

		WD	EWAR	L
	3-4 x Battlecruiser Gistatis Legionnaire/Primus
	3-4 x Battleship Gist Cherubim/Seraphim
	0-1 x Commander Battleship Domination Throne

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate

First Pocket

80 km away

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Guidance Beacon

No escalation trigger message. There is a message for a dead-end, though.

Escalation dead-end
A fixed guidance beacon is floating here all alone. You quickly scan it but it appears the guidance system has been destroyed.

Fourth Location

Ungated non-deadspace pocket. No rats initially present.

In local:
A peaceful station, where transport ships get refitted and refuelled. Almost too peaceful...

In local:
Angel raiders have arrived.

Timed wave (after ~1 minute)

		WD	EWAR	L
	? x Elite Frigate Arch Gistii
	? x Cruiser Gistum
	? x Battlecruiser Gistatis
	7 x Battleship Gist Cherubim/Seraphim

Timed wave 2

		WD	EWAR	L
	? x Elite Frigate Arch Gistii
	? x Cruiser Gistum
	? x Battlecruiser Gistatis
	7 x Battleship Gist Cherubim/Seraphim

Jorun 'Red Legs' Greaves deals significantly high Explosive and Kinetic damage at a fairly short range. Try to outpace her if you can. She has fairly high resists, the weakest being 66% Explosive resists, plus a strong shield tank. She has an MWD and will try to chase you at around 1700 m/s.

Timed wave 3 (overseer)

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Elite Frigate Arch Gistii Hijacker/Rogue/Thug/Outlaw
	7 x Battleship Gist Cherubim/Seraphim
	1 x Overseer Battleship Jorun 'Red Legs' Greaves

Attack the Space Truckers Pit Stop to spawn an optional defensive wave. This is only worth doing for extra bounties/salvage.

Structures

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Space Truckers Pit Stop

Trucker Reinforcement wave

		WD	EWAR	L
	? x Elite Frigate Mercenary Wingman
	10 x Battleship Space Trucker Guardian (Mercenary Overlord)

Loot

You will possibly get Domination faction modules, Gist A-Type modules or a rare Machariel BPC.

Overseer and other valuable loot

Item Name	Est. Value	Drops from
Domination battleship modules	Varies	Domination battleships
Gist A-Type Battleship modules		Jorun 'Red Legs' Greaves
Machariel BPC		Jorun 'Red Legs' Greaves