Talk:Mission: Eriksson Outpost Incursion

This has the worst optional by far, to pillage 4 freighters, 2 going towards you, 2 going off to your rightish, 2 going away from you and 2 locked in a generator, however as far as the 2 locked inside goes, they don't count towards the optional unless the shields are down BEFORE all freighters jump out. In short in order to achieve the objective alone you must: Take out one set (it is probably easiest to get the set going off to your right, not as close but closest to the shield things, as such you have the least time to turn around) pillage them (if you are a hanger ship I recommend the use of Birds of Prey, they don't follow orders, but they engage anything near you that's a threat and keep on it, so the civilian transports are more likely to get distracted or be destroyed, making it easier to pillage, also if they take a few seconds to let lose a volley on a freighter they may drop it down 20-30% a slight risk of destruction but not overly likely, if not destroyed it will not move again until its hull regenerates to approximately 55%) make sure when you pillage one it is as close as to the shield controls as you can make it, then when 2 are pillaged destroy the shield generators before the last freighter gets out, once the shield is down the 2 freighters will spit and go different ways (if you are a carrier I recommend the use of the Target Subsystem: Engines on one target) at this point it is relatively easy if you time it right. (If you are a carrier make sure to drop some birds or whatever to keep the reinforcements occupied, unlike the other enemies it can lock on another target before it makes you its priority) do a quick pass, if possible staying out of the reinforcements effective range, do quick volley on the freighter passing you and follow the other. If you have managed to follow one without attracting attention from other enemies then simply knock out the freighter and as you pillage it begin turning towards the back of the structure (if you go through the front you will attract the reinforcements which will make finishing this pretty near impossible) after pillaging if you have evasive maneuvers use this to speed yourself up, once you have gone away from the followed freighter after a few seconds you come out of red alert at which point boost over to the other one, the reinforcements should still be occupied with what you dropped or is just sitting when it jumped in, pillage, and thats the optional. Please note it will take a bit of practice and, most efficiently done with a carrier but the only way that can be done at current alone.

-Black Reaper