Meerkat Gaal and Doring Veldbos jumped a few stargates to Haatomo, level 0.6
Intention: Find and destroy any pirates in the asteroid belts, as well as anyone lingering with a bounty.
Starting at Haatomo II, about 21 AU from the gate:
No activity. Mining some Veldspar and Viscous Pyroxeres.
Next up, Uedama system, more risky at level 0.5
Both ships destroyed. Both pilots jettisoned capsules. Loss of onboard ore.
Reason for failure: Unprepared for large amount of pirates in belt, lack of sufficient armour against thermal bombardment.
Warped to Uitra for an insurance claim on the lost Bantam.