it took me a few times, but i prevailed, firstly does your ship have a auto-repair system on it? if so how many AP/s(the one i had at the time was a 5AP/s)? and for a scanner, a guy at the station you head for to get alex's stuff at will offer it to you if i remember $150G, BUY IT.....you can throw off the pirates up ahead at the portal(you'll pose as the other pirates that are to meet up with them), and once your close enough,manually target them and destroy them
but before all that, make sure to buy some mercenaries at the station before going ahead and reconing
btw if you cant get past that first part, theres no way you'll get past the last portal, theres literally an entire army at the last, however you can detour them if you buy that scanner that guy offers you at the station
after completing that mission...... >
you is nearly a stinking rich person
Best of luck
