Do you want to be a spy operative? Here's how.

[Macgyver]

Sure, pirating is fun or perhaps you love to secure RES for credits?
Well how about playing as an operative and stealing secret documents, selling secrets of war and generally being a nuisance to anyone with smaller guns than you?

Choose your power play faction.
Locate another factions control system ( independent is best ) for example a control system held by the old girl Winters ( Orange color in powerplay) Winters is Federation but the system is independent.

Click on your power play menu from your navigation list.
Click another factions leaders portrait.
Click their top menu for " Control ", scroll down to Undermine, this will tell you the ships to target that are hauling documents and enemy packages.

Enter that enemies system and camp in super cruise , scan anything that moves. If it's an enemy faction ship ( learn the names of the other powers ) - kill them, if it's your undermine ships - kill them.
Kill !!!
Kill them all !!!!!

Good hunting.
If you are lucky the enemy courier vessels will drop their goods.
You get merits for killing them ( don't worry if you rack up a hefty bounty, it's all part of your war effort and fame )
Sell your secrets to the black market.

 

[lefty1117]

Yeah it's pretty dumb that the power's HQ system is Independent. Same thing with Hudson. In my opinion the HQ systems should be among the most secure in the galaxy ... if enemy powers want to camp there they should be getting interdicted by local security constantly.

 

[CMDR Hagglebeard]

It's boring. Just shoot and transports die in one shot. 0 skill required, pure grind. I'd rejoin PP if piracy undermining became viable. 2 merits per container, and ways to collect/steal cargo faster than we can currently.

 

[Macgyver]

It's boring. Just shoot and transports die in one shot. 0 skill required, pure grind. I'd rejoin PP if piracy undermining became viable. 2 merits per container, and ways to collect/steal cargo faster than we can currently.

Sure, there needs to be higher regard for the container packages.
15 merits a ship is better than many other grindage.
Also, there are other ships to take out, not just traders.
Ive pulled down a trader with body guards but it's rare.
3x cobra couriers in a wing is a nice fight.
From an immersion perspective, I do feel like I am helping the cause.
Im enjoying it.