That pretty much describes my first experience of being interdicted in my Sidewinder, except by pure luck I survived. Only because security dropped in very quickly ( I think they feel they’ve done their bit for me now as they never seem to drop in quickly anymore) and they took out my attacker.I suspect that is the most common source of newbies' first deaths. They just freeze when they get interdicted and wake up staring at a rebuy screen.
When you know what to expect, where to check your shields, how long is an FSD cooldown, where is a boost button, how to read the radar to see your attacker and know which way to run, etc. then even if you're in a ship totally unsuitable for combat, your chance for survival is very close to 100%.
Have fun out there!
Amidst the sweaty palms, confusion and random button pushing alongside some furious joystick waggling I actually thought I’d done it somehow for a while, I also thought they were there to attack me as well - thankfully I probably hadn’t even successfully deployed my hardpoints so couldn’t get myself into further bother.
I really do miss the first few hours of playing Elite.
@0threeleven - congratulations on your first bounty, that was a nice haul too.