Space Combat: Polith Minefield

Space Combat: Polith Minefield is one of the fourth tier of space combat missions for the Empire side. Once reaching level 40, it is one of two missions that become unlocked and is accessible through your galaxy map.

A pirate fleet has set ambushes and laid an extensive minefield in the Polith system to disrupt Imperial convoys passing through the region. Enemy vessels must be destroyed and the mines cleared to reopen crucial supply lines.

Objectives
Primary Objective: Secondary (Bonus) Objectives:
 * Disable a Bay on the Minelayer (Missiles Useful)
 * Cripple the Minelayer's Engines (Missiles Useful): 0/2
 * Destroy the Mines: 0/150
 * [40] Incapacitate Fighter Tenders:
 * Destroy Fighter Tender Engines: 0/4
 * [44] Defeat Heavy Fighters:
 * Eliminate Plug-6 Heavy Fighters: 0/4

Rewards
Initial Quest Bonus
 * 22175 XP

Repeatable Rewards
 * commendation 3
 * credits 3247
 * 5 - 5275 XP

Daily Quest
There is an associated Daily Quest you can get on your ship which sends you back to Space Combat: Polith Minefield and Space Combat: Sullust Interception after completing the initial quest. It is called Operation Sweeping Menace and rewards upon completion:
 * commendation 9
 * credits 5196
 * 5 - 16410 XP