TL;DR Are all the fortifying missions deliveries? If so are there any ways to gain merits for Winters through combat so my Vulture isn't useless?
I only started playing about a week ago, spent a few hours dilly-dallying in my Sidewinder a couple of months ago and got distracted.
Spent 90+ hours within the last 2 weeks and bought an ASP Explorer along the way, then I decided I was good enough (pilot skill wise) for combat, so I traded it for a Vulture and outfitted as such (I love it very very much).
Yesterday I decided to check out what that galactic powers button is in my left menu and have pledged to Felicity Winters. I've done a few fortification runs in the Vulture and I would prefer another way to get merits, until I can afford to buy an ASP again specifically for fortifications.