Campaign 1 : Kill the Romanov Clan. Help!

[Hok]

Don't pack Ripper Beam or Energy Magnifier!
They take up too much hull space and don't offer so much advantage in battle.

You could mount a Tachyon Cannon (shield piercing) to immediately damage the enemy ship's weapons and engines while behind.

[Renegade 13]

Or depending on how you have your shields set up, you could go to a spacedock and transfer some of your shields from the sides and rear of your ship up front to add a little more durability. Also, go with better weapons! The energy magnifier especially has an atrocious reload rate if I remember correctly.

I'm assuming the pirate is using beam weapons, and if they don't have Point Defense cannons, you could buy yourself a couple missile launchers, and hammer away from a safe distance where his weapons can't reach you.

[Exan]

I use antimatter/quantum torpedoes and antiproton beams. Usually enemy has point defense cannons so I launch the torpedoes at close range where they don't max dmg but atleast they both hit. With Terran destroyer mark II and III I use two torpedoes and two antiproton beams.

The way I usually fight is to get max front weapons to my ship and then good maneuverability and then shoot one enemy shield down and then kill the hull through that hole. I usually target their aft or side shields.

[kneecaps]

I'm having problems killing all three ships on this mission (Ukara System), I can quite easily take out the Cruiser and one of the Destroyers. However the second destroyer has rearward and forward firing arcs which make it very difficult to attack without taking heavy damage.
(my normal tactic is to get in behind a ship and hammer away!!)

I have 400 shields allaround an 95 armour on the front but his rearward mounts cut me down with ease.

Any pointers!!
(i'm packing a Ripper Beam and Energy magnifier).