Great question!
I used to keep it set around 100%, but that seemed a bit slow to me, so I recently turned it up full blast! Lemme tell ya, when you're in a Crescent Fighter, it seems like everyone else is moving in reverse. With capslock on, this baby really zooooooms! The only problem is I tend to fly right past my own SAE modules. I like to use Pursuit Missiles on smaller/faster targets like Kraits/Crescent Fighters/Voinian fighters... and use my SAE's on larger/slower targets like Helians/Turncoats/Laziras/warships/Voinian Cruisers... One thing I love most about fighting is helping out other fighters such as militia ships/others who just can't seem to do enuff damage to the enemy ships.
My favoritet tactic hearkens back to (forward to?) the days of Star Trek. That is cloaking, coming up on the enemy unawares (and most of the time they stop moving), decloaking, targeting, firing, recloaking... Also, even though I have just sent in my payment for the games, Capt. Hector still attacks me (sometimes giving me a nice greeting at the same time). When he comes into the system, I just flash my cloaking device quickly on and off, and he will usually stop, look around, then head for the jump point. I keep him targetted just the same to make sure he does leave, though.
Cya!
Ace
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