Okay, I might as well explain how I do it with the Rapier.
1)Get all shield upgrades, armor, etc.
2)Get rid of the Heavy Rockets and Missiles. These are useless.
3)The Particile Beam is your freind.Use it.
4)You should normaly stock your Rapier with between 12 and 20 torpedos. Keep these, just in case.
5)Buy the max number of Laser Turrets
6)When in the system, doge all Seekers before fighting
7)Sneak up behind the Crusier, turn on the tractor beam. Just fire your primary weapons while you drag him along.
8)After you destroy him, RUN AWAY from the fighters. I wouldn't recommened doing those in a Rapier.
The Rapier is the most underestimated ship in EV. It has the biggest potential.
For going after Alien Fighters, I recomend a Rebel Crusier. You can't get those before the mission, but you can use them in plug-ins that add more anti-alien missions.
I know a lot about Alien Warships, writing Great War and everything...I know what works.
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