Pilot Archive

Alright. I am even more angry than before. I followed your advice, I got to the waypoint, I docked with the gunboat and it tells me to protect the gunboat. There are litterally 10 Tie Fighters firing on the gunboat, then I see a waypoint off in the distance. I go to the waypoint. I kill 3 Tie fighters and it tells me I have completed the mission (escort the gunboat). Then it tells me to find and/or escort the rebel something or other and it gives me a waypoint. By the time I get this waypoint, I am almost dead, another 3 Tie Fighters spawn (in addition to the 5 Ties that are already shooting at me). So, I die 3000m from the next waypoint. What the heck? I mean, does this mission go on forever? Can this seriously be what all the Tier 3 missions are like? If so then how in the world can anyone get to Master Pilot? I mean I've got a good ship with good weapons and decent shields and I have owned all of the previous missions, why so much difficulty with this mission? Please explain and thank you in advance.