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Not sure about hypering out... my guess would be that you fail the mission. Get some help... most of the tier 4 missions are not meant to be solo'ed (even though it is possible to solo some of them). That is SOE's way of encouraging team play. There are plenty of aces that would be willing to help you on this mission. Talk to your guildmates or check the pilot helpers thread on this board.

Reasonably sure hypering out of the system would fail the mission, but I can't prove it (I tended to die a lot). After working with the Ix and the Rix ships, and getting stomped every time, I was able to ALMOST solo that mission with a dunelizard with crafted max shields and engine, with decent guns. Took out the fighters on the outskirts, kept out of the way of the gunboats until the fighters were gone. If things went well, all the ships on the CorSec side would still be kicking. Then constant strafing runs against the boat with the worse shields. I had managed to kill one boat, and ALMOST got the other one.

The time I finally beat the mission, I had another pilot there, although he showed up late in the game, and I was in far better shape.

Can't emphasize enough the value of the droid commands (bought the weapon/engine overload 3's, and used the freelancer 3's religiously...especially cap to shield), and the IFF trick is a lifesaver in a bad spot.

I agree that this mission would be a lot easier with help. If you know pilots who can give you a hand, go ahead and get them. The two missions after this (tier 4 exit, first master mission) should be duck soup, since they don't have gunboats. That'll lead, finally, to the corvette....

Good luck!

Actually, this is the only mission I needed help with. Just couldn't get a handle on two gunboats at the same time. Even with just one helper, breezed right thru it.