Pilot Archive

ok, i'm flying an ixiyen starship and can get through the first two parts of the escort... then rsf sends me to coreilla space to defend stolen ships and to destroy all of the ay'nat pirates... well i last all of four seconds before the blow me into oblivion! do i need to get other players to help me out? and if so how do i go about doing that? i think i've got my ship fairly balanced but i've tried this mission 7 times and still no cookie and i can't level until i finish it.
help please
Ekeane