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I am Rebel pilot (currently 3/3/3/2) in Crimson Phoenix Squadronj

I can get thru most of this final mission but the last phase of the quest (i think its the last phase anyway), I run into trouble trying to kill the 'expiremental' TIE fighter.

This guy is Tier 4 and has the rear facing gun and is fast and of course has friends. I have tried a few times to take him out solo but that rear gun just eats me up.

I am flying a X-Wing w/ Mark the best Mark III sheilds and armor I can get from a SW. I can dish out damage pretty well but Im just getting too torn up to last very long against that one TIE plus his freinds.

I was wonderin what tactics have proven best for dealing with those fighters with the nasty rear gun?

Jousting instead of chasing. Set your speed at max and fly away, boosting, until you're at 700m+. Then turn and fire head on. Make sure you're targeting the weapon (I suppose engine would work too, but I always do weapon.) When you get close to 0m, boost until 700m again, doing short evasive turns. (Not sure if that actually helps, but I do anyway.)

If you can't get to 700m, you need a faster engine. Try upgrading to engine overload 3. Of course, if you're not using any droid programs, that could also be your problem. Check the FAQ on it.

When you get to Kessel, you'll be seeing Agressors everywhere, so you need to get used to this.

Targetting the weapon is nice, but I sometimes wonder if it hurts in the long run. After all, once the weapon is gone, you're tempted to make it a turning battle, right after you've taken out the front shields! Just blast away, and if you don't get a kill, do one more run.

i just did this one on my alt no major issues but on a side note really....i thought it was the agressor when i first did it but your looking to kill the tie advanced (says it in the mission objectives) for the mission that one agressor is there for backup but as they stated use driod commands they make pretty much all of the missions easy and soloable. Dont have much time to play atm but ive gotten my alt to 4/3/3/3 on my own in a few days. Find some friends that are master or at least x/x/x/3 imp and neutral pilots and get them to burn you some of those commands ive seen them listed all over but its, reactor overload, engine overload, weapon cap overload, and weapon overload and the Cap to shield shunt is great to have also.

Also a little trick if your having problems to an intra system jump if you start takeing to much damage go to a station and repair and let your shields recharge and go back in if you have to. And as long as you do an intrasystem jump it wont mess up your mission at all.

Hope that helps some