Original Missions Strategy Guide

[Buckwild]

Hey guys,
Just started playing this game and wow its pretty damn awesome.  Feels like I'm watching new episodes of ST:tNG.  I have a problem though with episode 3 mission 2 or 3?  Its the one where you go into a dust cloud to find an attacker, exit other side and find a destroyed warbird only to have 2 others come out and blow you up.  The strat guide on neoseeker suggests fighting them on the spot but I get owned on medium difficulty.  I tried running back into cloud and got owned while I was running away. 

I fight by letting the comp do its thing and just turn on quantums/ boost shields and weapons and let the ai fight it out.  Is there something I am doing wrong?  Is there a guide someone can point me to with more in depth strategy?
Thanks,
Buckwild

[Nebula]

I'd tell the ai to target the shields sensors or cloak not just the hull.

[baz1701]

I generally target the wrap core, once that goes so does the whole ship.

Also keep on top of your repairs, keep shields, weapons and warp core fixed and don't bother about the hull.

[ACES_HIGH]

the best place to target on the warbird is their forward disruptor bank, that will do the most collateral damage due to it's proximity to other critical systems.

It's been a while since I've played the campaign, but isn't there a diplomatic option here?  I seem to remember there being a standoff where you lower your shields as a show of good faith.

[Psyco Diver]

thats the next mission where you try diplomacy. Target the main guys ship, if you force him to retreat the other will follow, if you target the other one and destroy it the main guy will keep attacking. Try to run to the nebula though and target heavy on one side of the shields, once it collapses they start taking damage from the nebula, targeting the warp core, shield generator, and/or sensors is always the main thing to do.

[majormagna]

Huh, guess everyone has their own way, I normally try to stick to the lead Warbird's dorsal and disable it's sensor array. Shove Shields and weapons to 125%. Don't forget to use your own dorsal/ventral shields; the number of people i've beaten in MP with green top and bottom shields is amazing.

In my opinion using the AI is nearly always suicide; I always shove people out of their chairs and do it myself.