New Freighter Battles...

Are they supposed to be more for multiplayer?

I've managed to save one civilian frieghter so far but I feel that it was a fluke / the missiles weren't hitting it.

Let me explain...

I've got really good at them now. Take out the thrusters so it can't escape. Take out a few lasers to reduce damage and pop some missiles on the way around if I can, shields down, then gun away to take it out.

Other than the one time that felt like the missiles were bugging, the civilian shield and hull goes down RAPIDO. In one of the fights it's shield was gone by the time I had taken out the thrusters, which I feel I couldn't have done any faster.