I know what you mean?
I have been wanting some good stuff too, I have been beaming in stuff during the fights with the Nomads. I have not looked at what i have onboard yet...

I found that since they don't have shields, it doesn't matter what kind of weapon you use on them. The greater the hull damage, that's the only thing that counts. Plus, they're a really frisky type of flyer, so I would recommend something with a high velocity (699+).

It's possible to do with 600 and even 500, but those weapons also have a lower rate of fire so you hit them less frequently due to the rate of fire and their ability to dodge some projectiles.

It's all about balance. If you can hit them really hard in a couple shots, then that's all you need. If you can take on the Xenos in their LFs (in Colorado space) like they're nothing, then you'll be able to handle the nomads. Difference is that their guns will kill you.

since you are still in SP, i recommend fast weapons, both with fast velocity speed and fast refire rate, you really need to take down at least one on the first pass, since they do pretty much damage, later on when you go hunting them, use the best class 9's or class 8's weapons since they will be much more powerful then

Actually, IMO the Alaska prison mission already was the hardest.
Hard-to-hit , well-shielded Navy Patriots + Nomad guns = Ouch

The Nomads themselves are a lot easier IMO

Yep, I agree with the prison mission being one of the worst - at least the nomads later in the MQ didn't bother me with rockets or cruise disruptors...

And seeing the Naval Fighters fire those lilac nomad blasts... those buggers eat away your shields like nothing. I restarted the mission three times, each time using another shield because I was convinced I had equipped the "wrong one".

I recommend using the "Deathhand mk2s" that they sell on the osiris - I had a full set of those back then and the diffculty 'felt' acceptable with them. Plus, if you fly against pure Nomad fleets, don't hesitate to kick in your cruise engine and gain some distance until your shields have recovered. They don't use cruise disruptors, so they cant stop you - and Juni and friends are *erm* let's call it "hard to kill" for the sake of non-spoiling , so they won't be in danger while you're away.

D_R

Remember they have no shields so the higher the hull damage the better