Edited by - Xenocideforme on 12-07-2003 03:28:03

Kress' men used Daggers to kill the Rheinland fleet in Tau-29, and Hakkera flew a Dagger in the battle at Tekagi's Arch. Have you tried that?

no, i haven't tried Dagger...
i just used Hawk and Starflier ...

Some of the later missions can be more challenging in a Dagger than in a Starflier. But the Dagger is a real pleasure to fly if you get some decent kit on it; for battling shielded enemy fighters a loadout with 4 x Adv. Scorpion + Stunpulse Turret works a treat, and for missions against unshielded enemies you can mount a missile launcher or two and replace the pulse turret with Rowlett's Revenge or a Pyros Turret Type 1.

As for the Falcon and Stiletto: the missions were designed so that they can be beaten with poorly chosen ships/equipment by people who have no more than 10 to 20 hours total combat experience in Freelancer. So even a decently equipped class 6 HF is overkill already, especially in the hands of an experienced pilot.

Being a light fighter guy myself I have yet to learn how to fly a heavy fighter properly, but when I tried mission 10 in a maxed-out Barracuda (with 20 Ripper mines ) I managed to kill 6 battleships, 4 cruisers and plenty of small fry. Have a look at the thread Plan for a maximum-fun campaign for fun ways of wreaking havoc.