Alright, I've just finally got around to installing and starting to play Freelancer and already I kinda need a question asked. In the first wave of Mission 1, I'm supposed to destroy some enemy ships, and usually have no problem killing atleast one of them. After that, I can plug round after round into the backside of a enemy ship and watch their shilds go down, only to magically jump back to full.

Is it that I'm not being precise enough with my shots, and that millisecond that I miss him he can recharge his shields fully? What's going on here? Am I going to have to plug each fighter for 20 minutes before they finally die?