Ever thought those little pesky fighters that are much faster than your ship should be able to be followed more quickly?

Try this: Enter real space mode (not sure on game name, but bound to the 'Z' key), hit the reverse thrusters ('C') for a couple of seconds while turning your ship to face your target, then hit the 'Z' key again. See how much easier it is to attack your enemies now.

P.S. doable in asteroid fields, but high chance of hitting asteroids left, right and center.

Stewart