Thanks for all the comments! I was running those missions on normal, with a T5 ship (not upgraded) as a sub admiral II. I bought as much purple gear for the ship as I could. I tried different ships, different tactics (like trying to stay 5k away/using battle cloak, etc., yet nothing worked. As a side note, and possibly…
This is what's been blowing up my ship(s) repeatedly: The Mogai Heavy Warbird in the mission Patrol the Hfihar System, and the battle cruiser in the mission Frozen - The Chase. Ironic, I know...they are both Rom ships! Maybe they're the ones that kate370 is talking about? Anyway, all of my traits are good in hull repair,…