With a lot of ships I can sneak up to them under cloak and let fly with torpedo spread II, rapid fire cannon, and the spinal disruptor cannon, and their hull hit points are down to 75% or more by the time the specials are over.
I like the ship. At 1/4 speed I can keep the nose pointed at the enemy and keep firing Transphasic torpedoes and dual cannons. I'm just debating on whether to equip 3 or 4 torpedoes.