Re: Pacing
They are well made, and not suicidal. TAU pilots are experts at using speed,precision and agility over firepower and armor. against the normal enemies of the TAU they are ver capable. It's only when they go up against TAE, Or Valkiir fighters they run into trouble.
compared to a run of the mill raider/pirate fighter they are high-end Porches/Lamborghinis with a cannon.and for shooting own and intercepting missiles, torpedoes and boarding craft...and ugly freakish critters from the depths of hyperspace.... they are perfectly suited to the role.
in this case, you have a major advantage most Kraken can't take any damage at all from a starship/fighter grade weapon. they have the equivalent of
0 structure and 0 Hull. if you hit the with your weapon they pop like a big bloody balloon.
in combat, you have a few options
Attack
Evade
Outrun
Pursue
you can designate how much thrust you use for speed, and how much for agility...for every of thrust used for agility you can choose to evade an attack, shoot down a missile.or execute some other maneuver to protect yourself/carrier vessel.
I'll post a list of combat maneuvers and orders you and give/execute asap.