Apologies.
I was having a bad day at work and decided I needed a break ... came to the forums saw the topic ... well there you have it.
Glad you bought the game in retrospect and are enjoying it.
As far as putting a sock in it ... I'm fixin to do laundry here shortly, as soon as I get a clean one out of the dryer I will.
Hope someone can help you with your problems. I tend to use the straight on approach and AOB/AOS attack style. (When I can catch a capital ship that is.)