[nihilix]

Tao is right - another important hint is the FIRE command.

Here's how to do it: Put two multi-weapon guys to your flank. slightly back. Have something like the PVC or the MM or the tach ray with the sardion on your main ship.

Take the other two and move them forward slightly - like a 15% forward from your main ship. Put big messy lasers on them - the urlu beam, the positron, anything. Micrometeorite works too.

Tell these guys - and your lead ship - to FIRE about four ship-lengths in front of your main ship. This will lay down covering fire which will take out most of the lavabombs.

With them covering, and you nailing the momma space yam, you will avoid the lavabomb. Look out if she gets close enough to use her short-medium weapon.

Fighters, who will not be locked on, can install as long range a weapon as possible, and fire from the back outside of her anti-fighter weapon.