It's like that: When I started playing TIE Fighter, I really liked the TIE Fighter itself. It was so fun flying in the general direction of a bunch of Y-Wings while keeping them on the left (to avoid running into laser death), then turn immediately after bypassing them, sitting right on their tail. X-Wings were fun too, and A-Wings-when I got that Interceptor. But then comes the first Gunboat mission. The mission is - destroy a minefield in a craft barely capable of avoiding the turrets without becoming very vulnerable. Even TIE Bombers could do that. TIEs in general are very hard to hit, except on the sides. The point in the game was to beat shielded craft with shieldless ones, using speed and agility for defense. The Gunboat just seemed pointless. Mines are easier in an Interceptor. Disabling large warships requires you to survive their proximity. So maybe if it's engaged with another one, but otherwise, I can't do it.