Need help to get through Godswrath

[jimmy.cwl]

I'm stuck at the missino to protect Ridley at Godswrath. I have a Destroyer but the opposition has a Cruiser and a Frigate. Worse, the EMP from the nebula completely depleted my shields by the time I reached the mission location.
I need to know how to survive here long enough to take them down.
Or is grinding for a bigger ship and mercs the only alternative?

[Geek]

Use items ans skills to protect and repair.

[jimmy.cwl]

Any specific ones that would be most helpful? The ones I used were of limited help. Repair Nanobots extended my life only a bit. Shield Booster was useless without shields. EMP blocker, I don't know if it was the right thing to use there.

[Geek]

Emp resist and shield booster as soon you enter the nebula ; differents kinds of repair nanobots during combat.

Of course, no amount of defenses will help if you have poor weapons.

[jimmy.cwl]

I'm currently equiped with Plasma cannons and missiles. Is that good enough or should I switch to something else?

[Geek]

Which kind of plasma cannons ?

[jimmy.cwl]

Melter 3 in front and Melter 2 on the sides. And a Beam weapon in the rear.

[Geek]

That is what I thought.... you really need better weapons at this stage.
Imperial ships have some resist to plasma too.
May I suggest Volcano 3 railguns ? (or better).

[jimmy.cwl]

I'll give it a shot.

[jimmy.cwl]

That did it! I finally got through that.
Thanks so much.
Will I be seeing that station again?

[Horus]

So is that the mission where you go to transports troops aboard the Aramis to get the parts?

Because I'm having a hell of a time making it out of there - Troops won't get aboard the ship, the storm is wrecking my shields, and towing it out of there is impossible even with a carrier and two mercs... I can take down maybe 25 enemies on the way out, but there are always more coming...

[jimmy.cwl]

No, I think that's after my hangup.

[Horus]

Anyway, transporting troops aboard the Aramis to get whatever it was they were after in there, and bringing them back takes about 0.00000000000001 second.

In other words, you transport on, and you can leave right after. It looks like nobody left because they came back at the same moment that you sent them over. Confusing, but there it is...