The Magic of Umami quest?

[GmanUK1965]

Am I just rubbish at this game or am I doing something wrong?

I am getting thrashed by a number of ships. It states I have to survive the attack. Does this mean I have to fend off the ships for a specific time or do I need to destroy every attacking ship?

If it is the latter, how can I destroy every ship if their numbers are increasing and they are quickly destroying me. My shields are destroyed in seconds soon followed by my armour then quickly my hull as I'm fired upon at all angles?

If I have to try and wait it out for a time, how long and how do I avoid their attacks? The length of time I do this mission is about a minute or two.

[Pappy]

Is this after following Maddocks through the tunnels or after you have just rescued Elek? I guess it doesn't really matter as I think you do have to kill all of the attackers in either case, but I don't think the enemies are increasing, there's just quite a few of them. If you are getting overwhelmed it's probably best to put some distance between you and them and then take them on a few at a time rather than all at once. I never leave home without energized boost for just this reason.

[GmanUK1965]

Yeah, I've just watched a walkthrough and it must be me, I will just have to get better and yes I will try and get some distance till my shields are back up

[Johnny Hazard]

Some options:
-get a fast ship, and use dampeners-off to push the fight to mid/long range.(the speedster way)
- if using a slow ship, get some cover. (the tactical way)
- you can literally hide inside a structure, and use devices like emp+corrosive+virus to screw them all up until time is up. (the camper way) XD

[U-give-♥-a-Bad-Name]

aaaaand then there is the sniper way ;)
use a Scout, do as Pappy and Johnny suggested : take a thousand steps back, whip out your rail gun and flak... and oliterate them ;)
Priority one : get rid of sniper bots first until your range can actually outdo theirs; armor drones need to go asap, too.

I don't know about you guys, but energized boost is unnecessary with the scout as you can turn around, use some maneuvers that'd rip someone's skull out without gravity damps while boosting... and voilà !

Love the Scout ! -I sincerely hope it doesn't get messed with- (CSGO has been notorious for constantly messing up weapon stats for years and destroying its own gameplay)