Disable Mega-ship Turrets (MOSTLY HARMLESS???)

[Beetroot]

So I took a "mostly harmless" Disable-Mega-Ship-Turrets mission. I checked, it's not a wing mission. As the internet has said, there's no information on how to complete it.

It says I should data scan the ship, data-scan the turrets and blow their power supply (which is what the mission asks for: "Destroy the power grid for the turrets.")

I jump in, scan the ship, target a turret but (surprise) I can't data scan it. I do see power capacitors next to it, so I blast it. I become enemy, and am targeted by no fewer than FIVE missile turrets, which remove my shields in 2 seconds and destroy me before I can find another capacitor. 5 million insurance cost.

So I jump back in, the mission is reset and I go about my work quickly, using the ship as a shield from the missile turrets. I blow up like 6 capacitors, use 3 shield cells, 3 heatsinks, blow up a few more capacitors, meanwhile the missiles are blasting me and expert pythons are blasting me. 5 million insurance.

I try again because ♥♥♥♥ YOU MAN, and the same thing happens. I tried to blast the ships, but the turrets lit me up and I couldn't get out of range of the missiles.

THIS IS A MOSTLY HARMLESS COMBAT MISSION!?!?!?!


Someone please shine the light of clarity on this situation for me. I'm super pissed and annoyed and--just--♥♥♥♥♥♥♥--apoplectic. Halp.

[Maxpowerammo]

The rank suggestions for missions are mostly useless (see: mostly harmless conflict zone mission).

For megaship turrets you have to be quite close to use the data link scanner, get within 200 meters of the one you're trying to scan.

Once scanned, look in your "target" panel (on the left screen with nav, transactions, contacts) and you'll see the power grid for the turret and can select it. You can also use the target next/prev subsystem binding for this.

You can actually get away with destroying all power grids without getting attacked or becoming wanted, just destroy the power grids by ramming them (doesn't take much, put full pips to shields and give it a little bump).

[Kekmeister]

There's a trick

Ram the turrets. They won't engage you, but you will still be fined.

[Beetroot]

Meh, I took the mission because I wanted to do a ship battle--I just wanted it to be doable.

[Noobiecanoobie]

Did my first Mega ship mission the other day. A single turret disable mission like yours.
It's a convoluted process:
First you fly close and scan the part in the mission brief (not always named exactly the same). If in doubt, scan everything.
Once you scan the correct component, it will highlight the actual mission target, another component nearby, which only appears when you scan the first part.
Target that and shoot it, or as some suggest, try ramming with shields.
Once you destroy that single mission objective you should get the mission success message.
Run away, pay your fines and collect reward.

[Beetroot]

Thanks Noobiecanoobie!
So, all you have to do is blast it and flee? That's way more in-line with the mission difficulty.

[Noobiecanoobie]

Yes, it's pretty low risk.
I fired at the wrong thing at first, causing a feeble reaction from the station.

When you scan the correct visible ship location, it will pop up a message. At that point, I think you must use the target module / sub system control to select the actual mission target. It will highlight with a different icon and your weapons can lock onto it. If you don't target the module, you may need to scan again.

Since the mission is mostly/harmless, you're not in much danger while figuring it out.

[Beetroot]

LOL Dude do we have the same profile pic? /salute (I won't o7 for obvious reasons).

[Noobiecanoobie]

Yes we do have the same profile pic, could confuse other posters. I set that avatar about ten years ago after feeling like a tormented monkey in green pajamas. I'm past that now, but the ape remains.

[Beetroot]

I've had it forever too, probably 10 years or more. Awesome!!

[Mr Robert House]

Lol yeah and station evacuations are ranked elite and all you need is a heat sink launcher and to land your ship once. Hell you don't even need the heatsink if you like a warm ship.