Yes, I did. It was past 3 AM in the UK when I posted that, so the names of everything were slipping me.
Starfighter spam in general works. 60 E Wings or a large pile of Sacheen/carriers/assault frigates etc.
You can bury the AI in cheap spam via the special planets and constructions.
NR
Mon Calamari, build 2 corporations 30%discounts Assault Cruisers and Mon Cals.
Sullust 30% discount Dauntless+Carriers
New Program 10k 30% discount on Majestics, Sacheeen, Nebula etc.
New Republic Senate bonus credits on a planet (defualts to Bothrui)
I think I stuck the senate in the corporate sector+ 3 mines+ Talon Karrde and was making 3200 credits on 1 planet. I turtled up at Fondor probably would have been better securing the CSA and pushing into the EA out of Sullust.
I'm kind of glad when the AI throws a pile of Torpedo spheres and ISDs at you, it means they are not using scary ships like large piles of VSD/VSDII, Carracks and Strike Cruisers. 3 or 4 ISDs/Torpedo spheres, smoke me a kipper skipper I'll be back for breakfast a horde of smaller ships= casualties. Those special AI fleets of a dozen VSD+ 30 carracks and srike cruisers hurt as your starfighters can't kill them fast enough before they are all over you.
Strategy Testing atm on hard.
Turtle up at Yaga Minor in space, build HVC.
Sens your carriers and a decent amount of munificent frigaes+ raiders+ all your ground units to Eol Sha, Kauron, Telos and take the Corporate Sector. Defend theborder planets o the ground (Anx minor etc) and spam some storm troopers there day 1,.
Its the basic strategy ofr the NR, and Greater Maldrood just go and seize the CSA ASAP. Zsinj turtles with the Iron Fist at Dathomir.