Sent a Praetor II and 3 Acclamators against a light shipyard. The only other thing there was a shuttle filled with stormtroopers.
I was low on units at this point, without interdictors and wanted every unit I faced gone. Thus, when the shuttle swung past, I directed an Acclamator to destroy it.
The frigate's salvos all missed. The shuttle zoomed out of range, and I know that only ties could hit it. Thus, out went a squadron... just as a garrison squadron zeroed in- I had only a few seconds to hit it. My fighters began firing...
Then the shuttle suddenly turned, performing a tight turn that my ties zoomed past. My fighters then performed a wide arc round to perform another attack run, as I clenched my teeth in frustration. That allowed the garrison squadron to swoop in and hit my ties.
While they were occupied, the shuttle jumped out-system.