You're using the largest fighter class ship available and you've only got 10 shields and a 4MW beam? what a waste of an Imperial Explorer.
The thing with the beam laser is it's a continual weapon. So, even though against a pulse laser 10 shield generators would be more that enough, with a beam laser continually trying to punch through them, they get overloaded really quickly. As soon as they're gone, a 4MW beam laser would be enough to kill a smaller ship instantly, and a larger ship in a couple of seconds of continual fire. Combat in FFE usually boils down to 'kill or be killed', and even a comfortable amount of shield generators (50 or so) will only grant you a few seconds thinking time against the larger weaponry. Anything you can use they can too with some exceptions. (I've never been plasma bombed before, luckily)
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