Heh, when I was doing GRN missions they seemed simple to me. I mean they were challenging, but not impossible. Get the battleships missions in Dauphine, those are doable. Fly a Lynx or Cougar and you should be able to win. OH, and use Grand Culverins.
I like the missions there. They are high rewarding and challenging.. However they are more than doable.. As kindred said.. did missions there alone for a while and if yo u know what you picking you should be fine.
They take all the zig-zag impossible maneouvers of normal sirius, and then add on really good loadouts. I solo repped a brigand in an HF. It sucked. a lot. Don't let the NPC's get to you, at least there is no need for anyone to get Gallic Guard rep. yet. Now THAT is going to cause some premature baldness.
what do I fly now? A GB. I'm not going to have some angsty little computer played frenchmen ruin my fun.
I wish I could, but at the moment I'm only permitted either barragers or gallic civilian weapons (which means those crappy lasers and carbines).
Wouldnt be so bad if i could get some missiles, but I need gallic navy rep up in the green to buy missiles in gallia, and right now I cant leave gallia due to being stuck between two+ systems full of angry npc's.