Because its important to report the bad as well as the good, I'll chime in with my complete failure from this evening, hopefully some other Hackers will learn from my mistake.
I was chasing a Mr_Zelflow this evening, who was piloting a Rheinland Behemoth. The chase went from California, through to West Point, and then towards Manhattan. He was completely silent as I made my demands, so I proceeded to open fire, hoping that would change his mind. Of course, being in the heart of Liberty, a swarm of corporate swine quickly arrived to attempt to stop me. That wasn't the problem however, its not as though those fools could ever take a Hacker into custody.
I finally stripped the targets shields, after he depleted his resources of shield batteries in a futile effort to keep them online. I swooped down in front of the target, preparing to perform a bombing run with my Nuclear mines, dropping it right in front of the transport to ensure a hit.
I failed to take into account the distance to target, and my fighter was shredded from the blast. Destroyed not by those corrupt police lackeys, but by my own hand. Suffice it to say, I was rather embarrassed, and shut off the comm system on my escape pod as I flew it back to Buffalo. Those insolent Rogues had a hearty laugh at my plight when I arrived on their base.
Learn from my mistake: Check your distance to target. While the Sabre is a fantastic vessel, a Nuclear mine will tear it apart.