Been a while since I checked in here, and this is as good time as any. After I returned to active duty, I briefly travelled to New Holland to help repel a Corsair invasion. But ever since BAF deployed the Norfolk Battlegroup in Omega-3, I assisted their pilots in operations against the IMG. I'll give you a rundown of my experiences.
The miners give fierce resistance and use every advantage. The majority of their heavy ships remain in the opening around Aland, waiting for our capital vessels to approach through the asteroid field. While in the asteroid field, our heavy ships are engaged by Hessian and IMG bombers.
The inside opening is protected by weapon platforms and heavy vessels. Although our fighters can engage bogeys on their turf, it can get dicey. The miners and Hessians don't try to break the blockade, instead attempting to draw us to Aland where they have a natural advantage, given their experience in asteroid field combat.
I'd share the strategy employed by the BAF to counter these moves, but it's more appropriate for a briefing than for this channel. Instead, I'll just forward a few guncams from the site that I've accumulated over a couple of days.