Wow, that must have been rough playing with a mouse, though the wheel and pedals probably was pretty fun.

So I'm excited to give the teamwork a try (when I get the chance, though I have an exam today and can't spend time having fun for a while). I found a key guide here:

http://wiki.rebelsquadrons.org/index.php/Xwing_Keyboard_Commands

I also watched someone do it on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD_Uru6zt2o

I actually followed a similar pattern, though the biggest difference between him and me is that he disabled the gunboats (which requires fewer successful shots once the shields are down) with his ion cannons, and he also disabled the shuttle that attacks your mission critical shuttle rather than shooting it. He stated that if you destroy that shuttle, all craft rush to attack in that direction, which was what happened to me. If I simply disable that shuttle, enemy craft may remain occupied some distance away. So I'll go for that whenever I get the chance (probably not today). Man, I love this game! Only problem is that it's using my sparse free time, and I've been neglecting my project for the past week.