Do you have the SCP patch,it should work with it.
BTW i only saw that thing,i have retail...with mods.
I beleve i found the problem.In one of my ship testing mission:
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\ SSD Diablo
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\Target subsystem
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\
\ Beam
\
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GVD Hedetet
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While trying to hit a turret,for some reason it always missed,
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SSD Diablo
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/BOOM!
/
/
/Beam
/
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GVD Hedetet
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I managed to destroy all systems under the beam,after that Hedetet started firing on different place.
Since Diablo is too strong for a fighter,see if you can order the bombers to attack those subsystems.