Every you need to know to complete missions 1-2
 

Below is everything you need to know to successfully complete missions 1-2.

Mission one:
Protecting the Galactica:
Using your homing missiles (hold and press the square button) you can complete this section in less than a minute.
- As the raiders come into view lock on to them (you can do 5 at time) and keep blowing them away.
Destroying the Comsats:
- press and hold the triangle button to find the COMSATS, then lock onto them with your missiles and destroy them take about 2 to 3 missiles.
Protecting Palus and Cain
- again press and hold the triangle button to find cain and or Palus, use you after burners for speed you to them
- lock on to the pursuing cylon with your missiles and you can blow them all away in one salvo.
Finding the roaming shield generator
- again press and hold the triangle button to find it, then blow with missiles or blasters
Destroying the Asteroid base:
- Fly around it till you find and destroy all the tylium ports with you blasters then use the after burners to get to a safe distance.

Mission Two (Basestar verses the Atlantia )
Protecting the Atlantia
- As the raiders come into view lock on to them (you can do 5 at time) and keep blowing them away with your homing missiles.
Destroying the Basestar turrets
- very important to press and hold the triangle button to find your targets
- as you approach the Basestar press and hold the square button to lock your missiles onto the turrets.
- Use missiles and blasters.
Destroying the Basestar exhaust port:
- important to press and hold the triangle button to find your target
- use a combination of missiles and blaster to destroy the port.
- IT is located in the center of the Basestar on the side facing the Atlantia
- use your after burners to clear a minimum safe distance

how far away i keep getting killed trying to get away from the basestar

You need to keep going, don't stop. When the asteroid blows up, and you're not screaming, then you made it.

thanks for the help