When doing bombing runs on the capital ships, don't fly close to the engines.  The heat causes steady damage to your ship.

I use my keyboard and mouse for ground battles as well as space.  If an enemy starts chasing me in space I use the keyboard exclusively (WASD & arrowkeys) for better/faster maneuverability.  Get off my tail!

The X key and roll are two different things. What the X key does is rotate the fuselage while keeping the cockpit steady. Rolling, on the other hand, rotates the whole craft.

But yes, I keep experimenting with the X key roll, too. I'm glad the developers added it, though I haven't really figured out any uses for it yet.

* Keep capital ships and freighters together and manned! This not only keeps them alive for much longer, but also makes for far more intense and involving battles!

still i end up with winning most dogfights with my keyboard skills...

about the b-wing and the rotation via x-key, it is useful when head on facing a fighter, since your lasers will keep on hitting him while it gets harder for him to hit your ship's body, also its useful when attempting to unload all the torpedoes against cap ships facing them head on under fire, since it will make all torpedoes hit and you being harder to hit yourself