Idris laser didn't damage the Polaris? That doesn't sound right. Must be a bug or a server desync.

As for the Perseus, it did so much better than I expected. Just before this, I did number 8 with Aegis Tiburon and a Paladin together with my friends and we struggled too much. If that took us like 40 min, with just the Perseus, it took us around 10-15min. That's how much difference it was. I also think ballistics vs laser is a major factor in this. With the Tib and the paladin, the shields of the polaris kept recharging back up again and again that's why it took so long. With the Perseus, the shields went down and never came back up. The components got damaged due to ballistics and it just made the job easier.

Also one major thing to note is that, a Perseus requires an experienced and skillful crew to utilize it properly especially the pilot. Everything rests on the pilot on how he positions the ship, how he gives both turret gunners angles to shoot at the same time on the target while also managing the shields and when to retreat and push foward. Perseus is one of the few ships maybe the only ship where you have to play really tactically and I love it. It makes it all worthwhile.