Well, im going to rise this matter once agian.. With my tought.
Why we need to make it so difficult, then there is possible to put dual trusters on the ship? Tu catch up with the fleeing ship? Of course ships who have the truster advantage wouldnt have enought firepower to deal a lot of damage in the fights.
And to balance the dodgint ability, perhaps those ships do not need a fast turn rate or semthing, anyway, just a dumb suggestion.