Completed Normal by spamming only three kinds of ships: 1) Cruiser with 4 shield generators, 1 superheavy armour module, 1 EMP shock resistance thingy, maxed Cruiser Pulse Lasers and 2 PDS, and practically no engines 2) Cruiser with 1 shield generator, practically no engines (to keep up with the above cruisers), maxed heavy plasmas and 1 targeting array 3)
Frigate with 2 AF missile launchers, ...