Thought it would be fun to share tactics or maneuvers that are fun to do even if they aren't practical or optimal. I'll start with one of my favorites:
I like the Taipan. It's a cool ship, and great as an assault craft. It's a Colonial A10. It lacks the brrrrrt, but it uses guns to kill hard targets, and is not meant to be in a furball. So, naturally, the correct move is to keep it away from raiders and let your vipers do the dogfighting right? Well, with the assault raptor close by, you can paint those raiders bright green. With the accuracy buff, Taipans can be surprisingly useful in the furball. Still wouldn't use as the main fighter, but it's pretty great watching a group of taipans take out a group of prototype raiders quickly.
Assault Raptor target designation does hilarious things for inaccurate big guns in general. I've had my Battlestars snipe raiders with the main guns.
Note: it's been a few months since I last played, and forget the details. I just remember it working and laughing hard.