Sure, I'll help you out.
This is the ship I fly exclusively for piracy:
https://coriolis.io/outfit/asp/2pft...06r27.Iw18WQ==.IwBjo4uiwJmiIA==?bn=pirate asp
First of, if done right, piracy is one of the *most* profitable professions in the game. With my asp, I can rake in around 8 million an hour.
here's some simple steps to follow:
-Find a high-population Agriculture system with a "boom" state (this is very important)
-Fly around in super cruise looking for targets
-If a ship has both a refinery and mining lasers equipped, pull it over. They are basically guaranteed to have low temperature diamonds (sells for 45K-53K per ton on black market)
-DON'T SHOOT IT!!!
-Wait until the ship hi-wakes out, use your wake scanner and follow it.
-With any luck, they've gone to an anarchy/lawless system. If not, keep interdicting them and following through hyperspace until they're in lawless space. Even Low security is doable, as you've got around 4-5 minutes until the police show up.
Now the fun part:
-Strip the targets shields and lock on to their powerplant.
-Using the cannons, keep shooting it from above or below until it's at 0%. De-target the powerplant and damage their hull until it's low. Re-target the powerplant now.
-You can start launching hatch breakers at this point.
-Position yourself so you've got a clean shot at their powerplant for when they inevitably reboot it. They'll get a little distance, but as long as you're paying attention, you'll be able to bring it back to 0% before they move at all.
From this point, it's just a matter of keeping their P.P. at 0% and running your hatch breakers (2 at a time) and collectors (4 on passive at once) until your hold is full. Shouldn't take more than a few minutes. Once you've got what you want, either kill them or leave.
This method works for piracy missions as well, although sometimes they won't high wake and you'll have to work fast depending on the security level of the system that you're currently in.
As I stated, some ships pose more of a hassle than others. I've successfully pirated high ranking pythons in my asp, but since they're both tough and skilled, it's not worth it in my book as I'm usually limping back in a severely damaged ship despite getting the good. choose your fights or wing up for the harder targets.
I think that's about all I can say about it.
Add me in game if you want more pointers, my name's the same as on here.