Newcomer / Intro How destroy settlement AAA?

[Taeschno]

Hello there,
im quite new to the game and finally got some weapons on my DBX to do those settlement missions like data gathering, power failure etc.
However, these setllements got usually at least one AA laser that send me back to the next station quite often now. Only way to get the job done for me so far is landing somewhere outside its firing arcs or range and then use the SRV to destroy it. Are there any other options to get rid of them, maybe before landing?
shooting them with your ships weapons doesnt work for me somehow. Got 2x class2 pulse lasers and a class 3 mulitcannon, all gimballed, for im a noob, but all i can do is select the aa laser as a target, but my gimballed weapons jst refuse the lock even when pointing strait at that enemy aa at about 500m distance. My guns just refuse to point at my target. This lead to a few millions in rebuy now and im getting tired of paying rebuy or driving 3-5 km from my ship to the target settlement.
Am i doing something wron?, do i need different weapons or is there really no way of destroying those AA lasers with your ship?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Vetinari]

Havent done it.

Heard Dumbfire missiles work well, can stay out of no fly zone. Some bigger AAA have a generator between them, hit that and kill both. Maybe hitting central generator works too but not sure bout that one.....whatver you do, do not launch an SLF for a closer look without telling the NPC pilot to keep the mother ship away, mine followed me in, such fun exploding in the SLF and then immediately in the mother ship too

Landing & Driving is a viable tactic, but as you say gets tedious, thats why I havent done many 'destroy' ones and just 'data gathering' ones where I can avoid it all.

Better advice will be along soon

 

[Para Handy]

As @Vetinari says - dumbfire missiles.

 

[Dommarraa]

I just fly in, scan stuff, then fly away.
I have a python with bigger shields, but the AA never even scratch a ring.

 

[Maymo]

Basically, you’re meant to do all surface stuff with the SRV. That’s why it’s so difficult to target when you try using your ship...(the devs don’t want you to)

Dumbfire missiles, or mines for carpet bombing are fun ways around the problem.

4 pips to shields will help against standard defense turrets, not sure about those huge bfg9000 turrets though, I don’t let them see my ship...

 

[Factabulous]

You don't need to shoot them - just scan / kill what you need to and bug out. DBX should be fine, I prefer eagles as they are faster.

But anyway, the weps should work I believe - pips to weps?