So do I occasionaly when I haven't got more hostiles shoting at me and need my shield...Also I use ramming as an offensive tactic and it works very well, for me at least!
As I said, this one was easy compared to the one I mentioned, which btw gave me the idea of using GEFORCE Experience recording for the first time on this one.
I believe that the level of difficulty for those mission is depending on your selection, sometimes you end up with a higher level which means more hostiles and better flown, harder hitting and harder to kill, this one was recommanded for completion as part of a wing, so was the other, only a bit harder, one extra Vulture makes a difference and on this one the Anaconda pops in during the fight, it was already there during the other rmission.