So you have the money saved up.  The sort of money you can earn by doing combat missions with the ship that we're talking about is from 85k to 200k per mission - plus bounties which might be from nothing to about 450k per mission.  

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The plan is to equip your ship with at least one "1B Seeker Missile Rack".  If you have enough money, buy two.   The only complication when you use two is that your current power plant isn't able to power the 2 missile racks and everything else at the same time.  So we leave our cargo hatch powered down all the time. Sometimes I still have issues, so in that case I power down my "advanced docking computer" before going into combat.

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Here we go:

First of all you need to find a space station where you can buy a missile rack.  In my experience most space

stations sell them.  If you're currently docked at a space station go to COMBAT SECTION 8.  Otherwise proceed to the next step below

COMBAT SECTION 9

- press 1
- arrow keys to highlight the icon under "set filters"
- spacebar
- select stations and de-select all other options
- backspace
- arrows to highlight the top station in the "location" list (not the nav beacon)
- if the only option in the list is "nav beacon" it means you are in an

uninhabited system - go to COMBAT SECTION 3
- spacebar
- arrows to highlight "supercruise assist"
- spacebar
- backspace x 2
- (as always, be cautious if you are close to the sun/star - follow the instructions in red if you're not sure what to do)

- turn so that the local star is not visible on your screen
- hold down W to set your throttle to maximum
- wait until your speed is at least 4.00c
- point your ship at your target and let the supercruise-assist module take over 
- now continue with your mission 
- if you're not close to the star, turn your ship so you're pointing directly at your target
- supercruise assist will take you to the station
- once you arrive at the space station, full throttle (hold down W) until you are within 7.5km (see middle of screen), then press X
- 1, E to select contacts, right arrow to select “request docking”, then spacebar
- (Occasionally a docking request is not granted.  If this happens multiple times, the first thing to try is to move more than 7.5km from the station, enter supercruise (press K), loop around and come back to the station (start again from the start of this section for instructions).  If you are still denied, fly to a

different star system - COMBAT SECTION 3 ))

- once you are docked, proceed to the next step below

COMBAT SECTION 8

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( If after following these directions you find there aren't any missile racks available for purchase at this station,

go to COMBAT SECTION 3 and travel to another star system in order to find another space station where you can purchase one)
 

- starport services
- (then using mouse)
- outfitting (3 hexagons)
- hardpoints
- pulse laser
- replace module
- missiles
- on the left hand side are weapons that are in stock or in storage.  If they are striped (as shown on the right here) it means they are unavailable (or that you can't use them for one of a variety of other reasons)

(you're looking for "seeker missile rack" not "missile rack")

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