Hmmm....Just did the Argo Mission, with only a single Pilot hit to my Commander, no losses.
Now, something I HAD done probably 4 missions earlier is strip the SRM and LRM 5 from the Shadowhawk and gave it an LRM-10 instead. As the Argo mission began, I kept my troops back, using Dekker to sensor look the tanks/turrets to enable me to rain pain before they could close.
After taking out both radar towers/turret emplacements (with acracely a hit to me), I used the fact that my entire lance had Jump Jets, and made my way around the far left of the gates and jumped the walls, and then made my way to the mustering area.
When the enemy came, again, I hid in the buildings and used the cover to limit the attackers to a one-at-a-time approach that enabled me to deal with them. Now, the Pirate Queen, was a little tougher, but still, this approach allowed me to win the day with no loses, and a slightly beat up Vindicator.