I'm going with the boring advice of Biggs. You have 2 expensive ships that aren't going to dodge arc regularly and will get gunned down when focus-fired. Biggs will help delay that.

My other idea is equally boring, 2 Z's, send them up there to draw some focus and so your expensive ships can keep some distance.

Edit:

Sorry, misread, you're looking for a scary ship. That point-level is hard in that regard. Tarn +R7 is good, but not scary in the beginning - he's more of a "sleeper" scary. If he's the last one to live, he can be tough to handle. Otherwise maybe an A-wing with PTL, Outmaneuver, and a Proton Rocket.

Why not Biggs, and replace predator with PTL on Keyan, put advanced sensors on him too.

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Smuggler with intel agent