Okay, firstly;
With the 'Minefield' mission card - does this in any way affect squadrons? As I read it I'd say not; since it does say ships but doesn't make it clear whether for purposes a squadron is a ship.
Critical hits - I'm sure this has been discussed but can't find it anywhere - Against squadrons you don't resolve the 'effects' but... Is it still a 'hit'. I think yes as if you roll say 3 crits on a ship, you still take 3 damage or shields from it. So I'm guessing RAW crit = hit except against squadrons that's it, no more effects, so for example if I attack a Tie Squadron and get 3 crits I kill it.
Thanks in advance.