Another thing I'd like is sustained beam weapon firing, doing damage over time, and torpedo weapon volleys. Sustained beam fire could allow another thing; Strafing. Beams could be used to strafe across a ship, or even a few smaller ships. Also, fighters/small ships could perhaps go on strafing runs near a small enemy fleet.
Ships that stay cloaked in combat. You could set this as a toggle for your own ships; "Decloak and Enter Combat" or "Remain Cloaked in case of combat". Would be handy in case of tankers and such. (Of course, with high enough sensors level you can goad the enemy into combat, but if you don't they stay cloaked.....) You cannot see or control the cloaked ships during combat, and they will not decloak, to prevent you from abusing this option by keeping your most powerful forces cloaked, then decloaking them during combat.
No, I'm not German, I'm Dutch
I just wanted to use something other than "etc.", and I just like the abbreviation "usw." for some reason