OK! i have a theory on how we could take the Scout sloop with relative ease. step one: board the Imperial Sloop step two: kill the command staff step three: use a ruse to command the crew (probably something like, "We glorious space marines need this ship to deliver important information to the God emperor of mankind") Step four: command all defending soldiers into hangar bay 2 Step five: vent hangar bay to space Step six: escape into the warp Step seven: start executing crew until we control the non-combat personnel Step eight: Profit