Shield rings. Shoot through these to get to the base. If you destroy the entire outer ring, the other rings will expand outward, and a new inner ring will appear.
A you-seeking plasma mine. Lucky there can be only three at a time.
The enemy’s weapon. Exercise: compare it to your weapon. Nothing can stop it.
This is the enemy base, basically just a huge plasma cannon. Hardly a match for a skillfully-piloted FireHawk.
An antimatter pellet, your only weapon. Too bad there can be only three at a time.
This is your ship, the infamous FireHawk 6000. It’s obsolete, but reliable. You get three to start. A new ship is awarded at 10,000 points, another at 30,000, then 60,000, then 100,000, and so on.