You've really gotta have a strong spidey sense and eyes in the back of your head to avoid getting rammed while dropshiping, as long as you see them coming you'll generally be fine.

On the flipside there are times I can morally justify ramming someone, sometimes its unavoidable in a dogfight, both pilots get so absorbed in shooting each other and staying on top of the target that it just ends up happening. And then theres what i call fancy fliers, who will flop and swing about spending 90% of their time being fancy instead of fighting, then run away the moment they take more than a few shots in a row. Those pilots I will ram with glee, because anyone that will only shoot at you while your back is turned is so risk adverse that they need to be punished harshly.

That's actually one of the better evasive maneuvers if you can judge their trajectory cuz if you can move up on them fast but just miss them you'll over shoot them, gain the height advantage, and you'll be out of their LoS long enough for a full repair in most cases. But that same maneuver can easily wind up with both ships exploding.