Merc with all points in assault. No mob in the fight with the "boss"

I am on my last class quest (Bounty Hunter) on Tatooine and have consistently gotten my *** kicked. The "boss" and his is a lvl 28 and so is his little minion. I am a lvl 27 and have fairly good gear i have geared my companion pretty well too. I have not had this much trouble out of a quest yet in game as was wondering if anyone had any pointers. Should i lvl some more or what???

What's the best way for a mid lvl (26) to make creds I have armor tech underworld traiding and scavenging as my crew skills.

Well looks like im making a fleet trip Thanks for the tips

Best place for gear shopping? GTN???

Also could gear be a problem for me or my companion?? I have only attempted the quest one time and got my ***** handed to me in about 30 seconds so I figured i must be doing something wrong.

I have a lvl 26 Merc that i am soloing. I have had no problems so far and absolutely love my Merc (played several other classes first) but i am running into a problem with the final class mission (kill Tyresius's SP? droid) i went back and checked for missions i might have missed earlier on Tat but still am only about half way to 27 (the lvl the quest is). Just wondering if it would be beneficial to go back to an earler planet and grab quests i might have missed or if I should just farm XP somewhere on Tat. Thanks

The BT-17 Thunderclap is absoultly true to life for what a troopers ship should be. Its very sparse on aminitys but has plenty of room for storing gear and other esential war fighting material. Feels just like an assault ship should.