This is something that just hit me, and I realized how extremely brilliant it is.
So, without further ado, I present my pilot tool idea: Chaff Pods.
Just as it sounds, Scroll to the Chaff Pod tool equipped (I also think this should be a tool you don't need on-helm, but only Captains can activate it) and press M1. This'll cause damage to your engines, and make them shoot out a tons of metal strips. This could make Rockets/Rocket projectiles turn away from the cloud, thus making any ships inside it safe from Projectiles like rockets.
Or it could just make any Rocket Projectiles explode on contact.
Thoughts?