TFs only job is to get 1 dodge, which it does even if it dies on their first turn. Occasionally he even survives (10% maybe) and flukes another dodge (very rare) but just being there to take one more hit is a bonus. Is your TF not going first?
I find them going straight for TF is the best start. If they go for the vulture they kill it, and the TM gain is wasted, because mal is already at 100% from TF dodge. If the vulture is killed second then mal gets to its next turn faster, which is what the fleet is all about.
If they target Hyena with the first mass assist it seems to be a loss for sure. Just try to get any one enemy down at that point.
And why aren't you bringing in Ebon hawk as second reinforce to stop the target lock count? Is this not the normal way? Even with g8 pilots it does this job.