Ship Name:	Poseidon
	Class:	Multirole Bomber
	Speed:	470 SLU
	Accel:	4
	Perform:	4.5
	Energy:	6
	Hull:	5
	Shields:	5
	Buy for:	60000 cr.
	Sell for:	36000 cr.

I've never particularly liked the Poseidon. It's so slow it seems to just beg to be blown to bits. (The slowest fighter in the game.) Good weapon mounts, though.

	Ship Name:	Orion
	Class:	Multirole Fighter
	Speed:	540 SLU
	Accel:	6
	Perform:	5
	Energy:	5
	Hull:	4
	Shields:	6
	Buy for:	44800 cr.
	Sell for:	26880 cr.

This ship has equal (but different) weapons mounts and defense as the Poseidon. However, I prefer to fly this one because the handling and speed are much better, and it presents less of a target horizontally. For some reason, it costs less than the Poseidon. Go figure.

	Ship Name:	Pegasus
	Class:	Light Interceptor
	Speed:	615 SLU
	Accel:	7
	Perform:	7
	Energy:	4
	Hull:	2
	Shields:	6
	Buy for:	70000 cr.
	Sell for:	42000 cr.

This ship is the fastest ship that you can get, Bora or GalSpan (though only by 8 SLU over the Mace). It has very little in terms of weapon mounts, hull and shields, but speeding away from battles when you need to keeps you from taking much damage.

	Ship Name:	Phoenix
	Class:	Heavy Bomber
	Speed:	475 SLU
	Accel:	5
	Perform:	4
	Energy:	5
	Hull:	7
	Shields:	6
	Buy for:	150000 cr.
	Sell for:	90000 cr.

This ship can carry all the firepower you'll need. Defense is pretty good too, but handling and speed is quite low.

	Ship Name:	Archangel
	Class:	Heavy Assault Fighter
	Speed:	580 SLU
	Accel:	6
	Perform:	6
	Energy:	5
	Hull:	5
	Shields:	7
	Buy for:	180000 cr.
	Sell for:	108000 cr.

Personally, my favorite, GalSpan or Bora. It only carries average firepower, but the speed and defense are both excellent. Great for crowd control.