Ships
Yap includes dozens of Ships that each have special uses and functions. Ships can be purchased in Sector 1 or any of the Mall Sectors(green on universe map). From the ship shop there is a link to more Ship Info.
Statistics that ships have include shields, armor, drones, turrets, upgrades, maneuverability, and cargo. In combat, shields are destroyed first, and then armor. Some weapons only affect one or the other, others affect both. Drones do extra damage in combat, up to 5 damage each. They also act like armor, taking 5 armor damage to be destroyed.
Turrets can be thought of as weapon slots. Each turret can hold a weapon. Upgrades are also slots, and there are many different upgrades available. Some are permanent upgrades, others may be for single-use items such as Yap Bombs.
Maneuverability determines how much damage you will take during combat. Maneuverability of 10 is considered neutral, any less than that and you may take more damage than usual, any more and you may take less damage as usual. In either case, sometimes you will still take full damage.
Cargo is space for goods such as Iron, Steel, Plutonium, Colonists, and of course Yap. When trading, you want a ship with as much cargo space as possible.