Ship Stat Info

There are several different statistics that are important when attempting to describe the ships of Vendetta Online. Below is a table explaining the most important terms:

Ship Stats	Description
Type	The name of the ship and Mark Variant (MkI-II-III-IV-V)
Faction	What faction sells the ship, always faction specific if used.
Faction Level	What standing you need to have with that faction to buy the ship.
Level	What levels you need to buy the ship.
Variant	Manufacturers suggested use for the ship.
Armor	How much armor a ship has. Higher is better.
Cargo	How much cargo a ship can carry.
Weapons	The number and size of weapon ports available on ship.S: Small Ports L: Large Ports
Mass	The mass of a ship. Less mass equals better maneuverability.
Length	Length of the ship from nose to engine.
Thrust	How much force the ship have to accelerate and decelerate without turbo. Higher is better.
Turbo Thrust	How much force the ship have to accelerate and decelerate using turbo. Higher is better.
Max Speed	The maximum non-boost speed in any direction.
Spin Torque	How quickly and crisply a ship can rotate. The higher the better.
Turbo Speed	The maximum boost speed a ship can attain.
Turbo Energy	How much energy per second the turbo drains. The lower the better.

In classical mechanics, for a body with constant mass, the acceleration of the body is proportional to the resultant (total) force acting on it (Newton's second law):

   \mathbf{F} = m\mathbf{a} \quad \to \quad \mathbf{a} = \mathbf{F}/m

where F is the resultant force acting on the body, m is the mass of the body, and a is its acceleration.

In VO, the mass of the ship must be added to the mass of the addons and its cargo. So an empty moth accelerates faster than a loaded moth, and a ship without any weapons will accelerate faster than the same ship when armed, but their final velocity will be the same. This applies to Thrust, Turbo Thrust and Spin Torque.