=== Ships ===
<u><b>Bus</b></u> - A bus is not a real ship name. Bus, short for [[ships:EC|EC]]-88, [[ships:EC|EC]]-98, and [[ships:EC|EC]]-whatever else, is a name given to the EC series for their crappy, well, everything and clunky size. Unless you have no money at all, buses aren't for you. Though good for beginner trade/combat missions, they really don't perform as well as any of the other ships in the fleet.<br>
Remember kids: Don't ride the bus. Bullies all over the place are looking to beat you up, even though most experienced players know that players in buses aren't good, so they don't shoot at you.
<u><b>Cent</b></u> - Cent is normally short for [[ships:Centurion|Centurion]], but some people use it short for [[ships:Centaur|Centaur]]. If you're not sure, ASK! It never hurt too many people... It's not good for someone to tell you to get a Cent (they mean a Centurion) and you get a Centaur. Centurions are fighters; [[ships:Centaur|Centaurs ]] are trading ships, with some bombing capabilities.
<u><b>Frig</b></u> - The Frig, short for [[ships:Frigate|Frigate]] (or officially the capital ship), is a humungous ship . The frig could kill anyone within a short distance from it. If you had several people, or worked efficiently, you could take down the frig, getting *very* expensive cargo (called precious metals). They could be sold from 50,000 on up. The frig had awesome weapons, armor, and tons of cargo ports. Hopefully, player usable frigates will be available with the expansion pack to be released after initial public release, along with many other features)
A running joke is Inexperienced pilot + frigate = massive head trauma, causing lacerated organs. [[http://images.vendetta-online.com/screenshots/capital2.jpg|Here's a pic of a frig.]]
<u><b>Hog</b></u> - Hog is short for [[ships:Warthog|Warthog]], another fighter. If you can't afford a [[ships:Vulture|Vulture]], or you need to fit in a tight space, the Hog is good for that. It has a large weapons port as well, which the Vulture doesn't have. Hogs have a smaller wingspan than Vultures as well.
<u><b>Maud</b></u> - Maud (also called Pizza Cutter for its shape, as well as Mara) is short for [[ships:Marauder|Marauder]], the awesome, amazing go blow yourself up (!) 48-cargo slot trading ship produced for the [[Nations|UIT]], but as with the [[ships:Valkyrie|Valk ]] and [[ships:Prometheus|Prom]], used by all nations.
<u><b>Prom</b></u> - Prom (also called Iron Slug) is short for [[ships:Prometheus|Prometheus]], the heavy bomber made especially for [[Nations:Serco|Sercos]]. Formidable when used right, the Prom looks like a box, just cooler. Antennae stick out from all over it, not to mention the weapon shafts.
<u><b>Rag</b></u> - Rag is short for [[ships:Ragnarok|Ragnarock]], a heavy bomber, used by all needing some cargo space, but heavy firepower too.
<u><b>Tri-flare Valk</b></u> - A tri-flare valk is just what it sounds like: a valk with 3 [[:weapons:smallSmall#Sunflare Rocket Launcher|flares]] (most notably sunflares). There can also be tri-flare of other ships, but the Valk is noted for its awesome tri-flareness.
<u><b>Valk</b></u> - Valk is short for [[ships:Valkyrie|Valkyrie]], the prized fighting ship of the Itani, but used by all 3 nations to wage war on humanity.
<u><b>Vult</b></u> - Vult is short for (you guessed it) [[ships:Vulture|Vulture]]. Vultures are good attack ships, especially if you don't have access to Valks yet, or if you just don't like Valks for some reason. Vults are used by Nation Defense Bots.
=== Weapons/Batteries ===