The best

[Denelo]

Best Light Fighter: Haven't flown the Voidrunner in ages, so I wouldn't know about that. Of those I have flown, Libbie takes the cake (though the Tiger Shark is also fairly awesome due to its shape).

Best Heavy Fighter: Haven't flown the Marauder yet; I understand it's fairly decent. Currently, though, my favorite is the Switchblade.

Best Very Heavy Fighter: Sabre all the way.

Best Bomber: Waran all the way. Seriously, that things a hyper-compact Barghest. 'Sepic.

Best Freighter: Grizzly or CSF. Both fairly nice ships.

Best Transport: Armored Transport. A SHF with transport shields and guns? Ohyus.

Best Gunboat: Liberty Gunboat, even now that its FG has been nerfed. Still an incredible ship.

Best Cruiser: Liberty Cruiser. Not for the anti-capital power, either; that's just a nice bonus. The LSC is so incredibly tiny that it's nearly impossible to SNAC, and its size also makes it a great Solly ship. And with anti-cap power on top of that? Epic.

Best Battlecruiser: Bullhead. It's the only decent BC with a thruster, and really, a BC without a thruster is useless. Slap some cruiser missiles, LMs, pulses, and flak (a must on a BC; the lack of the BS turrets for flak are why the Geb is kinda pointless) onto it and you're golden.

Best Battleship: Controversially, the Spyglass. Yes, I know it has a horrific hitbox twice its own size. Yes, I know it's so long that a Solaris in the middle won't even reach either end of it. Yes, I know it's a medium battleship the size of a heavy battleship. And yet, despite all these things, it has a very few (three, to be exact) advantages that, if properly used, will bring it out on top even against terrible odds. What are these advantages, you ask? Well, I have to keep some secrets.

That said, that thing really punishes you for mistakes. If you mess up, you die, or you lose half your hull at best.