Having hit rank 11 and 6700 skill points spent, I got duly promoted to Lt. Commander a couple of days ago, and I decided on a Cruiser as my upgrade ship.  It's a lot of fun, and can both dish out and take a beating though it's movement is slightly ponderous, as you'd expect for a ship that size.  I like my Cruiser, but I then decided to buy an Escort to see how they handle and, boy, was I impressed with it!

The speed and shield strength & regeneration are amazing, and the three forward weapons kick like a mule, especially with some officer abilities thrown in as well to give damage enhancement.  It's almost like dogfighting, the way that baby moves, and you can literally run rings around most other ships.  Definitely my favourite so far.

Could anyone tell me how the Science ships handle?

 You will find that before you hit , say, lvl 13, you will have enough cash to buy all three classes and find out for yourself 

Originally posted by Dibdabs

Having hit rank 11 and 6700 skill points spent, I got duly promoted to Lt. Commander a couple of days ago, and I decided on a Cruiser as my upgrade ship.  It's a lot of fun, and can both dish out and take a beating though it's movement is slightly ponderous, as you'd expect for a ship that size.  I like my Cruiser, but I then decided to buy an Escort to see how they handle and, boy, was I impressed with it!

The speed and shield strength & regeneration are amazing, and the three forward weapons kick like a mule, especially with some officer abilities thrown in as well to give damage enhancement.  It's almost like dogfighting, the way that baby moves, and you can literally run rings around most other ships.  Definitely my favourite so far.

Could anyone tell me how the Science ships handle?

a comparison chart is floating around somewhere. I cant seem to find the link but i have the pic itself. i know its on photobucket. anyways if you want maneuverability klingons are they way to go. they get more speed/maneuverability over all classes.

 I think this is the chart that the above poster mentioned.

http://suricatasblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/stoshiptierchart.png