Basic Ship Counters

There was some questions about counters. Basically it goes:

              LRF > LF > Carriers (fighters) > LRF again.    Thats the basic triangle. 

Its pretty obvious that LRFs (Long Range Frigates: Javelis LRMs, Illums, Assailants) are good against LFs (Light Frigates: Cobalts, Disciples, Skirmishers), and that LF are good against Carrriers, etc..  The following is a more complex expansion:

                                                             >  LRF
                           >    Flak     > (fighters) > Scouts
Scouts > LRF > LF > Carriers           | 
                           >  Support          v   
                                              (bombers) > HC's
                                                              > Structures (& SBs)
                                                              > Cap Ships

LFs are good against Flak, Carriers and all of the higher tech Support (repair/disable) ships.  Carrier fighters are good against bombers, as well as LRF and Scouts.  Carrier bombers excel at HC (Heavy Cruisers), planet Structures and Capital ships.

Here are the old links: Colored Damage Chart
                                 Zyrxil's Damage Types

    Also see change logs, since links are outdated. 

Edit: added arrows to clarify multiple counters from a single ship.

                                 Updated Diplomacy Damage Types