This is the most useful thread I've ran across for SFC3 period.
A few questions have came up, and I've used data taken from this post to answer them.
So instead of constantly having to repost information that other people put hard work into documenting, I just thought I'd save myself time and energy, plus give them their dues...
http://208.57.228.3/ubb/Forum1/HTML/019435.html Here you go, enjoy all... the two most important things are the beginning chart, and further in a dmg/turn and efficiency table. These two form the foundation of my ship building database. However the rest of the thread is full of relevent information on everything from officer effects to shield statistics. There are many fan-websites that feature these tables in them, so many of you who never visted the "old forum" may have already seen these in more recent forms.
My thanks again to those people who worked so long and hard to give us vital information.