I mean, okay. I have never been able to win a fight. You at least need a tutorial, or something. Your answer implies that I can't shoot back at them?? I still don't even understand what is really happening when a ship attacks me. The problem is that the game doesn't explain what's happening for you to figure out, and an attack happens so infrequently that it's rather inconvenient to figure it out as you go. I play for a half hour and loose my progress. It's kinda a frustrating experience to play.
Do what you want with your game, but I really think you need some kind of explanation at least if how the fighting works. You didn't even really address any of my questions.