Maybe this is a newbie question.
I created my first battleship, it's still very early in the game, so the ship has beam attack strength 1, and missile 2. However, when ship is in orbit of a planet, it is shown that it has beam attack 2, and missile 3. Is this a bug, or a bonus that a ship receives when in orbit? If the letter is true, then how can I know the real strength of enemy ships?