Hi Coops,
Thanks for the reply and for the helpful goodies! 
Yes, five kills is a very small sample size and I certainly understand how RNGs work as both a gamer and a hobby programmer. Of course, I’ve had good luck with RNGs as well, so it all works out fairly with enough “coin flips.”
I’ve been salvaging since combat was implemented and here’s a list of some of the items I have:
Bulk Head Units 1,763 units
Chemical Storage Units 1,683 units
Data Display Unit 1,635 units
Data Integrity Unit 1,733 units
Unfortunately, I don’t know the exact number of Plasma Channel Sections since I’ve used them for crafting, but my guestimate is closer to 1000 or so.
Here’s one more small sample size ‘anomaly’ – I destroyed 4 Bruwar-Class Turrets this morning, and 3 of the 4 did not drop any salvage. (sigh) Quite frustrating as those take much longer to kill.
Well, the RNG Gods will eventually smile on those willing to show persistence, so I’m off to erase some more evil AI ships from the universe.
Thanks again for sharing your spoils! I do appreciate it.
Cheers!