[geoschmo]

The Phong ship was also heavily damaged by the Terrans, but retained the minimum number of components to still have a combat movement of 1 and fire (one engine and one cannon?). The Terran ship having lost his engines was imobile, and having lost his supply could not fire, but otherwise was undamaged. And perhaps he had some armor components as well, since you seemed to particularly mention the Phong was using shard cannons. The Phong ship moves in for the kill but decides to ram instead of firing to finish off the Terrans and because his remaining comps have less structure then the Terran escort he is destroyed and the Terran is left alive, though likely barely so.

[ August 01, 2003, 01:55: Message edited by: geoschmo ]