Standard procedure on TRF is that, when a player brings OOC issues with a thread forth, the thread is placed on hold until said issues are resolved.
However, it is the responsibilty of the roleplayer to bring said issues forth to all other players, and inform them that the thread is under debate.
Therefor, the responsibilty falls to Griff and not to the staff to inform me that the staff are looking into the issue, and the thread is therefor on hold until further notice.
The point is that Griff never brought these OOC issues to me, nor did he make me aware that the staff are looking into it, and that therefor I was not aware of any hold on the thread.
As such, I stand by my opinion that my last post stand (though it may also stand for editing, depending on the staff's decision regarding the first post).
That being said; the situations that led to the posted damage tally follow:
The Bakura Class Destroyers were both targetted by an Imperial Torpedo Sphere. Under the rules of loading and firing in two posts (which was done), and of the minimum three post/two post rule in relation to damage, the damages do not extend beyond the boundries of the rules.
Because the Torpedo Sphere is 1900 meters - twice the size of the 850 meter Destroyer - it can under the rules destroy the enemy vessel in two posts. I fully understand that this is the bare minimum, but I would also bring forth the fact that the damage is quite realistic.
The Torpedo Sphere carries 500 forward-firing Proton Torpedo launchers, all of which targetted the enemy ships. Even assuming that a huge 50% were intercpted, 250 warheads would still have impacted the enemy ship. Shields cannot take that sort of pounding, and a large number of shots would therefor impact the hull. Take into consideration too the relitively weak shields of the Destroyers.
Also note that the Destroyers are not "Destroyed", but "Rendered Inoperable" - they could be repaired, if the battle were to end at this moment.
The same arguments apply to the destroyed Majestic cruisers. Both were targetted by two VSDs each, both of which utilized their full missile compliment.
The final VSD targetted a third Majestic. The second damaged Majestic was a typo, I only intended one to be damaged, and will edit that if the staff see fit. I am also willing to change the destroyed Majestics to "Crippled" if the staff so desire.