#569603
Because it doesn't say WHICH player but rather THE player meaning, IMO the player who was attacking vs the player who was defending. Until the whole entire battle is completed, which includes damage and finding a winner if there is one, the sides are separate and you can name a winner in that instance.
You are welcome to your interpretation but it isn't any less valid than mine unless BCW makes a clear ruling over this issue.
JeBuS wrote: The rules say that in the first sentence, which I'll repeat for effect, emphasis mine (and others).For which I'll say again that since the battle becomes one side vs one side then the attacking player and the defending player are considered two separate sides and one of them wins while the other loses. It doesn't become a tie.
The winner of a ship battle (for the purposes of cards like Data's Medals) is the player whose ships and facilities sustained the least HULL damage.
Because it doesn't say WHICH player but rather THE player meaning, IMO the player who was attacking vs the player who was defending. Until the whole entire battle is completed, which includes damage and finding a winner if there is one, the sides are separate and you can name a winner in that instance.
You are welcome to your interpretation but it isn't any less valid than mine unless BCW makes a clear ruling over this issue.
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