"Instead of inflicting normal damage, for each uncanceled [hit] or [crit] result, discard the captain card or 1 [crew] upgrade (opponent's choice) on the target ship. If the captain and all of the [crew] upgrades on the target ship are destroyed, any additional [hit] or [crit] results damage the ship as normal (max 5 damage)."
Q1. How does this interact with a ship that has the following upgrade deployed on it?
Collective Organised Play, Ti'mur (Month 1 Competitive Prize), Koss
"While Koss is on your ship, none of your other upgrades can be affected by your opponents"
Once the captain is discarded, are you forced to discard Koss first, which then allows other crew upgrades to be affected by subsequent damage, or does he protect the others but die himself (similar to how klingon boarding party works)?
Q2. How does Thalaron weapon interact with a ship that has the following upgrade deployed to it?
Resistance is Futile Organised Play, Scout 225, Dispersion Field
"While this card is deployed to your ship, none of your other upgrades can be affected by your opponents"
Does the presence of a dispersion field protect any crew upgrades on the ship?
If so does 'unused' damage from the Thalaron weapon carry over to the hull even though there are still protected crew on the ship?
Q3. Can an admiral be discarded by the Thalaron weapon?