Yes. I believe this is in the FAQ. Once a ship is destroyed it can't be saved by abilities like R5-D8. You do not get to cheat death.

The same is true in Epic. A crippled section can't be brought back, even though you have a WED repair droid.

Thank you!

I accept that if its a tie then initiative determines the winner. And based of the direction this thread went my scenario ends in a tie.

I would just like to follow up with another question.

If say airen craken, and luke with r5-d8 has both have zero hull and stay alive due to the simultaneous firing rule. Craken shoots first and gives luke a free action (at this point craken is destroyed since he has resolved all his abilities) and luke uses it for r5-d8 and is successful in discarding 1 face down damage card. Luke then shoots the last remaining Imperial ship on the boards. Will luke still be destroyed because simultaneous firing rules just delayed his death or will he live since he now has one hull.

I asked that question and got an e-mail response from Frank. Luke is still destroyed even if he removes the damage card with R5-D8. I am at work so I can't pull up my saved e-mails from Frank. Can someone pull up my "e-mail thread" in a link for doji?

I think this is the one:

Found it thanks again.