User blog comment:Ironreaper/Retcons and Contradictions in the Reapers/@comment-2250460-20120415175600

You seem to have misunderstood the eight cruisers part. iIts talking about how many ships where lost defending the Destiny Ascension, not how many where destroyed by Sovereign. Also they did a bit more than just blowing its arms off, the Reaper looked like it was on the verge of destruction.