User blog comment:Ironreaper/Retcons and Contradictions in the Reapers/@comment-2250460-20120415175600/@comment-2250460-20120416000827

It was clearly under stress. There where many whole and broken parts in its armor, and it lost two legs. It destroyed ONE ship that was right next to it, and even that ship managed to do some damage to it.

As to the second point, I don't know why but for some reason I could only do the logic after I posted the comment, so you are right on that one.