Damage Output (DO)

Damage Output or DO is a system of measurement used to determine the expected damage caused by weaponry, and subsequently the vessels harbouring the weapons. DO is a universal measurement that estimates the damage done to enemy craft that allows for easy estimates of the outcomes of battles. DO is expressed through a theoretically infinite number of digits that of which can only be expressed as positive numbers. For example, a standard issue IUE kinetic pistol would have a DO somewhere between 25 and 30, whereas a military corvette would have a DO somewhere between 475 and 525.

Although the use of DO to estimate the outcome of battles is correct most of the time, it is not a definitive answer as to the outcome of a battle, as it is merely a system of estimation. For example, if a fleet with a DO of 3,000 were to battle against a fleet with a DO of 4,000 the outcome would be estimated to result in the latter's victory, but it is still possible for the first fleet to be victorious.

Damage Output is a system only used as a creator tool and is not used within the Dawnstar universe.