It was taken as a direct quote, I didn't think about that at the time.
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It is the All at the beginning of the second paragraph that led me to believe that it is all standing forces. Though if everyone thinks this is not the case then it can be changed.Federal Ships take half damage from standing forces. All damage numbers above are halved when dealing with Federal ships.