Talk:Harpoon Missiles/@comment-32212464-20170830021856/@comment-454133-20170830022714

The attack that assigns the condition does not trigger the condition, since that condition is assigned after the attack has already resolved (and on-hit effects have already had their time window come and go).

If you had another attacker lined up to shoot that ship again, then yes you would miss out on that opportunity to pulse damage onto nearby foes with the condition (since the attacker would have been removed from the board by then). The exception is if the ship dies but isn't removed from the board before you get to shoot with the other ship. This can happen during Simultaneous Attack (the dying ship and your 2nd attacker are the same PS and you have initiative), or when an ability like Tel Trevura or "Fel's Wrath" triggers.