diff --git a/src/game-v4.js b/src/game-v4.js
index 2d93ac6..bf17f2e 100644
--- a/src/game-v4.js
+++ b/src/game-v4.js
@@ -515,8 +515,9 @@ class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
 
     const damage = normalizePlayerDamage(shot.getData('damage'), PIRATE_SHOT_DAMAGE);
 
-    // The Arcade overlap callback only records the collision. Object removal
-    // and hull mutation happen from the scene update after the physics step.
+    // The Arcade overlap callback only records the collision. Hull mutation
+    // happens from the scene update after the physics step; projectile cleanup
+    // remains on the normal lifetime path to avoid collision-time lifecycle changes.
     shot.setData('playerHitQueued', true);
     this.pendingPlayerHits.push({ shot, damage });