diff --git a/src/game-v4.js b/src/game-v4.js
index 8c84dac..0d0b70f 100644
--- a/src/game-v4.js
+++ b/src/game-v4.js
@@ -416,6 +416,11 @@ class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     const { x, y } = shot;
     shot.destroy();
 
+    // Always show projectile impact feedback. Damage is still rate-limited so
+    // one three-shot broadside cannot register as three hull hits.
+    this.spawnExplosion(x, y, 0.32);
+    this.flashShip(this.player, 0xffcccc);
+
     if (this.time.now - this.lastPlayerHitAt < PLAYER_HIT_COOLDOWN_MS) return;
     this.lastPlayerHitAt = this.time.now;
 
@@ -423,11 +428,7 @@ class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
 
     if (this.playerHull <= 0) {
       this.finishGame();
-      return;
     }
-
-    this.spawnExplosion(x, y, 0.28);
-    this.flashShip(this.player, 0xffcccc);
   }
 
   spawnExplosion(x, y, scale = 1) {