Over each simulation we tracked a series of metrics: the average coordination number ⟨k⟩, the fraction of broken bonds N broken , and the time until the first damage arose. Traditionally 2D networks are analysed using ring statistics, but those are un- Fig. Damage at nodes and at bonds over time for two networks with different potential model parameters. The black solid line represents the mean node coordination number, ⟨k⟩, which is 3 for an ordered hexagonal network and 1 for "loose" bonds. The red dashed lines represents N broken , the fraction of broken bonds, which is 0 for an unruptured network and 1 for a system with no remaining bonds.