From RZ3O-K to a Four-System Front
On 18 October, the only contested system was RZ3O-K, with an attacker score of 40 and a defender score of 60. By 19 October, 1A8-6G and 4F9Y-3 had joined the list. On 20 October the attacker score reached 54, the high-water mark of the campaign. That pressure did not last: by 22 October the score had fallen to 35, where it has remained through 24 October, even as the contested footprint expanded to include 5V-Q1R and U-3FKL. The attackers are contesting more systems while their score remains below its 20 October high.
Two Defenders, Four Ihub Timers
The current front is split between Celestial Palace. and STAKAN UNIVERSE, each defending a two-system front. Celestial Palace.'s front shows attacker score 40 against defender score 60; STAKAN UNIVERSE's shows 30 against 71. The four contested systems - 1A8-6G, 4F9Y-3, 5V-Q1R, and U-3FKL - are all ihub defense timers. No sovereignty changed during the observation window. Across the combined front, the attacker average sits at 35 against a defender average of 66, with momentum reading as defensive and intensity moderate.