1.4 Billion ISK Ship Lost in a Brief Local Skirmish
A costly 1.4 billion ISK ship was caught and destroyed in a fast, tightly focused engagement that involved just five participants and ended almost as quickly as it began. Three attackers split the final damage on the target, leaving little room for an escape once the trap closed.
THE CATCH
The fight in ID 30004875 appears to have been a small but expensive interception, with the victim’s ship — listed as ID 47466 — becoming the center of attention in a matter of moments. The engagement was brief, but the value at stake was not: 1.4 billion ISK is the kind of loss that turns a quiet encounter into a memorable one.
THE PRESSURE
Five pilots were involved in total, suggesting a compact skirmish rather than a roaming brawl. The target took concentrated damage from three attackers, all tied to the same organization, before the ship finally broke. The final blow came from ID 2123946597, while ID 2123910946 and ID 2123905282 each contributed heavily to wearing the target down.
THE LOSSES
Most of the ship’s value appears to have gone down with it. Of the total, 1.3 billion ISK was destroyed and 94.2 million ISK was recovered as loot, underscoring how little of the hull’s expense survived the destruction. Notable items included a large stack of ID 20723 and other components that were either lost or salvaged in the wreckage.
THE SIGNIFICANCE
Even without a wider battlefield, this was still a sharp reminder of how quickly a high-value ship can vanish once it is isolated. Single-loss engagements like this often hinge on timing and exposure, and the speed of the destruction suggests the victim had little margin for error once the attackers had committed. For the pilot involved, it was a very expensive lesson in how unforgiving New Eden can be.
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