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113.1B ISK Flagship Destroyed in Raravoss Coalition Clash
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113.1B ISK Flagship Destroyed in Raravoss Coalition Clash

A 113.1 billion-ISK ship went down in Raravoss after a 251-pilot fight that ran for more than 35 minutes and left 136 ships destroyed across the field. The loss fell to a coalition effort led by Wings Freedom. and ChuangShi Federation, with support from a wider mix of groups including Observatory Great Bear, Guardians of Tranquility, and The Initiative., and it stands out as one of the day’s most punishing blows in the system.

THE PRIZE

The centerpiece of the engagement was a Raravoss-class loss valued at 113.1B ISK, destroyed for 7.62 and Project Oasis. The destroyed ship itself was not a lone casualty in a small skirmish, but the most expensive point in a much larger clash that drew 251 participants into the system. When a ship carrying that kind of weight goes down, the fight around it tends to matter as much as the wreck itself.

THE COLLISION

The engagement opened into a broad battle between Wings Freedom. and ChuangShi Federation, and others on one side, and 7.62 and Project Oasis on the other. The numbers suggest a force-heavy confrontation rather than a quick hunt: 158 pilots committed under the attacking umbrella against 93 tied to the defending side, with losses stacking up on both ends as the fight developed. The ship losses recorded in the field included Kronos, Sacrilege, Paladin, Legion, and Tempest hulls, showing that the brawl reached beyond the headline kill and into the lines around it.

THE BREAK

The final blow is attributed to WarBeacon, closing out a fight that appears to have been shaped by coordinated pressure from several organizations rather than a single isolated strike. Wings Freedom. contributed the largest share of damage among the named attackers, with ChuangShi Federation and Observatory Great Bear also making visible contributions. By the time the target came apart, the battle had already turned into a costly exchange of capital and command-level ships, with multiple Paladins among the listed wrecks and the field littered with the sort of expensive hulls that mark a serious regional fight.

THE LOSSES

In total, 136 ships were lost for 113.1B ISK across the engagement. For 7.62 and Project Oasis alone, the damage was especially severe, accounting for more than 104B ISK in losses. Even the opposing side did not escape lightly, taking roughly 8.8B ISK in damage of its own. The result leaves Raravoss as the site of a sharp and expensive clash, one that cost both sides ships they would have preferred to keep in reserve.

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