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3B ISK Capsule Destroyed in C-J6MT Fight
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3B ISK Capsule Destroyed in C-J6MT Fight

A costly escape attempt in C-J6MT ended with a 3 billion ISK capsule destroyed, stripping away a rare collection of high-grade implants and turning a brief clash into an expensive reminder that even the smallest hull in New Eden can carry the biggest risk.

THE CATCH

The fight in C-J6MT unfolded over roughly ten minutes and drew 43 participants into a compact engagement worth 8.3 billion ISK. What began as a broader skirmish between Goonswarm Federation and forces tied to IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII seemed to narrow around a single, high-value target: Ava Amadahy of Neurotoxin Control, whose capsule became the prize everyone was suddenly chasing.

THE BREAK

The decisive moment came when night flag, flying a Caracal for Goonswarm Federation’s New Boreas corporation, landed the final blow on the capsule. The attack was not a lone strike but the end of pressure applied by a small Goonswarm group, with six attackers credited in the destruction. A handful of fast ships — including Jaguars, a Malediction, and a Sabre — suggest the sort of hunt that closes space quickly and leaves little room for a clean exit.

THE LOSSES

The capsule’s value came not from the hull itself, but from what was inside it. High-grade Snake Omega, Alpha, Beta, and Epsilon implants were destroyed, along with Zor’s Custom Navigation Hyper-Link, pushing the total loss to 3 billion ISK. In the same engagement, a Khizriel, a Crow, and a Proteus were also destroyed, underscoring that this was not a one-off takedown but part of a broader and costly exchange.

WHY IT MATTERS

For a fight of this size, the losses were sharply disproportionate to the hulls involved. The destruction of a heavily implanted capsule is the kind of event that can end a pilot’s night instantly and leave a mark well beyond the grid. Combined with the mixed alliance involvement on both sides and the high value concentrated into a single target, the engagement in C-J6MT stands out as a sharp, expensive catch rather than a routine roam.

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