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4.4 Billion ISK Battle Leaves C-J6MT Bloodied After 108-Pilot Clash
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4.4 Billion ISK Battle Leaves C-J6MT Bloodied After 108-Pilot Clash

A prolonged fight in C-J6MT ended with 4.4 billion ISK in destruction and a wreckage field that suggests neither side was able to cleanly control the grid for long. The engagement ran for more than an hour and drew 108 pilots into a clash between Fraternity. and Invidia Gloriae Comes on one side and Goonswarm Federation, Brave United, and allies on the other.

THE OPENING EXCHANGE

The fight in C-J6MT began shortly after 04:00 UTC and stretched until past 05:20, turning the system into a sustained collision point for both coalitions. With 62 ship losses recorded across the engagement, the scale points to a contested battle rather than a brief ambush, and the mix of ships destroyed shows both sides committed a range of hulls to the field.

THE LOSSES

The destruction list was led by familiar frontline hulls, with Svipuls and Moas making up the bulk of the wreckage. Exequror Navy Issues, Vargurs, Flycatchers, and Stabber Fleet Issues were also lost, indicating that the fight was not confined to cheap tackle or throwaway frigates. The presence of a Vargur among the losses especially underlines how costly the engagement became for those caught in it.

THE TURNING POINT

The most valuable destruction tied to the battle was the 4.4 billion ISK loss recorded against Fraternity. and Invidia Gloriae Comes, with the attack credited to Goonswarm Federation and Brave United and others. The data does not show a single decisive blow so much as a grinding escalation, where the larger hostile presence appears to have kept pressure on the target until it finally broke. That kind of outcome suggests a fight where control, timing, and numbers all mattered more than any single dramatic strike.

WHY IT MATTERS

By the end, both sides had taken substantial damage, with losses split between the two coalitions and no sign of a clean, one-sided rout. That makes C-J6MT look less like a passing skirmish and more like a hard-fought regional clash, one costly enough to sting on both sides and significant enough to be remembered for the price paid in hulls rather than any single moment of glory.

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