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4.5B ISK Wormhole Battle Ends in a Long, Costly Grind in J113152
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4.5B ISK Wormhole Battle Ends in a Long, Costly Grind in J113152

A drawn-out fight in the wormhole system of J113152 ended with 16 ships destroyed and roughly 4.5 billion ISK erased from the field. The engagement ran for more than two hours and appears to have pitted Zoo Landers and Aunt Edna's Old Fashioned Fullerite Emporium, and others against Other Minds and Void.exe in a contest of attrition that steadily bled both sides.

THE LONG ENGAGEMENT

The fighting in J113152 began at 19:39 and did not end until just after 22:04, a span that suggests a prolonged and stubborn encounter rather than a brief ambush. With 23 participants tied to the action and losses mounting over time, the system became a pressure cooker where neither side appears to have found a quick collapse. Instead, the battle unfolded as an extended exchange in which every commitment carried risk.

THE LOSSES STACK UP

The field left behind a mix of combat ships that points to a fight involving both control and heavier damage dealers. Flycatchers were lost three times, while Leshaks, Bifrosts, Maelstroms, and Golems each appeared in the wreckage as well, alongside a Vagabond. That blend suggests the action was not confined to a single style of warfare; tackle, logistics support, and heavier hulls all seem to have been drawn into the same grinding struggle.

THE TURNING POINT

The top loss identifies J113152 itself as the prize of the engagement, with WarBeacon listed as the final blow and Other Minds and Void.exe credited on the attacking side. That suggests the fight ended not with a small skirmish, but with the destruction of a battle-report-level objective or high-value target worth 4.5 billion ISK. For the losing side, the damage was substantial: more than 3.5 billion ISK in losses against Zoo Landers and Aunt Edna's Old Fashioned Fullerite Emporium, and others, and just over 1 billion ISK against Other Minds and Void.exe.

THE AFTERMATH

In the end, the engagement reads as a hard-fought wormhole clash where both sides committed enough force to keep the fight alive for hours, but one side ultimately held the field long enough to secure the decisive blow. With capitals absent but expensive hulls present, the loss total still lands as a serious blow to the group that owned the most expensive wrecks. In a place like J113152, that kind of extended fight can reshape local control just as surely as a larger fleet battle elsewhere in New Eden.

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