460B ISK Battle Ends in a Crushing Loss in 2ID-87
A prolonged fight in 2ID-87 ended in one of the region’s heaviest recorded losses, with 366 pilots involved and 460.3 billion ISK destroyed over the course of the engagement. The battle stretched across many hours and left both sides bloodied, but the larger toll fell on the defenders of the field, whose forces included Nightmares, Apocalypse Navy Issues, and even Zirnitra-class hulls.
THE CLOSING NET
The action in 2ID-87 appears to have intensified into a full-scale battle rather than a brief skirmish. By the time the fighting was over, 203 ships had been lost and the field had become a costly proving ground for two large coalitions of mixed fleets. HOLD MY PROBS and Legion of xXDEATHXx, alongside others, stood on one side of the engagement, while a second grouped force led by xqtywiznalamywmodxfhhopawzpqyjdwrpeptuaenabjawdzku and Brotherhood of Spacers and others met them in the same system.
CAPITALS, BATTLESHIPS, AND THE PRICE OF STAYING
The ship composition suggests this was never a lightweight exchange. Among the notable losses were multiple Nightmares and Apocalypse Navy Issues, along with two Zirnitras and a Purifier. Even an Amarr Shuttle was caught in the destruction, a small but telling sign that the fight had widened enough to sweep up anything that remained exposed. The presence of those hulls indicates a clash where expensive ships were committed and then left vulnerable once control of the field began to slip.
THE TURNING POINT
The final blow was recorded by WarBeacon, and the destroyed value attached to the top loss alone matched the total reported damage for the battle: 460.3 billion ISK. That suggests the engagement ended not with a clean retreat, but with a punishing collapse for one side as the opposing force kept pressure on the grid. With 366 attackers counted in the report and losses spread across both coalitions, the battle likely turned on numbers, timing, and the inability to extract high-value hulls once the fight had fully committed.
WHAT 2ID-87 COST
For both sides, the fight in 2ID-87 was expensive enough to register far beyond a routine regional brawl. The destruction of advanced hulls, including capital-grade Zirnitras, points to a battle where escalation had already happened and where the cost of staying too long in space became brutally clear. Whatever the broader contest around the system, this engagement will be remembered for its scale, its duration, and the amount of wealth burned before the guns finally fell silent.
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