A Phoenix Falls in Skarkon

A Rote Kapelle Phoenix met a hard end in Skarkon, and the destruction came with a brutal price tag. Drake Iddon was at the controls when the dreadnought was lost, and the hull's value reached 44.2B ISK. The loss of a capital ship made the event stand out.

Alliances involved

Rote Kapelle
Marauder Diplomacy

      44.2B ISK
      Destroyed
    

108 Pilots Involved

1 Loss

The Killing Blow

The final blow was delivered by aIlIllIllIIways blob, flying with Marauder Diplomacy. The name reads like a string of interference, but the outcome was unambiguous: a Phoenix-class dreadnought reduced to wreckage. The loss occurred in Skarkon, a system in Pochven where the normal rules of New Eden shift in unusual ways.

A Costly Hull

A Phoenix is a dreadnought built for siege, a capital ship meant to anchor firepower or tear through hardened targets, and losing one is never a routine entry in a corporation's ledger. For Rote Kapelle, the destruction represents a serious material setback, and Drake Iddon's name is now attached to a very expensive individual loss.

A Busy System, A Single Loss

Even with the Phoenix as the only destruction, the event did not happen in an empty system. At least 108 pilots appear across the engagement, suggesting that the loss occurred amid a significant concentration of capsuleers. For those watching Skarkon, a dreadnought lost in Pochven is a notable event.

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