Alligator Hunted Down in Keri as Redeemers Close the Trap
A 1.6 billion ISK Alligator was caught and destroyed in Keri after a small but hard-hitting force of nine attackers applied enough pressure to break the ship before it could escape. The loss went to Stellar Fusion pilot Wraith Shadow Guard, whose ship was finished off by Ritessa flying a Redeemer, bringing a sharp end to what appears to have been a brief but coordinated ambush.
THE CATCH
The fight in Keri was not a sprawling fleet collision, but a concentrated strike around a single valuable target. With 18 participants recorded in the engagement and only one ship destroyed, the action appears to have centred on isolating the Alligator before the defenders could turn the situation around. That kind of small-scale encounter can still carry heavy consequences when the target is this expensive.
THE TRAP CLOSES
The attackers committed at least three Redeemers, a Cenotaph, and enough combined firepower to wear down the Alligator quickly. Ritessa’s Redeemer landed the final blow, but the damage spread across multiple pilots from DPEBHUE PYCbI and allied groups, suggesting the target was under sustained pressure rather than picked off in a single pass. The engagement unfolded fast enough that the ship’s large cargo of missiles and repair supplies was still being stripped away as the hull came apart.
THE LOSSES
The Alligator’s destruction accounted for the full 1.6 billion ISK loss recorded in the exchange. Of that, 1.2 billion ISK was destroyed with the hull, while 342.5 million ISK dropped into space. The wreck also scattered a substantial missile stockpile, including thousands of Inferno Auto-Targeting Heavy Missiles, Scourge Auto-Targeting Heavy Missiles, and Fury ammunition, underlining how much was at stake beyond the ship itself.
WHY IT MATTERS
For Stellar Fusion, losing a fully loaded Alligator in Keri is the sort of setback that is felt immediately: a high-value ship gone, resources burned away, and a clear reminder that expensive assets in transit or on patrol can become prey the moment a hunting force gets the right angle. For the attackers, the kill demonstrates that even a compact strike group can bring down a costly target when timing and numbers line up.
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