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Anshar Cutter Down in Jita as 39-Ship Gang Claims 31.9B ISK Prize
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Anshar Cutter Down in Jita as 39-Ship Gang Claims 31.9B ISK Prize

A Fraternity. Anshar was caught and destroyed in Jita in a fast, concentrated strike that turned a single capital industrial hull into a 31.9 billion ISK wreck. The ship was overwhelmed by a 39-participant engagement, with Uedama Logistics and supporting attackers putting enough fire on target to split the hull open before an Oracle from Uedama Logistics landed the final blow.

THE CATCH

The loss of the Anshar came in the middle of a brief but serious engagement in Jita, a system that rarely leaves room for error. According to the available data, the target belonged to Fraternity. pilot weiz IIIII SH of Attack On CALDARI, and the attack drew in 39 participants overall. For a ship of this class, that kind of attention can only mean the hunter’s net had already closed.

THE FIREPOWER

The damage was shared across a hard-hitting group of attackers, with Uedama Logistics and L.E.G.I.O.N contributing the main pressure. Several Tornadoes were among the top damage dealers, while Destruction and Hate in an Oracle delivered the final blow. The Anshar did not go quietly in value terms: 15.5 billion ISK was destroyed with another 16.4 billion ISK dropping from the wreck, but the ship itself was irrecoverable by the end of the exchange.

THE HAUL

The cargo tells part of the story. Oxygen Isotopes were among the destroyed items, alongside large amounts of Guristas ammunition and cruise missiles. That mix suggests a ship carrying both operational fuel and combat stores, adding weight to a loss that was already expensive before the hull came apart. In New Eden, an Anshar is never a casual casualty, and the contents only sharpen the sting.

THE CONSEQUENCE

For Fraternity., the destruction of a 31.9 billion ISK Anshar in Jita is the sort of loss that is felt immediately and remembered for longer. Even without the wider campaign context, the engagement stands out as a clean, high-value catch in one of the cluster’s busiest systems. It appears to have been a precise and costly ambush rather than a drawn-out brawl, the kind of strike that reminds everyone just how vulnerable even valuable logistics assets can be when they are caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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