Apocalypse Breaks in KCDX-7 After Close-Range Hunt
An Apocalypse worth 1.3 billion ISK was cut down in KCDX-7 after a small but determined group from Estamos Solos Alliance. closed the net around Austride Belvar’s battleship. The final blow came from DotaKid flying a Vedmak, ending a fight that left a hefty portion of the ship’s value in wreckage and loot across the field.
THE CATCH
The engagement in KCDX-7 was a compact affair, but it carried the kind of risk that makes even a single battleship loss matter. Nine pilots were tied to the fight overall, with Estamos Solos Alliance. on one side and Out of the Blue. on the other. What emerged from the wreckage was the loss of an Apocalypse flown by Austride Belvar of Knight of Zero Ultra, a ship that immediately stands out for the scale of the investment it represented.
THE BREAKDOWN
The ship’s fittings suggest a battleship built for serious engagement and mobility alike, with a Domination Large Proton Smartbomb, a Large Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I, and a Capacitor Power Relay II among the notable losses. Its drone flights were also disrupted in the aftermath, with Vespa EC-600s and Hornet EC-300s both accounted for in the destruction and drop tally. For a hull of this class, every module lost or recovered changes the sting of the encounter.
THE FINAL BLOW
DotaKid, flying a Vedmak for Estamos Solos Alliance., landed the decisive shot, but the damage leading up to it shows the Apocalypse was already under sustained pressure. Multiple Out of the Blue. pilots contributed heavily to the fight from similar battleships, while an unaligned missile hit also appears in the record. The picture is of a target that did not vanish in a single strike, but was worn down until the moment opened for the finish.
THE CONSEQUENCE
At 1.3 billion ISK total value, this was not a routine loss. Roughly 728.3 million ISK was destroyed outright, with 615.1 million ISK recovered as loot, leaving the engagement as an expensive reminder of how quickly a battleship can become a prize for a hostile gang. In KCDX-7, the result suggests that even a lone Apocalypse can become vulnerable when the hunters arrive in force and the fight turns against it.
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