THE HIT
The loss came in a fight that lasted only moments on paper, but it was enough to strip a heavily fitted Apocalypse Navy Issue down to its wreck. Explore-00’s battleship was the clear prize of the engagement, and the value attached to it made the outcome sting immediately. The ship’s fittings suggest a serious combat platform, with Caldari Navy Large Graviton Smartbombs, a Core X-Type Kinetic Armor Hardener, and a Large Micro Jump Drive all tied up in the destruction.
THE PRESSURE CLOSES
Four attackers from Insidious. were credited with the bulk of the damage, all flying Apocalypse Navy Issue hulls of their own. TL-400, TL-101, and TL-999 all landed heavy blows before TL-999 secured the final strike. The presence of another attacker, an unidentified Pith Massacrer, suggests the target was caught in a wider melee or pressured by a third party while the decisive damage was being applied.
THE LOSSES
The aftermath shows a sharp split between what could be recovered and what was lost outright. Roughly 952.4 million ISK in cargo and fittings dropped from the wreck, while about 1.3 billion ISK was destroyed with the ship. That mix left the target’s owner with a partial recovery, but nowhere near enough to soften the blow of losing a Navy Issue battleship in full combat trim.
WHY IT MATTERS
For a single-loss engagement, the scale is still enough to matter. A 2.3 billion ISK battleship going down in 2B7A-3 is the sort of event that can force caution on the next undock, especially when the attackers and victim share the same alliance name in the record. Whatever the circumstances behind that unusual alignment, the result was simple enough: one expensive ship gone, and Insidious. left with a bruising reminder of how quickly a valuable battleship can be turned into wreckage.
