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Apocalypse Navy Issue Lost in MP5-KR After Dracarys. Fire Turns Inward
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Apocalypse Navy Issue Lost in MP5-KR After Dracarys. Fire Turns Inward

A 3.4 billion ISK Apocalypse Navy Issue was destroyed in MP5-KR, with the loss landing in a fight that appears to have involved Dracarys. on both sides of the engagement. Five attackers in Thunderchilds, backed by an unaligned supercarrier, brought down the battleship and left behind a mix of dropped officer and faction modules, while other valuable fittings were destroyed in the wreckage.

THE CATCH

The destroyed ship was an Apocalypse Navy Issue flown by SisterI'mhanging Sister of Dracarys., and the loss stands out immediately for its scale and the value of the hull and fittings. The battleship was named in a small engagement involving just six participants, but the damage done was anything but minor. The final blow came from The Hunterss in a Thunderchild, capping off a coordinated strike that likely left little room for recovery once the target was pinned down.

THE FIGHT TIGHTENS

The attackers on the field were dominated by Thunderchilds, with The Hunterss joined by MM520, Janneau0, and M lily, while an unknown attacker in a True Sansha's Supercarrier also contributed substantial damage. That mix suggests a hard-hitting volley of fire rather than a prolonged brawl. With five attackers applying pressure to a single Navy battleship, the outcome appears to have turned on speed and focus more than attrition.

THE LOSSES

The wreck left behind both salvageable and destroyed high-end modules. A Dark Blood Large EMP Smartbomb and an Imperial Navy Large EMP Smartbomb dropped, along with the ship itself and other fittings worth recovering. But the Gist X-Type 500MN Microwarpdrive, a second Imperial Navy Large EMP Smartbomb, and a True Sansha Heavy Capacitor Booster were destroyed, adding to the cost of a loss already measured at 3.4 billion ISK. Even for a faction battleship, that is a painful price to pay in a matter of moments.

WHY IT MATTERS

The details point to a brief, high-value kill in which one of Dracarys.'s own ships was overwhelmed inside MP5-KR. Whether this was a botched manoeuvre, a trap sprung too late to escape, or simply the wrong moment to be exposed, the result is the same: a significant Navy issue ship gone, expensive fittings scattered or destroyed, and a sharp reminder that even heavyweight hulls can vanish quickly when the field closes around them.

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