Apocalypse Navy Issue Lost to a Nightmare-led Ambush in 2ID-87
An Apocalypse Navy Issue worth 1.6 billion ISK was destroyed in 2ID-87 after a LinkNet-led strike brought down the battleship in a concentrated attack. The loss, recorded in a 121-pilot engagement, left Brotherhood of Spacers on the losing end of a sharp and costly encounter.
THE CATCH
The ship at the centre of the fight was an Apocalypse Navy Issue flown by an unidentified Brotherhood of Spacers pilot from Hunky-Dory. It was an expensive target to expose in open space, and LinkNet appears to have found the opportunity it wanted. The destroyers and support craft were not the story here; the real weight came from the presence of multiple Nightmares applying pressure until the battleship finally broke.
THE FIRE CLOSES IN
The final blow went to Ebbinber Inner Kondur in a Nightmare, but the damage was spread across a coordinated group of attackers. Bina Beckett, XaRoN 83, spinnock, and Darya Vladyko all contributed heavily, suggesting the Apocalypse Navy Issue was being pinned down rather than casually picked apart. With 80 attackers credited in the kill, the engagement around the target was large enough to overwhelm any attempt at escape or recovery.
THE LOSSES
When the ship went down, much of its fitted value went with it. About 1.1 billion ISK in assets were destroyed, while roughly 517.9 million ISK dropped into space, including Conflagration L, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L, and Aurora L charges. The wreck also took 200 units of Nanite Repair Paste and other stored items with it, a reminder that even a single ship loss can turn into a much broader financial hit once fittings and cargo are counted.
WHY IT MATTERS
At 1.6 billion ISK, this was no routine cruiser ambush. An Apocalypse Navy Issue is a proud and dangerous ship to lose, and the scale of the attack suggests the target was cornered by superior numbers and heavy firepower. For Brotherhood of Spacers, the loss in 2ID-87 is a blunt reminder of what happens when a valuable battleship is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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