Apocalypse Torn Apart in SLVP-D as Goonswarm Guns Close In

A Goonswarm Federation Apocalypse was destroyed in SLVP-D in a 1.4 billion ISK loss that appears to have come together quickly and at close range. The ship, flown by Diva3 of Peoples Liberation Army, was caught in a mixed engagement involving at least eight participants, with the final blow landing from another Goonswarm Apocalypse flown by Diva2.

THE CATCH

The fight in SLVP-D ended with a single costly ship in flames, but the presence of multiple attackers suggests the target was not alone for long. What began as a local engagement quickly turned into a focused takedown, with Goonswarm Federation accounting for the bulk of the pressure and the final destruction.

THE FIREPOWER

The dead ship was itself an Apocalypse, and the losing fit hints at a brawler built to stay in the fight: a Domination Large Proton Smartbomb, a Republic Fleet Large Cap Battery, a Capacitor Power Relay II, and a Large Capacitor Control Circuit I were among the modules lost or destroyed. That kind of equipment makes the wreck expensive, but it also suggests the ship was intended for sustained combat rather than a quick escape.

THE BREAK

Diva2, also flying an Apocalypse, delivered the final blow after Goonswarm attackers Diva4 and Diva5 had already applied heavy damage. An unidentified Gist Seraphim and a Bellicose flown by TS K of Siege Green. were also present among the attackers, adding to the sense that the target was isolated under converging fire rather than facing a clean one-on-one.

THE LOSSES

The immediate cost was steep: 841.9 million ISK destroyed and another 601.7 million ISK recovered from the wreck, for a total loss of 1.4 billion ISK. For Diva3 and Peoples Liberation Army, the destruction of a battleship in a small fight is the kind of setback that is felt at once, both in material terms and in the simple fact that the ship did not get away.

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Based on recorded combat data Narrative based on recorded New Eden activity and archived editorial analysis.

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