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Astrahus Falls in a Sudden Wormhole Ambush
Wormhole

Astrahus Falls in a Sudden Wormhole Ambush

An Astrahus belonging to 33 Year Old Men Rage Rolling On A Friday Night was destroyed in J110550 after TIME CRIT caught the structure and finished it with a Naglfar Fleet Issue. The 2.6 billion ISK loss turned a small wormhole encounter into a costly reminder of how exposed even a fortified citadel can be once the wrong fleet has found it.

THE CATCH

The fight in J110550 appears to have been brief, concentrated, and decisive. With only three participants recorded, this was not a sprawling battle but a sharp strike at a vulnerable target. TIME CRIT claimed the prize, and the Astrahus did not survive long enough for the situation to become anything else.

THE LAST SHOT

The final blow came from AlfaMikeF0xtr0t flying a Naglfar Fleet Issue, a capital-grade weapon brought to bear against a structure that likely had little room to maneuver once the attackers committed. The loss itself was not just the hull: 2.6 billion ISK vanished in the exchange, with 1.4 billion ISK destroyed and 1.2 billion ISK dropped from the wreckage.

INSIDE THE STRUCTURE

The wreck also suggests the citadel was carrying a meaningful defensive fit. Standup Firbolg I fighters were among the items involved, alongside Standup Templar I units and Standup ECM scripts for gravimetric and ladar systems. That mix indicates a structure prepared to fight back, even if those tools were not enough to save it once TIME CRIT closed in.

THE COST OF BAD TIMING

For 33 Year Old Men Rage Rolling On A Friday Night, the destruction of the Astrahus is the sort of loss that stings well beyond the listed value. Whether this was an isolated vulnerability, a failed defense, or simply the wrong moment in the wrong place, the result was the same: a home structure reduced to debris, and TIME CRIT walking away with a clean and expensive kill.

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