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Astrahus Falls to Drekavac Strike in J111629
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Astrahus Falls to Drekavac Strike in J111629

An Astrahus in J111629 was reduced to wreckage in a sharp wormhole ambush, with From Lost To The Wormhole. and its Drekavac-heavy attack force claiming a 2.7 billion ISK prize. The structure’s destruction appears to have come in a concentrated assault that left little room for recovery once the attackers had the target pinned down.

THE CATCH

The fight in J111629 centred on a single vulnerable prize: an Astrahus belonging to Land under white wings. What should have been a defensive anchor instead became the focus of a committed strike, with 18 participants recorded around the engagement. From Lost To The Wormhole. brought the pressure, and the structure took the full weight of the attack.

THE BREAKDOWN

The damage was driven by a coordinated Drekavac line. Kim Jong-hyun delivered the final blow, but the work had already been done by a cluster of attackers flying the same hull: Maniwero 333, ElCraft1, Faith Rivers, and Giussep Mole all contributed over a million damage apiece. That kind of concentrated fire suggests the Astrahus was not being slowly worn down so much as methodically dismantled under sustained close-range pressure.

THE LOSSES

The wreck left behind a mixed result for the attackers and the defenders alike. The Astrahus accounted for the full loss, valued at 2.7 billion ISK, with 1.4 billion ISK destroyed and 1.3 billion ISK dropped. The structure’s fuel and weapon stores were also heavily affected, including destroyed Nitrogen Fuel Blocks and Standup Light Missiles, while large quantities of Helium Fuel Blocks, Standup Cruise Missiles, and Standup Heavy Missiles were recovered or lost in the aftermath.

WHY IT MATTERS

For a wormhole structure, the destruction of an Astrahus is more than a headline number. It removes a foothold, strips away local security, and signals that someone was able to find, commit to, and finish the job inside one of New Eden’s most unforgiving environments. In J111629, From Lost To The Wormhole. appears to have turned that uncertainty into a decisive advantage.

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