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Babaroga Cut Down in 18.8 Billion ISK Hunt in J215215
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Babaroga Cut Down in 18.8 Billion ISK Hunt in J215215

A Babaroga worth 9.9 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in J215215 after a 36-ship engagement that drew Sedition. and The Chicken Coop against Best Intentions. The loss, which ended in the hands of Anja Van Check’s Rorqual, turned a wormhole fight into a costly reminder that even rare hulls can be brought down when a target is pinned in place.

THE CATCH

The fight in J215215 appears to have centered on a high-value Babaroga piloted by Glyndi of Best Intentions. What began as a relatively compact clash quickly became a serious hunt, with 36 participants ultimately drawn into the engagement. Against that backdrop, the Babaroga stood out immediately: an expensive and uncommon ship that does not often get a second chance once the tackle lands.

THE PRESSURE BUILDS

Sedition. and The Chicken Coop shared the field against Best Intentions., and the damage spread across the hostile hull rather than breaking the grip on the target. The attackers committed heavily enough to overwhelm the Babaroga’s defenses, with five of the top damage dealers coming from the attacking side and Anja Van Check’s Rorqual applying the final blow. The presence of combat-focused hulls such as Legion and Proteus suggests a disciplined effort to keep the prey under pressure until it could not escape.

THE BREAK

When the Babaroga finally went down, it did so as an expensive wreck rather than a clean withdrawal. Of the 9.9 billion ISK tied to the ship, 9.2 billion ISK was destroyed, while 618.6 million ISK in fittings and assets were recovered from the field. The cargo and fittings tell their own story: Mystic L survived in quantity, while large amounts of Occult L ammunition and drone flights were scattered or ruined in the destruction.

THE COST

The engagement ran from 03:30 to 03:44 UTC and ended with 18.8 billion ISK in total losses across two ships, making the Babaroga’s destruction the defining moment of the fight. For Best Intentions., losing a hull like this is more than a line item; it is the kind of setback that lingers, especially in a place like J215215 where every commitment carries extra risk and every caught ship can become the evening’s prize.

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