THE CATCH
The fight in Deltole appears to have been over almost as soon as it began. A Badger flown by Dante Milner of Brigada 49 was caught and destroyed in a small engagement involving six pilots, with Novus Ordo. credited on the attacking side. The ship’s total value, listed at 1 billion ISK, makes the loss stand out even before the cargo is considered.
THE BLOW
The final shot came from WhatRUdoing Stepbrother in a Maller, with WhatRUdoing Stepaunt in another Maller contributing most of the pressure beforehand. Together they stripped the industrial hull apart in a fight that suggests the target had little room to escape once contact was made. The Badger did manage to drop a small portion of its value, but the bulk of the wreck was consumed in the destruction.
THE HAUL
Among the cargo and fittings tied to the ship were items marked as Warpath Operational Intel and Warpath Supply Cache, both destroyed in the wreck, while a Type-D Restrained Nanofiber Structure and Warpath Command Intel were among the pieces that survived long enough to be recovered. The loss of the 5MN Microwarpdrive I and the destruction of the remaining cargo underline how complete the catch was once the ship was pinned down.
THE COST
For Brigada 49, the destruction of a single Badger becomes more than a routine industrial loss because of what was aboard it. A nearly billion-ISK ship going down in Deltole suggests a sharp, effective hunt rather than a casual skirmish, and the involvement of just two Mallers points to a disciplined interception that paid off before the target could slip free.
