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Battleship Doctrine Wears Down Prophecy Navy Issues in Deklein
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Battleship Doctrine Wears Down Prophecy Navy Issues in Deklein

A clash in E3UY-6 pitted Solyaris Chtonium's Typhoon battleship line against The Initiative's Prophecy Navy Issue battlecruisers, producing a grinding exchange that left the battlecruiser doctrine bearing the heavier share of the wreckage.

Alliances involved

  • Solyaris Chtonium
  • The Initiative.
  • Sedition.
10.9B ISK Destroyed
129 Participants
— Capitals lost

Two Doctrines, One Grid

Solyaris Chtonium brought a battle line built around Typhoon battleships, supported by Sabre and Flycatcher interdictors. The Initiative answered with a Prophecy Navy Issue formation screened by Guardian logistics cruisers. The two fleets met in Deklein and began trading hulls almost immediately.

A Costly First Wreck

Among the first major losses was a Dominix Navy Issue belonging to Solyaris Chtonium pilot dwuruzi sirokedama, destroyed by The Initiative's Oscar Conan. That single hull carried a price of 598.2M ISK, the largest individual loss of the engagement. The exchange set the tone for a fight in which expensive ships fell on both sides.

The Prophecy Line Grinds Down

As the fight continued, Prophecy Navy Issue after Prophecy Navy Issue was torn apart by Solyaris fire. The Initiative's Guardian logistics and command ships also came under sustained pressure, while Solyaris interdictors were steadily picked off. Solyaris pilots destroyed battlecruisers, and The Initiative responded by destroying interdictors and other support ships.

Smaller Groups Join the Fray

A handful of pilots from Sedition and Straw Hat Pirates also left wrecks in the engagement. A Sedition Magus and a Straw Hat Pirates Hecate were destroyed by Solyaris Chtonium, while a Solyaris Flycatcher fell to a Sedition pilot. These losses were minor beside the main exchange, but they show that pilots from other groups were also involved in the fighting.

A Heavy Bill in Deklein

The combined destruction reached 10.9B ISK, with the heaviest cost falling on The Initiative's battlecruiser line. The Initiative lost significantly more Prophecy Navy Issues than Solyaris lost Typhoons. E3UY-6 became another reminder that doctrine choices, not just numbers, decide how expensive a brawl becomes.

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