Brave Fleet Catches 6.1B ISK Prize in C2X-M5 Fight

A 66-ship clash in C2X-M5 ended with a 6.1 billion ISK wreckage trail and a clear prize for Brave Collective and Brave United, who emerged from a mixed fight against Fraternity., TEST Alliance Please Ignore, and others with the field firmly in their favour.

THE CATCH

The engagement in C2X-M5 ran for nearly three hours, beginning at 12:26 and ending at 15:24 UTC, as forces tied to Fraternity., TEST Alliance Please Ignore, and others met a 66-strong opposition that included Brave Collective and Brave United. What began as a broad skirmish appears to have developed into a sustained fight rather than a brief raid, with both sides committing enough pilots to keep the pressure on long after the first exchanges.

THE PRESSURE BUILDS

The ship losses point to a fast, hard-fighting engagement built around small, agile hulls. Jaguars and Crusaders made up much of the damage tally, alongside Caracal Navy Issues, Maledictions, Osprey Navy Issues, and Executioners. That mix suggests the battle was fought at close range and with rapid movement, where interceptors and light combat ships were exposed while trying to hold the line or chase the fight into a favourable position.

THE BREAK

The decisive loss was the 6.1 billion ISK ship tied to the battle report itself, destroyed for Fraternity., TEST Alliance Please Ignore, and others and credited to Brave Collective and Brave United. WarBeacon records Brave as the final force behind the blow, with damage spread across Brave Collective and Brave United elements. Whatever the exact sequence, the field appears to have tipped against the larger Fraternity.-aligned side, leaving them to absorb the most expensive wreck of the engagement.

THE LOSSES

In total, 57 ships were destroyed across both sides, with the losing value heavily concentrated on the Fraternity. and TEST side: roughly 5.4 billion ISK against Brave’s 686 million ISK in losses. For Brave Collective and Brave United, that makes this look less like a drawn-out trade and more like a successful catch that converted superior momentum into a high-value destruction. In a region where even small hulls can turn a fight, the result would have been felt well beyond the grid.

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Based on recorded combat data Narrative based on recorded New Eden activity and archived editorial analysis.

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