Capsule Worth 1.1 Billion ISK Cut Down in J142631
A capsule carrying an extraordinary 1.1 billion ISK in implants was caught and destroyed in J142631, ending in a brief but costly interception for Tavern 4Crabs. The kill was credited to Akeno Arasaka in a Flycatcher, with Rainbow Knights and several L A Z E R H A W K S pilots present at the point of destruction.
THE CATCH
The loss came in a wormhole system where small gangs can vanish almost as quickly as they arrive. In J142631, a 10-pilot engagement resolved into a single brutal outcome: Trot794’s capsule was caught and destroyed before escape was possible. What should have been the safest vessel in the system instead became the most expensive thing on the field.
THE PRICE OF A POD
The value attached to the pod was the story. Inside it were low-grade Nirvana implants, including Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta pieces, along with an Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Motion Prediction MR-705. Those implants were destroyed with the capsule, turning an otherwise modest loss count into a sharp 1.1 billion ISK hit for the victim side.
THE FINAL BLOW
Akeno Arasaka’s Flycatcher landed the final blow after the target had been pinned long enough for the point to hold. The attack group included pilots from Rainbow Knights, while other attackers present came from L A Z E R H A W K S in ships ranging from a Bhaalgorn and Khizriel to a Nighthawk and Stiletto. The mix suggests a coordinated small-gang catch rather than a random accident.
THE CONSEQUENCE
For Tavern 4Crabs and the Free Mercenary Space Corporation, the cost was immediate and very personal: not a shipyard loss, but a hard reset of a heavily implanted clone. In New Eden, a capsule can be cheap to replace and ruinously expensive to lose, and this one landed firmly in the second category.
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