THE CATCH
The fight in AD135 was over almost as soon as it began, but the outcome was expensive. In less than a minute, Vigilant Tyrannos pinned down Radh00’s Cerberus and forced the engagement into a lethal close. What started as a small encounter quickly became a high-value loss for State War Academy, with the missile cruiser destroyed and the pilot’s capsule following behind it.
THE HUNTING PAIR
The attackers fielded just two ships, but the composition suggests a deliberate hunt rather than a chance brawl. The final blow came from an Ephialtes Spearfisher, while Scylla Tyrannos in a Drifter Nullcharge Cruiser contributed damage to the kill. That small footprint points to a compact, focused strike—exactly the sort of encounter that can punish a lone cruiser before it has time to disengage.
THE LOSS
The Cerberus accounted for the bulk of the value destroyed, with the total loss on the ship listed at 1.4 billion ISK. A portion of its fit and cargo survived the wreck, but much of the fit was consumed in the destruction, including large stocks of Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Assault Missiles. For Radh00 and State War Academy, the loss was not just the hull but the loss of a heavily invested combat platform in a matter of seconds.
WHY IT MATTERS
Even small engagements can carry real weight in New Eden when the ship involved is worth fighting over. This one shows how quickly a lone high-end cruiser can be isolated and erased by a compact attacker pair. In a universe where timing matters as much as firepower, Vigilant Tyrannos appears to have found the opening and closed it cleanly.
