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Draugur Ambushed and Crushed in J231137
Wormhole

Draugur Ambushed and Crushed in J231137

A Draugur worth around 1 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in J231137 as two pilots from L A Z E R H A W K S closed in on Lukas Van Eind of Confidently Incompetent. The assault ended with Exhunt HD’s Phantasm delivering the final blow, turning a brief wormhole encounter into a costly loss.

THE CATCH

The fight in J231137 appears to have been a tight, local encounter rather than a sprawling brawl, with just five pilots tied to the engagement. That small scale did little to soften the outcome for Confidently Incompetent, whose Draugur was isolated and brought down by a pair of attackers from L A Z E R H A W K S. In wormhole space, that kind of contact often turns on timing, and here the window seems to have closed fast.

THE HAMMER FALLS

Exhunt HD, flying a Phantasm, did the bulk of the damage and secured the final blow. Working alongside Roger Y0ung in an Ashimmu, the L A Z E R H A W K S pilots concentrated enough fire to overwhelm the assault frigate before escape or support could alter the result. The engagement suggests a coordinated hunt rather than a drawn-out exchange, with the attackers making their brief opening count.

THE LOSSES

The Draugur’s destruction stripped away 606 million ISK in hull and fittings, with another 422.8 million ISK dropped from the wreck. The ship’s cargo tells the story of a vessel that was prepared for serious fighting: heavy supplies of Meson Exotic Plasma S, Tetryon Exotic Plasma S, and Evasive Maneuvers Charges survived the blast, while large quantities of Mystic S and Occult S were consumed in the fire. For Lukas Van Eind, it was an expensive and abrupt end.

WHY IT MATTERS

A billion-ISK loss in a small wormhole engagement is the sort of event that leaves a mark well beyond the immediate grid. With only two attackers on the field, L A Z E R H A W K S demonstrated that even compact hunting parties can punish a costly mistake or a moment of bad positioning. In J231137, the Draugur was not just destroyed — it was outmaneuvered, outgunned, and left as the price of being caught alone.

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