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Fraternity Capsule with High-Grade Implants Cut Down in AD022
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Fraternity Capsule with High-Grade Implants Cut Down in AD022

A fast strike in AD022 ended with Fraternity. losing a Cerberus and a capsule carrying an eye-watering 3.6 billion ISK in implants and fittings, a brief but costly encounter that suggests True Power found its target exposed at exactly the wrong moment.

THE CATCH

The engagement was over almost as soon as it began. In the opening seconds of the AD022 clash, True Power put down a Fraternity. Cerberus and followed through on the capsule of Cuihua Ledo, turning a small encounter into a heavy loss for the defending side. With only five participants tied to the incident, the fight appears to have been a tight hunt rather than a sprawling fleet action.

THE PRIZE

The most painful blow came not from the cruiser itself, but from what was inside the capsule. The destroyed ship and pod together accounted for 3.6 billion ISK of the 6.1 billion ISK lost in the exchange, driven by high-grade Hydra implants and combat-enhancing missile hardwirings. That kind of fit marks a pilot who had invested heavily in performance — and who could least afford to be caught with no room to escape.

THE FINAL BLOW

The last shot was credited to an unknown attacker flying a Devoted Fisher for True Power, with the pod taking 461 points of damage before it broke. The report suggests a clean finish rather than a drawn-out brawl, the kind of kill that usually comes when the target has already been pinned, stripped of options, and left with nowhere to warp.

THE COST

For Fraternity., the loss is memorable less for its duration than for its price. A Cerberus can be replaced; a pod fitted with high-grade implants and specialized boosters carries a far more personal sting. In a region where brief contacts can still decide whether expensive assets survive the day, AD022 added another reminder that even the shortest fight can leave the deepest mark.

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