Gila Crushed by Coercer Gang in Saatuban Ambush
A 2.9 billion ISK Gila was overwhelmed and destroyed in Saatuban after a compact NEK RO LOG strike force caught the cruiser and ground it down with destroyers. The loss left Scary Wormhole People with a wreck that had once carried nearly 1.9 billion ISK in fittings and cargo, while the attackers walked away with a tidy victory from a brief but costly hunt.
THE CATCH
The engagement in Saatuban was over almost as quickly as it began, but the numbers behind it tell a sharper story. Ten pilots were involved in the fight, and the target was a Gila flown by Ship Gobbler of Scary Wormhole People. Against it stood NEK RO LOG, fielding seven attackers in what appears to have been a disciplined small-gang interception rather than a sprawling fleet action.
THE PRESSURE
The attackers came in with Coercers and kept the damage focused until the Gila could no longer hold. Ukorot, also in a Coercer, landed the final blow, but the work was shared across the gang: YMRYN, Armator, Karraba, and Taramira all contributed to the collapse. For a ship built to be stubborn under pressure, the cruiser was instead isolated and dismantled before it could escape the trap.
THE LOSSES
The destruction was expensive. The Gila accounted for 2.9 billion ISK in total value, with 1.9 billion ISK destroyed and another 947.3 million ISK dropping into the wreck. Among the cargo and fittings were thousands of Scourge Fury Light Missiles, Nanite Repair Paste, Zero-Point Condensate, and Triglavian Survey Databases—evidence that the ship was carrying more than just a combat fit when it was caught.
THE CONSEQUENCE
For Scary Wormhole People and Eden Dominion Coalition, the loss of a Gila in a single instant is the kind of setback that stings well beyond the hull itself. For NEK RO LOG, it was a clean and efficient prize: a high-value target erased by a compact strike, and another reminder that even a prized cruiser can vanish fast when a prepared gang gets the first serious hold.
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