THE CATCH
The fight in Funtanainen was brief, but it was anything but quiet. Within a 16-second window, 14 participants converged on the same piece of space and a single Iron Anchor Alliance Gila became the prize. The engagement suggests a fast-moving hunt rather than a drawn-out exchange, with the target caught exposed long enough for the attackers to commit and finish the job.
THE BREAK
The Gila belonged to reallylovefood of Megafauna in Machinary, and its loss accounted for 3.4 billion ISK of the total damage. Vendetta Mercenary Group is named among the attackers, but the killing blow came from 1connu malou flying a Proteus. He was not alone in the work: Pete Zachanassian in a Barghest led the damage tally, with Wyrd Nekros in a Machariel also contributing, while even a Rifter flown by Kvlt'trve registered in the final exchange.
THE LOSSES
The ship itself was the story. The Gila split into 2.3 billion ISK destroyed and 1.1 billion ISK dropped, leaving behind a scatter of Scourge Fury Light Missiles and little else of value. The pilot’s capsule was also lost, underscoring how completely the escape attempt collapsed once the attackers had the target pinned.
WHY IT MATTERS
For Iron Anchor Alliance, this was an expensive and immediate setback; for Vendetta Mercenary Group and their partners in the fight, it was a clean and efficient result. In a region where a single well-timed catch can erase billions in assets in seconds, Funtanainen briefly became the scene of exactly the kind of hunting success that New Eden remembers.
