Golem Lost in 2.1B ISK Ambush in NG-M8K
A Golem carrying expensive cruise missile stocks was destroyed in NG-M8K as a 14-pilot fight collapsed around the battleship. The 2.1 billion ISK loss fell to Benigno Numine and allies, with the final blow landing from a Proteus after the target had already been heavily chewed apart by a mix of battlecruisers and heavy assault hulls.
THE CATCH
What began as a brief encounter in NG-M8K ended with a dead marauder and a wreck full of lost ammunition. Ners21’s Golem, flown for Fanatic Legion. and registered to Triple Space Baboons, was caught in a fight that involved 14 participants and escalated quickly enough to leave little room for escape. The ship’s value alone made it a prize; the cargo made the loss sting harder.
THE PRESSURE BUILDS
The damage came from multiple directions. Deepwater Hooligans ships appear to have formed the main weight of the attack, with a Harbinger Navy Issue, an Astarte, and two Brutix Navy Issue hulls all contributing substantial fire. Benigno Numine’s Proteus ultimately secured the final blow, but the Golem was already being torn down before that point, suggesting a coordinated hunt rather than a lone opportunistic strike.
THE BREAK
When the ship finally went down, it left behind more than hull. Roughly 669.1 million ISK in fittings and cargo were recovered, while 1.4 billion ISK in value was destroyed outright. Among the losses were thousands of cruise missiles, including Guristas Nova, Mjolnir Fury, and Nova Auto-Targeting rounds, underscoring that this was not an empty shell but a prepared combat platform caught out at the wrong moment.
THE COST
For Fanatic Legion., the destruction of a Golem is the kind of loss that is felt immediately: expensive, combat-ready, and hard to replace without notice. For Benigno Numine and the pilots around them, it was a clean result from a short, sharp engagement that turned a marauder into a wreck in seconds. In New Eden, even a brief fight can leave a very long memory when the target is this costly.
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