Ikitursa Cut Down in JRZ-B9 as Fraternity. Catches a 1.3B ISK Prize
A 1.3 billion ISK Ikitursa was brought down in JRZ-B9 after a Fraternity. group closed in on the ship and finished the job with a Caracal Navy Issue landing the final blow. The loss stripped away more than a billion ISK in hull and fittings, turning a brief encounter into a costly reminder of how quickly an expensive cruiser can be isolated and destroyed.
THE CATCH
The fight in JRZ-B9 was brief but decisive. With nine pilots appearing on the field, Fraternity. and 4Crabs Tavern met in an engagement that ended with a single, high-value casualty: an Ikitursa flown by 1 Tap Machine of 4Crabs Tavern’s Sargos Corporation. The ship was worth just over 1.3 billion ISK, making it the clear prize of the encounter.
THE BREAK
Fraternity.’s side fielded six attackers against the target, with damage spread across a Caracal Navy Issue, a Stabber Fleet Issue, and a Raptor among the ships identified in the action. The final blow came from Icor Aulmais in a Caracal Navy Issue, suggesting the kill was secured by a compact group rather than a sprawling fleet. An unknown Guristas Wrecker also appears in the attack record, adding another layer of uncertainty to the engagement as it unfolded.
THE LOSSES
The Ikitursa did not go down cleanly. Of the ship’s estimated value, 1 billion ISK was destroyed outright and 253.3 million ISK was recovered or dropped from the wreck. The wreckage included large amounts of Mystic M ammunition, along with Meson Exotic Plasma M, Occult M, Navy Cap Booster 800 charges, and Sisters Core Scanner Probes. That mix suggests a combat-ready fit that still carried enough ammunition and supplies to make the loss sting twice over.
WHY IT MATTERS
For 4Crabs Tavern, the destruction of a faction-fit or otherwise heavily invested cruiser will be felt well beyond the immediate fight. For Fraternity., the result shows that even a short local engagement can become expensive for anyone caught exposed at the wrong moment. In JRZ-B9, the margin between escape and disaster appears to have been measured in seconds rather than ships.
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