Ishtar Cut Down in a Three-Ship Hunt in AD031
A 2.6 billion ISK Ishtar was brought down in AD031 after a brief but decisive hunt by a small group including Navka Overminds and Perun Clade. The cruiser’s loss was not a drawn-out brawl, but it was expensive enough to sting: 1.8 billion ISK of the ship and fittings was destroyed, while only 870.8 million ISK made it back into space as loot.
THE CATCH
The target was Spoyless Koraka’s Ishtar, flown for Ant Tiger’s Pocket Tiger corporation, and it found itself outnumbered by three attackers when the trap closed. In a fight this small, every pilot matters, and the balance appears to have tipped quickly once the hunters were in range. What began as a compact engagement ended with the Ishtar wrecked in system AD031, leaving little room for escape or recovery.
THE HUNT
Navka Overminds is listed alongside Perun Clade in the attack, with an unidentified Blastgrip Tessera landing the final blow. A Starving Vedmak from Perun Clade did the largest share of the damage, suggesting the target was steadily pressured before the closing strike. The presence of a Medium-Range Deviant Automata Suppressor among the attackers hints at a prepared tackle or support element, even if the wider details of the encounter remain sparse.
THE LOSSES
The Ishtar’s destruction was not just a ship loss but a costly inventory purge. Triglavian Survey Databases, Zero-Point Condensate, and other carried items were destroyed or dropped in the wreckage, underscoring how quickly value can vanish in a small engagement. For Ant Tiger, the loss of a well-equipped cruiser in a matter of moments is the kind of setback that leaves a mark far beyond the kill value itself.
WHY IT MATTERS
Single-ship losses like this are part of the daily violence that shapes New Eden’s smaller wars. They rarely make grand headlines on their own, but they reveal the danger of movement, the reach of small hunter groups, and how quickly a valuable hull can become isolated. In AD031, the hunters got their prize, and the Ishtar never found a way out.
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