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Loki Destroyed in a Tight Wormhole Ambush in J215754
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Loki Destroyed in a Tight Wormhole Ambush in J215754

A Loki worth roughly 1 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in J215754, bringing a sudden end to what appears to have been a close-range hunt in wormhole space. The ship belonged to URSA. pilot Kelseru and was finished off by Skototounta’s Muninn, with Les deux mousquetaires among the attackers applying the pressure that closed the trap.

THE CATCH

The fight in J215754 was brief, but it was not without bite. Ten pilots were involved in the engagement, and the result was decisive: a single Loki was lost, along with a cargo hold that suggests the ship was operating with serious combat intent. The battle lasted only an instant on the record, but the value on the field makes clear this was no throwaway skirmish.

THE HUNT

URSA.’s Kelseru was flying the Loki for URSA PRIMUS when the ship came under fire from Les deux mousquetaires and allied pilots. The attackers numbered six on the final blow record, while other ships in the fight included an Orthrus, a Tengu, and an Ishtar, indicating a compact but capable hunting group. In wormhole space, that kind of composition often means a target has been found and pinned before escape becomes possible.

THE BREAK

Skototounta, flying a Muninn, landed the final blow and ended the attempt to hold the Loki in space. The damage figures suggest the target took sustained pressure before it finally gave way, with VladimirVladimirovich52’s Ishtar contributing the largest recorded share of the attack. The Loki’s fittings and ammunition also underline the kind of fight it was: heavy assault missiles, scanner probes, and loaded launchers hint at a ship prepared to move, probe, and fight.

THE LOSSES

The destruction amounted to 670.9 million ISK in wreckage and 331.1 million ISK recovered or dropped, a costly outcome for a single ship caught at the wrong moment. For URSA., the loss of a well-fit Loki is more than a headline value; it is the removal of a flexible and dangerous platform from the field, however temporarily. For Les deux mousquetaires, it is a clean, efficient prize that demonstrates how quickly a wormhole target can be isolated and cracked when the hunters get the timing right.

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