Loki Falls in Wormhole Gang Fight as 17 Pilots Close In
A Loki worth 1 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in J154726, ending a brief but costly clash in the wormhole system. The final blow came from a Vagabond flown by ALLEN GONG of War and Wormhole, but the wreckage tells the fuller story of a multi-sided fight that drew in 17 pilots and several heavy-hitting battlecruisers before the target was finally brought down.
THE CATCH
The engagement in J154726 appears to have centered on a single high-value target that was exposed long enough for a hostile pack to converge. Vega109 of Riders of Darkness lost the Loki in a fight that quickly became more than a simple ambush, with 17 pilots present and pressure building from multiple directions.
THE PRESSURE BUILDS
The attackers were not a single clean line of fire. War and Wormhole featured in the destruction, while the damage came from a spread of ships including Brutix Navy Issues, a Harbinger Navy Issue, and the Vagabond that ultimately secured the kill. That mix suggests the Loki was being pinned and worn down rather than dispatched instantly, with the fight stretching across enough ships to make escape increasingly difficult.
THE BREAK
The Loki’s fittings were stripped away along with the hull itself, including a True Sansha Capacitor Power Relay, a Medium Core Defense Field Extender II, a Multispectrum Shield Hardener II, a Damage Control II, and a Loki Offensive - Support Processor. The ship’s destruction appears to have cut deep into the pilot’s investment: 603.7 million ISK was destroyed and 420.8 million ISK dropped, leaving the field littered with a heavy and expensive prize.
THE LOSSES
ALLEN GONG’s Vagabond landed the final blow, but the broader credit belongs to the clustered firepower that surrounded the target. With attackers drawn from War and Wormhole and allied damage arriving from groups including GOD LOVE 499, Invidia Gloriae Comes, and Tacenda., the fight shows how quickly a single isolated cruiser can become the focus of a coordinated hunt in wormhole space.
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