THE CLASH IN DAL
The fighting in Dal began at 20:00 UTC and did not fully conclude until 22:51 UTC, suggesting a prolonged and contested battle rather than a brief exchange. Both sides committed substantial numbers, with the available data placing the overall participant count at 492. Losses were heavy on both sides, and the scale of destruction points to a major fleet action rather than a passing skirmish.
HEAVY SHIPS COMMITTED
The ship mix tells the story of a force willing to risk expensive hulls. Tempest Fleet Issues led the losses, followed by Typhoons, Barghests, standard Tempests, Ravens, and Bifrosts. That spread suggests a fight involving serious damage dealers and support ships alike, with neither side able to avoid costly exposure once the engagement fully developed.
THE BREAK
The data shows Deepwater Hooligans and Sedition. among the key attackers, with several other organisations also contributing to the fight. The final destruction of the 114.3 billion ISK prize is attributed in the source to WarBeacon, and the battle report itself lists the Dal engagement as the top loss. With 293 ships destroyed overall, the fight likely turned on which side could sustain pressure after the initial collision.
THE LOSSES AND AFTERMATH
Losses were split across the opposing coalitions, with Minmatar Fleet Alliance and The Initiative. and allies taking roughly 68.8 billion ISK in damage and Deepwater Hooligans, Sedition., and allies losing about 45.5 billion ISK. Even without a single clear tactical narrative from the raw data, the result is unmistakable: Dal saw an expensive, drawn-out confrontation that left both sides bloodied and underlined how quickly a large fleet meeting can turn into a costly exchange of heavy hulls.
