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Naglfar Caught and Destroyed in BKG-Q2 Fight
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Naglfar Caught and Destroyed in BKG-Q2 Fight

A Naglfar worth 5.1 billion ISK was destroyed in BKG-Q2 after Insidious. and Stay Puft Marshmallow Bois collided in a fight that drew roughly 70 pilots into the system. The capital warship, flown by Marte Rotineque of DoughBois, was brought down by a mixed attack force led by Page Uta of Insidious., with the final blow landing from another Naglfar.

THE CATCH

The destruction of a Naglfar is never a routine loss, and this one appears to have unfolded in the middle of a larger engagement rather than as an isolated ambush. BKG-Q2 saw 70 participants across the encounter, with Insidious. and Stay Puft Marshmallow Bois on opposite sides of the fight. The scale suggests the target was not simply unlucky, but caught in a space where pressure had already built around the field.

THE BREAK

Page Uta, flying a Naglfar for Insidious., accounted for the bulk of the damage, suggesting the victim was under sustained capital-grade pressure before the end came. Supporting damage came from Ferox pilots including John Vermillion, Timmyah, Azika Gaptain, and Remulus Dreypa, indicating that the kill was not the work of a single strike but of a coordinated collapse. The victim’s hull and cargo were heavy with capital war material, and the ship’s firepower could not buy a way out.

THE LOSSES

Marte Rotineque’s Naglfar carried a total loss value of 5.1 billion ISK, with 4.1 billion destroyed and 925.6 million recovered in drops. Among the destroyed stores were hydrogen isotopes and large quantities of faction ammunition, underscoring that the ship was fully loaded for action rather than stripped down for transit. For Stay Puft Marshmallow Bois, the loss is likely to sting well beyond the hull itself: a capital ship removed from the field is a statement, and a very expensive one.

WHY IT MATTERS

The outcome leaves Insidious. with a clean and conspicuous prize from a high-participation engagement, and the presence of multiple attacker ships points to a hunt that was managed rather than improvised. Even without the full shape of the wider fight, BKG-Q2 now stands as the place where a Naglfar was boxed in and taken apart under pressure. In a region where capital ships are commitments, this one ended as a warning.

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