One Rorqual, Four Redeemers and Two Widows: The VI2K-J Exchange

In VI2K-J, Vale of the Silent, a Rorqual was destroyed during an exchange involving more than a hundred pilots; combined losses reached 14B ISK. The Rorqual alone accounted for 5.9B ISK, and four Redeemer and two Widow hulls were added to the debris field.

Alliances involved

Fraternity.
The Initiative.
Fraternity Auxiliary

      14B ISK
      Destroyed
    

125 Participants

1 Capitals lost

The Rorqual Falls

Before KasAlex Barboskin's Rorqual was destroyed, a Mobile Tractor Unit was lost; the Rorqual was the largest single loss. Tatiana Crawford of Goonswarm Federation landed the final blow on the capital, and in the same moment a Stiletto interceptor was also destroyed.

The Trade

Fraternity and Fraternity Auxiliary then claimed a series of kills. In the minutes after the capital's destruction, they took down four Redeemer and two Widow hulls belonging to The Initiative, Weapons of Mass Production, and a Center for Advanced Studies pilot. ZuoYeXingLeng of Fraternity was credited with final blows on two Redeemers. A Goonswarm Federation Mobile Cynosural Inhibitor was also destroyed in the exchange.

Late Exchanges

Later in the engagement, a Fraternity Hulk was destroyed by a MongStars pilot, and that pilot's Scythe Fleet Issue was then destroyed by Fraternity Auxiliary. The Rorqual remained the single largest loss.

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