Paladin and Kronos Cut Down in Ichoriya Ambush
A brief fight in Ichoriya cost 7.62 two marauders and more than 5 billion ISK, with a Paladin and a Kronos both destroyed in quick succession. The heavier loss was the Paladin flown by Angle HItman 009, caught by a lone attacker in a Federal Navy Moros before the small engagement had time to unfold into anything larger.
THE CATCH
The engagement appears to have started and ended within less than two minutes, leaving little room for a clean escape. Against a backdrop of only three pilots involved overall, Unaligned attackers managed to isolate and destroy two prized hulls from 7.62, turning what may have been a routine movement or small-scale encounter into a costly interruption.
THE PALADIN FALLS
The most consequential loss was the Paladin, valued at 2.6 billion ISK. Angle HItman 009 of Elite Angle Hitmen saw the ship destroyed after taking fire from an attacker flying a Federal Navy Moros. The Moros is credited with the final blow, and the damage suggests the marauder was exposed long enough for the attackers to capitalize. A large amount of ammunition and support consumables was recovered or destroyed in the wreck, underscoring that this was a ship meant for serious fighting, not a casual patrol.
A SECOND MORAUDER LOSES THE FIELD
7.62’s second loss was a Kronos, bringing the total wreck count to two. With both ships gone, the small action in Ichoriya left the defending side with nothing left to anchor a counterpunch. The fact that both losses came in the same short window suggests the attackers were able to press their advantage before any meaningful recovery could happen.
THE COST OF A SHORT ENCOUNTER
For a fight involving so few ships, the result was still punishing. Two marauders gone in one brief clash is the kind of loss that can sting far beyond the immediate ISK figure, particularly when one of them is an expensive Paladin fitted for sustained damage and heavy engagement. In Ichoriya, the attackers did not need a fleet to make a statement — they only needed the opening, and they found it quickly.
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