THE CATCH
The decisive loss came early in the encounter and never really let go. In J121747, a Paladin flown by 3ye huadong of The Black Shores and Salted Fish Inc was brought down in an engagement that involved only a handful of pilots, but enough firepower to make the field collapse around the expensive battleship. The ship’s value alone made it a dangerous prize; once it was committed, it appears there was little room for a clean withdrawal.
THE PRESSURE
The attack drew support from multiple directions. Damage came from an unknown Sleepless Keeper, while Brygada Zaczepna’s krecik MartinezPL in an Eris and MartinezikPL Zwierzak in a Draugur were also present in the fight. With four attackers credited on the final loss and seven pilots involved overall, the engagement suggests a tightly packed skirmish rather than a sprawling battle — the kind where every mistake is immediately punished and every cycle of repair matters.
THE BREAK
Once the Paladin was pinned down, the fight quickly became a race against the ship’s own resilience. Of the ammunition and supplies aboard, some was lost with the hull and some spilled into the aftermath: Nanite Repair Paste was destroyed, along with part of the Scorch L, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L, and Conflagration L stores. The final blow came from 4ye huadong in a capsule, underlining how completely the target was stripped of options before the end.
THE LOSSES
The wreckage reached 3.5 billion ISK in total, with the Paladin accounting for the overwhelming share and the Packrat Mobile Tractor Unit adding to the bill. For a brief engagement in wormhole space, that is a sharp and memorable loss. It suggests a small, efficient catch rather than a prolonged stand-up fight — one where the expensive ship became the centerpiece of the action and the margin for escape vanished fast.
