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Praxis Goes Down in NZPK-G After Brief, Costly Skirmish
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Praxis Goes Down in NZPK-G After Brief, Costly Skirmish

A Praxis worth 2.6 billion ISK was destroyed in NZPK-G after a short three-participant clash that appears to have turned on a failed escape and close-range pressure. The ship was lost to a mixed pair of attackers, with the final blow landing from a Thunderchild flown by Crab Governor of Goonswarm Federation.

THE CATCH

The fight in NZPK-G was over quickly, but it was expensive from the moment it began. A Praxis commanded by Crab Governors of Goonswarm Federation was caught in a small engagement involving just three participants, leaving little room for error once the ship was exposed. The loss suggests the target was either isolated or unable to pull clear before hostile fire settled in.

THE BREAKDOWN

The attackers were not limited to a single force. One of the damaging ships was a Thunderchild piloted by Crab Governor, while another source of damage came from an unaligned Angel Dreadnought. That combination points to a dangerous situation for the Praxis: heavy fire coming in from multiple directions, with the ship unable to absorb the pressure for long. The presence of a Warp Core Stabilizer II among the dropped items suggests an escape attempt may have been in play, but it was not enough to save the hull.

THE LOSS

When the Praxis finally went up, the wreck carried a split outcome of destruction and drop value — 1.5 billion ISK destroyed and 1.2 billion ISK recovered. Several expensive modules were caught in the blast, including Domination Large Proton Smartbombs and a Cap Recharger II, underlining how much value was riding on a single hull. Even in a brief encounter, that kind of loss is enough to sting.

WHY IT MATTERS

Single-ship losses do not always make noise across New Eden, but a 2.6 billion ISK Praxis is hard to dismiss. In a system like NZPK-G, a catch like this shows how quickly a roaming target can become a wreck once tackled or cornered. For Goonswarm Federation, the result is a reminder that even familiar space can turn costly in an instant when a ship is left with nowhere to run.

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