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Praxis Lost in a Swift Three-Ship Catch in 6T3I-L
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Praxis Lost in a Swift Three-Ship Catch in 6T3I-L

A Goonswarm Praxis was caught and destroyed in 6T3I-L in a brief but costly engagement that ended with a 1.5 billion ISK loss. The ship fell to a small mixed group that included a Machariel delivering the final blow, while parts of the fit were destroyed or recovered in the wreckage.

THE CATCH

The fight in 6T3I-L appears to have been over almost as soon as it began. Four participants were involved in a small local engagement, and the only confirmed loss was a Praxis flown by KimiAi of Goonswarm Federation’s Kun-Lun. The ship’s destruction points to a fast interception rather than a prolonged exchange, with the target evidently trapped long enough for attackers to apply decisive damage.

THE KILLING BLOW

The final blow came from Piao liu0125 in a Machariel, with AY81 also contributing substantial damage in another Praxis. A third attacker, listed as an unaligned Angel Dreadnought, added further pressure. That combination suggests the target was under immediate threat from multiple angles, and the Praxis was unable to escape once the catch closed.

THE LOSS

At 1.5 billion ISK, the destruction was significant even by New Eden’s unforgiving standards. The Praxis carried a Domination Large Proton Smartbomb, a Large Micro Jump Drive, multiple Capacitor Power Relay II modules, and a Large Capacitor Control Circuit I among the notable fitting losses and drops. The mix of destroyed and recovered items suggests there was at least some value left to salvage, but not enough to soften the blow.

WHY IT MATTERS

Single-ship losses like this rarely change a region on their own, but they do show how quickly a valuable hull can be isolated and erased when the wrong ship is in the wrong place at the wrong time. For Goonswarm, the loss of a Praxis in 6T3I-L is a reminder that even familiar ground can turn dangerous in seconds, and that a brief encounter can still end with a very expensive wreck.

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