THE CATCH
The engagement in 5ZO-NZ involved just five pilots, but it ended with a heavy cruiser-class prize on the field and no indication that the victim was able to pull free once contact was made. The destroyed ship was the Proteus flown by green uncle of Fraternity., a loss that stands out even in a small encounter because of both the hull’s value and the amount of ammunition and fittings it was carrying.
THE BREAK
Damage was split between two attackers from IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII, with Mejais Soulstealer in an Ikitursa and Deacon Dean in an Alligator doing the bulk of the work. Mejais Soulstealer scored the final blow after 22,637 damage, while Deacon Dean added another 20,107, suggesting the target was held under sustained pressure rather than erased in a single burst. That kind of focused fire tends to leave little room for improvisation once a ship is pinned down.
THE LOSSES
The Proteus’s destruction accounted for 564.3 million ISK in wreckage and another 515.4 million ISK in items that dropped, keeping the total value of the loss at 1.1 billion ISK. The cargo held a substantial stock of ammunition, including Void M, Hail M, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge M, and Null M, with some rounds destroyed and much of the rest recovered. Even before the hull itself is counted, the loadout suggests a ship prepared for extended fighting, not a quick trip that ended badly.
THE SIGNIFICANCE
For Fraternity., the loss of a Proteus in a small local engagement is the sort of setback that lingers because it is both expensive and immediate. For the attackers, it was a clean interception and a valuable prize taken in a matter of moments. In New Eden, fights like this rarely announce themselves in advance; they simply close around one ship, and by the time the smoke clears, the result is already written in wreckage.
