Proteus Falls in 4-HWWF After a Tight Strike Group Catches Its Mark
A Proteus worth 2 billion ISK was destroyed in 4-HWWF after a small attacking group closed on the target and broke it before it could get away. The loss went to Insidious. pilot cadoris, whose ship was finished off by W0rld'EXE flying a Loki, with the engagement unfolding quickly and decisively.
THE CATCH
The fight in 4-HWWF appears to have been a compact but costly interception, with 10 pilots on the field and the action resolving almost as soon as it began. At the center of it was cadoris of Insidious., flying a Proteus that stood out immediately as the prize in the exchange. Against that target, the attackers brought a mixed strike group led by State War Academy’s W0rld'EXE in a Loki, backed by ships including a Legion, a Nemesis, and a Manticore.
THE PRESSURE
The Proteus did not simply vanish in a single blow. Damage was spread across the attackers, suggesting the ship was under sustained pressure before the final shot landed. The Loki delivered the killing volley, but the supporting hulls helped keep the target pinned long enough for the escape attempt to fail. The engagement’s value, listed at 2 billion ISK, makes clear this was no routine loss even by New Eden’s unforgiving standards.
THE LOSSES
The Proteus carried enough aboard to make the wreckage sting further. A portion of its load dropped, including 24 Sisters Core Scanner Probes and surviving drone assets, while other drones were destroyed in the explosion. The total outcome split nearly evenly between destruction and loot recovery, but the strategic reality was simpler: Insidious. lost a heavy hull, and with it one of the more durable combat platforms in the class.
THE SIGNIFICANCE
For State War Academy and its allies, the kill suggests a group capable of turning a brief opening into a decisive result. For Insidious., it is a reminder that even a Proteus can be isolated and overcome when a hunter’s timing is right. In a system where the fight lasted only an instant on the clock, the consequences will linger far longer than the battle itself.
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