Rattlesnake Goes Down in Decon Ambush
A 1.2 billion ISK Rattlesnake was destroyed in Decon late on 8 June, caught in a brief encounter that left Sedition. with no room to recover. The hull belonged to yappy Shouna of Sons of Seyllin, and the only attacker recorded was an unaligned pilot flying a Core Flotilla Admiral, enough to turn a quiet moment into a costly loss.
THE CATCH
The engagement in Decon was over as quickly as it began. With only two participants recorded, this appears to have been a sharp interception rather than a sustained fight, and the Rattlesnake never made it away from the encounter intact. The scale was small, but the value on grid was anything but.
THE TARGET
Yappy Shouna’s Rattlesnake stood out immediately as the prize. The ship is one of New Eden’s most durable and dangerous battleships, and losing one for 1.2 billion ISK is never a routine write-off. The destroyed hull also carried a substantial ammunition load, suggesting it was fitted and ready for action when the trap closed.
THE FINAL BLOW
The only attacker identified was an unknown pilot flying a Core Flotilla Admiral, who landed the final blow after dealing 102,862 damage. That lone presence suggests either a very clean hunt or a target that was already exposed and unable to escape once contact was made. However it unfolded, the result was decisive: the Rattlesnake did not survive long enough to turn the exchange around.
THE COST
The ship was destroyed outright, with only 15.5 million ISK in value recovered from the wreck. For Sedition., the loss is less about numbers than about what was removed from the field: a heavyweight battleship, its fittings, and the time spent preparing it for combat. In Decon, a single well-timed catch was enough to turn a valuable ship into wreckage.
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