Raven Navy Issue Caught and Crushed in Orvolle
A Raven Navy Issue worth 1.8 billion ISK was pinned down and destroyed in Orvolle, ending a brief but costly fight that brought together eight participants and left the attacker’s torpedoes littering the field alongside the wreckage.
THE CATCH
The loss in Orvolle centred on Andrejs L of Ninja Unicorns with Huge Horns, whose Raven Navy Issue appears to have been caught in a small but dangerous engagement that escalated fast enough to matter. Pithatus Syndicate was credited among the attackers, with Syrox Boxter in a Golem landing the final blow.
THE PRESSURE
The ship was not facing a lone hunter. The data suggests a compact strike force of five attackers on the decisive side, while the wider engagement involved eight participants overall. Alongside Pithatus Syndicate, ships tied to Black Rabbit. and an unaligned Guristas Lookout Gila were present, indicating a messy and crowded fight rather than a clean duel.
THE BREAK
What made the Raven Navy Issue particularly costly was not only the hull itself, but the ammunition and fittings stripped away in the destruction. More than 1.4 billion ISK was destroyed outright, while 454.9 million ISK was recovered, and the cargo list points to a battleship loaded for heavy torpedo work, with large quantities of Rage and Javelin torpedoes among the losses.
THE CONSEQUENCE
For Ninja Unicorns with Huge Horns, the destruction of a faction battleship in Orvolle is a blunt reminder of how quickly an expensive hull can become a wreck once it is isolated. For Pithatus Syndicate, the kill represents a clean and lucrative result in a small engagement where the field seems to have favored the hunters rather than the hunted.
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