Redeemer and Widow Brawl in 5ZXX-K: Fraternity's Heavy Toll Yields an Apostle

In 5ZXX-K, Pure Blind, a prolonged engagement saw The Initiative, Goonswarm Federation, and Weapons Of Mass Production fielding Redeemers and Widows against a Fraternity force flying Ravens, Apocalypses, and Sabres. The battle produced 106 losses worth an estimated 33 billion ISK; Fraternity posted the largest losses of any single organization, but also claimed the battle's most valuable kill.

Alliances involved

Fraternity.
The Initiative.
Goonswarm Federation

      33B ISK
      Destroyed
    

203 Participants

2 Capitals lost

Opposing Fleets

Fraternity committed 103 pilots, compared with 28 from The Initiative, 21 from Goonswarm, and a smaller number from Weapons Of Mass Production. The Initiative and its allies flew Redeemers and Widows, while Fraternity answered with Ravens, Apocalypses, and Sabre interdictors. The numbers favored Fraternity, but the two sides fielded distinct fleet compositions.

Fraternity's Costly Grind

Fraternity's losses piled up across the engagement: a Broadsword, Devoters, Sabres, and even a Chimera carrier were lost during the engagement. The carrier's loss was a notable sting, but Fraternity lost dozens of ships during the engagement.

The Apostle Falls

The battle's heaviest blow came when The Initiative's FromHerotoHero went down in an Apostle force auxiliary worth 6.6 billion ISK, struck by Fraternity pilot XL-paopao2. It was the largest single loss of the fight.

Aftermath

The Initiative also lost several Redeemers, while Goonswarm lost few ships. Fraternity Auxiliary and other groups like Sigma Grindset, Deepwater Hooligans, and Snuffed Out claimed kills of their own.

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