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Redeemer Caught and Broken in JLH-FN Capital Hunt
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Redeemer Caught and Broken in JLH-FN Capital Hunt

A Redeemer worth 1.2 billion ISK was destroyed in JLH-FN after a small but heavy-hitting group closed in and finished the black ops battleship before it could slip away. The loss fell to HOLD MY PROBS, with the final blow landed by Eva Hekkin flying a Phoenix Navy Issue.

THE CATCH

The fight in JLH-FN appears to have been a compact hunt rather than a sprawling fleet clash, but it carried capital-grade weight. The victim, Ritessa of DPEBHUE PYCbI and CHUMAZIKI, lost a Redeemer in the middle of what looks like a closely contested interception. With only eight participants on the field, every ship brought meaningful pressure, and there was little room for error once the target was pinned down.

THE HEAVY HITTERS

HOLD MY PROBS did not arrive as a token tackle gang. The damage came from serious hulls: a Phoenix Navy Issue on the field for the final blow, backed by a Phoenix and a Moros Navy Issue among the attackers. That kind of composition suggests the Redeemer had found itself under the guns of a force ready to punish any hesitation. A Jaguar also appeared in the attacker lineup, likely providing the close support needed to keep the target from escaping the net.

THE BREAK

Eva Hekkin's Phoenix Navy Issue applied the deciding shot, but the damage had already been stacked by the rest of the group. The Redeemer went down with most of its value destroyed, leaving only a modest portion to be recovered. Notable fittings and supplies were lost with the hull, including Helium Isotopes, Vespa II drones, Nanite Repair Paste, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L charges, and Agency 'Pyrolancea' DB3 Dose I boosters, all of which underline how quickly the ship was overwhelmed once the trap closed.

WHY IT MATTERS

For DPEBHUE PYCbI, the destruction of a Redeemer is a costly reminder that even a powerful black ops battleship can become vulnerable when it is isolated in the wrong place at the wrong time. For HOLD MY PROBS, it was a clean prize: a 1.2 billion ISK kill secured by a small team with capital-level firepower. In a region where every exposed high-value ship can become a target, this was the kind of strike that leaves a mark well beyond the wreckage.

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