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Redeemer Cut Down in Jita as Small Gang Lands a 1.2B ISK Prize
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Redeemer Cut Down in Jita as Small Gang Lands a 1.2B ISK Prize

A Redeemer was destroyed in Jita after a brief but costly intercept that drew in three attackers and ended with a Vargur landing the final blow. The black ops battleship, flown by Mining Andres of Brotherhood of Spacers, carried a haul that pushed the total value of the loss to 1.2 billion ISK.

THE CATCH

The engagement was over almost as soon as it began, but the damage was anything but minor. In Jita, a small hostile group confronted Mining Andres in a Redeemer, and the situation collapsed into a sudden loss before the ship could get clear. The fight involved six participants in total, but only one hull mattered when the shooting stopped.

THE TARGET

A Redeemer is not the sort of ship that vanishes quietly. As a black ops battleship, it carries both danger and value, and this one appears to have been loaded for travel or logistics work rather than a clean combat sortie. Helium Isotopes filled much of the remaining cargo, while ammunition and modules were caught in the wreckage or dropped in the aftermath, hinting at a vessel exposed at the wrong moment in the wrong place.

THE BREAK

Solid Ground accounted for the decisive pressure, with H5N1ONE in a Vargur claiming the final blow and Tresorknacker’s Proteus adding support. An unidentified attacker flying under Villore Sec Ops also contributed significant damage, suggesting a mixed and opportunistic tackle rather than a formal fleet action. The Redeemer did not survive long enough to turn the encounter into anything larger.

THE LOSS

The destruction cost 952.5 million ISK in hull and fittings, with another 234.1 million ISK recovered from the wreck. For Brotherhood of Spacers and Hispanic Enterprises, the loss of a Redeemer in Jita is the sort of event that draws attention precisely because of where it happened: a busy trade hub where even a brief lapse can become an expensive mistake. In a system built on traffic and constant movement, the hunter’s window was narrow — and it was enough.

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