THE CATCH
The fight in Tartoken opened fast and ended faster, but not before a Redeemer belonging to Shikanoko nok0nok0 koshitantan became the clear prize. The ship was the standout loss of the clash, and at just over 1.1 billion ISK it was the kind of target that draws attention the moment it appears on a grid. In a battle involving 17 participants and 7 total losses, the black-ops hull was the most consequential casualty by far.
THE PRESSURE BUILDS
Project Potato appears to have been the main force on the attacking side, with the destruction credited to the alliance and its 10 Potatoes corporation. The final blow came from krab obichniy in a Loki, while Dj Mui’s Onyx and an unaligned Strike Thorax were also involved in the damage that brought the Redeemer down. The short list of credited attackers suggests the target was isolated quickly, leaving little room for the battleship to slip away once the engagement tightened.
THE LOSSES
The Redeemer’s destruction was especially punishing because so much of its fit vanished with it. Conflagration L ammunition, Scorch L, Imperial Navy Radio L, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L, and Federation Navy Garde drones were among the items destroyed in the wreck, underscoring how abruptly the ship was overwhelmed. Of the 1 billion ISK destroyed on the ship itself, only 62.3 million ISK was recovered in drops, turning the loss into a clean and expensive defeat for PUT THE FRIES IN THE BAG.
WHY IT MATTERS
For a battle that lasted barely over a minute, Tartoken produced a result with real weight. A black-ops battleship is not the sort of hull pilots expect to lose casually, and its destruction will be felt more sharply because the fight never had time to broaden into a larger exchange. Project Potato came away with the more memorable result: a high-value catch, a compact engagement, and proof that even in a small, fleeting clash, a single mistake or moment of exposure can decide everything.
