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Revelation Ambushed and Cut Down in 4-HWWF
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Revelation Ambushed and Cut Down in 4-HWWF

A Fraternity. Revelation worth 5.6 billion ISK was destroyed in 4-HWWF after a 12-pilot fight turned against the capital. The dreadnought, flown by WKINGDOU1 of Chaos arbiter, was finished by Tenchou Kiwawa’s Revelation as A P E X and its allies closed in around the target.

THE CATCH

What began as a relatively small engagement ended with a capital hull burning out in place. The fight in 4-HWWF involved 12 participants and came down to a single expensive loss: a Revelation that proved too exposed, or too committed, once A P E X and supporting pilots found their opening.

THE PRESSURE BUILDS

The attackers were not acting alone. A P E X appears to have been working alongside a mixed field of allies, with damage coming from ships including a Naglfar and multiple other dreads from groups such as The Initiative. and Sigma Grindset. The spread of attackers suggests this was less a lone duel than a concentrated hit on a capital target that could not pull free once it was committed.

THE BREAK

Tenchou Kiwawa, flying a Revelation for A P E X, landed the final blow after the victim had already absorbed heavy fire. The ship’s cargo tells part of the story: helium isotopes, strontium clathrates, cap boosters, and XL ammunition were all caught up in the destruction, hinting at a dreadnought operating under combat load when the trap closed around it.

THE LOSSES

The destruction stripped away 4.5 billion ISK in hull and fittings, with another 1 billion ISK in cargo and modules either dropped or destroyed. For Fraternity., the loss of a Revelation is more than a single hull removed from the field; it is the kind of ship that shifts the risk calculus in any contested system, especially when it falls to a coordinated capital response.

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