Revelation Falls in a 100-Pilot Clash in BKG-Q2

A Revelation-sized loss anchored a fast-moving 100-pilot fight in BKG-Q2, where Shadow Cartel and Insidious. traded blows in a battle that ended with capital wreckage, a destroyed Phoenix, and 10.6 billion ISK in losses across just over four minutes of combat.

THE OPENING EXCHANGE

The fight in BKG-Q2 appears to have escalated quickly into a large engagement, with both Shadow Cartel and Insidious. committed in force. What began as a clash between the two alliances soon produced the kind of pressure that turns a contested grid into a graveyard, with capitals and heavy support ships thrown into the same brief, violent window.

THE REVELATION BREAKS

The most expensive loss of the battle was a Revelation flown by MO PA 7 of Shadow Cartel’s Silent Sojourner corporation. The dreadnought went down for an estimated 5 billion ISK, with more than 4.2 billion ISK destroyed and only 725.9 million ISK recovered. Its cargo tells the story of a ship prepared for a long fight: helium isotopes, strontium clathrates, and Navy Cap Booster 3200s were among the items caught in the wreckage or lost with it.

INSIDIOUS. CLOSES THE TRAP

The final blow came from pel men in a Phoenix Navy Issue, while fellow Insidious. pilots including Kerro Rodrigues, Baskof Filip, Tehdoze Kasenumi, and Bjard Gjallarhorn piled on damage from a mix of capitals and support hulls. That spread of fire suggests the dreadnought was not simply isolated by a single lucky strike, but worn down under sustained pressure as the battle tightened around it.

THE COST OF THE FIGHT

The engagement did not end with one capital casualty. A Phoenix and a Bhaalgorn were also lost, pushing the total battlefield value to 10.6 billion ISK across three ship losses. In a fight of roughly 100 participants lasting only from 13:33 to 13:37 UTC, the losses point to a sharp, decisive exchange rather than a prolonged siege — the sort of encounter that can unsettle a region without needing to last very long to leave its mark.

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Based on recorded combat data Narrative based on recorded New Eden activity and archived editorial analysis.

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