Sin Blown Apart in EX6-AO as Sigma Grindset Locks Down the Catch
A 1.3 billion ISK Sin was destroyed in EX6-AO after Sigma Grindset caught the black ops battleship with eight attackers on the field and Trajon Thrax’s Vargur landing the final blow. The loss left little behind beyond a handful of dropped modules, while most of the ship’s value went up in smoke.
THE CATCH
The engagement in EX6-AO was brief, but it carried the kind of weight that comes with trapping a ship far above the usual roaming kill. The victim, SkullCrusher2107 Smith of Seven Four Five’s Biomass Transit, lost a Sin valued at 1.3 billion ISK in a fight that appears to have been decided almost as soon as Sigma Grindset committed to the tackle.
THE COLLAPSE
Eight attackers are credited on the loss, with Sigma Grindset fielding a Vargur, Vagabond, Phantasm, Flycatcher and Sleipnir among the ships involved. Trajon Thrax’s Vargur delivered the final blow, but the damage had already stacked up around the black ops hull. The Sin was not simply overwhelmed by numbers; it was pinned long enough for the attackers to keep pressure on and finish the job.
THE LOSSES
The destruction was severe. Roughly 1.2 billion ISK in assets were destroyed with only 62.9 million ISK recovered, leaving the ship itself as the real prize for the attackers. Oxygen Isotopes, nanite repair paste and Warrior II drones were among the cargo and fittings lost to the wreck, while a small amount of Medium Armor Maintenance Bot I and Navy Cap Booster 3200 supplies were the only notable items to escape.
WHY IT MATTERS
For a single-loss engagement, this was a sharp and expensive reminder that even a powerful covert-capable battleship can be made vulnerable when caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sigma Grindset’s success in EX6-AO suggests a clean interception rather than a prolonged brawl, and for Seven Four Five the result is a costly one: a valuable ship gone, a pilot exposed, and little to show for the effort except a wreck in hostile space.
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