Tempest Fleet Issue Cut Down in Reschard Skirmish
A fast-moving fight in Reschard ended with a Tempest Fleet Issue burning out under concentrated fire, as a 36-pilot clash between The K-5 and Ninja Unicorns with Huge Horns spilled into a costly 2.7 billion ISK exchange. The Minmatar battlecruiser’s destruction was the centerpiece of a short but punishing engagement that also left a Vargur wrecked behind it.
THE CATCH
The engagement in Reschard appears to have opened as a relatively small but serious hunt, with 36 pilots on the field and The K-5 facing off against forces tied to Ninja Unicorns with Huge Horns. What made the encounter matter was not the length of the fight, but the value exposed once the shooting started: a Tempest Fleet Issue became the clear prize, and once it was pinned down, the battle shifted quickly from a roaming clash into a focused takedown.
THE BREAKDOWN
The Tempest Fleet Issue, flown by Save Africa of Constantine., carried the kind of firepower and fitting investment that makes every mistake expensive. It did not go quietly. The wreckage left behind shows a heavy exchange of ammunition and repair supplies, with Republic Fleet EMP L, Hail L, Republic Fleet Fusion L, Nanite Repair Paste, and Barrage L all caught up in the destruction. That mix suggests a brutal, close-range fight where both sides were spending hard and trying to keep ships alive long enough to turn the tide.
THE FINAL BLOW
The killing blow came from N'ame He're in a Raven, with support damage spread across a mixed attack force that included Raven Navy Issue, Brutix Navy Issue, and other Raven hulls. The numbers point to a coordinated pile-on once the target was exposed, and the Tempest Fleet Issue ultimately folded after taking concentrated pressure from 23 attackers credited on the loss. For the victim, the ship’s destruction represented roughly 1.5 billion ISK of damage and lost potential, with just over 511 million ISK recovered from the field.
THE COST
The Tempest Fleet Issue was not the only ship to fall in the engagement; a Vargur was also lost, pushing the total value of the fight to 2.7 billion ISK. For a brief encounter, that is a steep price, and it suggests neither side walked away untouched. In Reschard, The K-5 and its allies appear to have won the sharper end of the exchange by securing the biggest prize, but the broader result was a reminder that even a short fight can become ruinously expensive the moment a valuable ship is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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