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Tempest Fleet Issue Destroyed in Reschard as 32-Ship Fight Closes In
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Tempest Fleet Issue Destroyed in Reschard as 32-Ship Fight Closes In

A Tempest Fleet Issue worth 1.5 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in Reschard as a 32-pilot engagement gathered around the target and stripped away its chances of escape. The loss, credited to The K-5 and their allies, ended with the battleship exploding under concentrated fire from a mixed attack force led by a Raven flown by N'ame He're.

THE CATCH

The fight in Reschard appears to have centered on one expensive target that could not break free once it was committed. The victim, Save Africa of Ninja Unicorns with Huge Horns, lost a Tempest Fleet Issue in a clash that involved 32 participants overall and resolved in a single, violent moment. For a ship of that size, being pinned long enough for a hostile group to bring pressure to bear is usually enough to turn a patrol into a disaster.

THE FIRE

The attackers came from The K-5 and associated forces, with the final blow delivered by N'ame He're in a Raven. The damage was not left to one ship alone: other significant attackers included Raven Navy Issue, Brutix Navy Issue, and additional Raven hulls from United Caldari Space Command and The Caldari Fourth District. That mix suggests the target was worked over by a coordinated group rather than a lone hunter, with enough applied fire to overwhelm the Tempest Fleet Issue before it could slip away.

THE LOSSES

The destruction was substantial even by New Eden standards. About 1 billion ISK was destroyed with a further 511.7 million ISK dropped, leaving the wreckage of a 1.5 billion ISK battlecruiser-sized prize behind. The fit tells its own story: large volumes of Republic Fleet ammunition were either shattered or spilled into space, alongside Hail L, Barrage L, and nanite repair paste, all signs of a ship that had been prepared to fight hard but did not survive the exchange.

WHY IT MATTERS

Single-ship losses of this scale matter because they show how quickly a valuable hull can be erased once a fleet gets the angle right. In Reschard, The K-5 and their partners appear to have converted a brief opening into a costly destruction, while Ninja Unicorns with Huge Horns lost one of their more expensive assets in the process. For the victim, it was a brutal end; for the attackers, a clean and emphatic kill that will be noticed far beyond the grid.

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