Tengu Caught and Cracked in Dooz Hunting Strike

A 1.2 billion ISK Tengu was destroyed in Dooz after a small five-ship attack group closed in on the cruiser and finished the job with a Proteus delivering the final blow. The loss, involving pilots from Domain Research and Mining Inst. and PEPE SQUAD, appears to have come from a brief but decisive catch rather than a prolonged fight.

THE CATCH

The engagement in Dooz was short-lived, but it carried the weight of an expensive mistake. Sir ALTblH’s Tengu, flown for PEPE SQUAD’s Russian Space Academy, was caught by a compact force from Domain Research and Mining Inst. and brought down in a fight that ended as abruptly as it began.

THE HUNT

Five attackers are recorded on the decisive strike, suggesting a deliberate intercept rather than a chance encounter. The damage was spread across a Proteus, a Vedmak, an Exequror, an Astero, and a Curse, a mix that points to tackle, pressure, and sustained close-range damage. The final blow came from ulutepeTest Tester in the Proteus, with NoTvs0nLyKs sinan’s Vedmak doing another large share of the work.

THE COLLAPSE

The Tengu did not leave quietly. Roughly 901.1 million ISK of the hull and fittings were destroyed, while 282.9 million ISK was recovered, leaving the loss firmly in the costly category. The cargo also shows heavy missile ammunition aboard, with thousands of Scourge Rage and Mjolnir Rage Heavy Assault Missiles either dropped or destroyed, underlining that the ship was prepared for active combat rather than a casual roam.

WHY IT MATTERS

For a compact roaming group, catching a Tengu is the sort of result that turns a routine patrol into a headline. For the victim, it is a reminder that even a high-end cruiser can unravel quickly once it is isolated. In a region like Dooz, the fight suggests that small gangs are still able to find and punish valuable targets before they can escape.

Sources and verification

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

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