Tengu Crushed in Elore After Dracarys. Catch Pays Off
A 1.9 billion ISK Tengu was brought down in Elore after a brief, sharp hunt that left the cruiser overwhelmed and its cargo of heavy assault missiles spilling across the wreckage. The final blow came from Zhao-Jian-Guo flying a Marshal, with Dracarys. credited among the attackers in a small engagement involving six pilots.
THE CATCH
The fight in Elore appears to have been a quick interception rather than a sprawling brawl. With only six participants tied to the engagement, the action was small in scale, but the outcome was anything but routine. Farmer en Welle’s Tengu was the clear prize, and once the cruiser was pinned down, there was little room left for recovery.
THE BREAK
Damage came fast enough to overwhelm the ship before it could escape. Zhao-Jian-Guo’s Marshal landed the final blow, while an Arazu and a Coreli Guard also appear in the attacker list, suggesting the target was being pressured and held long enough for the heavier hulls to finish the job. The Tengu’s destruction was not total in terms of fittings: roughly 1.2 billion ISK in modules and cargo dropped, but 726.1 million ISK worth of material was lost with the ship.
THE LOSSES
The Tengu’s hold tells the story of what it had been doing before it died. Thousands of heavy assault missiles were on board, including Scourge Rage, Scourge Javelin, and Nova Rage ammunition, while some Mjolnir Javelin rounds were destroyed in the wreck. The ship itself accounted for the headline loss, but the remaining cargo and fittings push the total value to 1.9 billion ISK, making this far more than a routine cruiser kill.
WHY IT MATTERS
For The Old Friends corp., the loss of a well-fit Tengu in Elore is a costly reminder that even a single ship can become a significant prize when caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. For Dracarys., the kill suggests a disciplined small-gang catch rather than a lucky volley, with the Marshal providing the decisive strike. In a universe where every escape attempt carries risk, this one ended cleanly for the hunters and expensively for the hunted.
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