Tengu Cut Down in a Sharp EOY-BG Ambush
A Fraternity. Tengu was caught and destroyed in EOY-BG in a brief but costly interception that left more than 1.9 billion ISK in wreckage behind. The kill came together fast, with SONS of BANE applying the final pressure through a Legion-led strike while a Proteus and Sabre helped hold the target in place.
THE CATCH
The engagement in EOY-BG was over almost as soon as it began, but the damage was real. A single Fraternity. Tengu, flown by SoHot SH of Attack On CALDARI, was caught by a small SONS of BANE contingent and forced into a fight it could not win. With only six total participants on the field, this was less a fleet battle than a sharp hunt that found its mark.
THE PRESSURE BUILDS
SONS of BANE appears to have brought just enough force to make escape difficult rather than impossible in theory. Marcel Chelo’s Legion landed the decisive damage, while Is Secundary’s Proteus added to the pressure. A Sabre flown by Secundary Is suggests the target was not allowed an easy exit, turning the encounter into a controlled kill rather than a prolonged chase.
THE BREAK
The Tengu went down after taking 6,854 damage from the Legion alone, with the final blow delivered in the closing moments of the skirmish. The ship’s fittings tell the rest of the story: thousands of Scourge heavy missiles were either recovered or destroyed in the wreck, evidence of a combat-fit cruiser that had committed to the field and lost the gamble.
THE COST
The destruction totalled 1.9 billion ISK, with 1.2 billion ISK worth of assets lost outright and 713.2 million ISK recovered from the wreck. For Fraternity., the loss of a Tengu is not the kind of event that reshapes a region, but it is the sort of sharp, expensive setback that reminds every pilot in space how quickly a powerful cruiser can become a wreck when a small hunting gang finds the right opening.
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