Tengu Falls in a Sudden Hunt Through J145535

A 1.9 billion ISK Tengu was caught and destroyed in J145535, ending what appears to have been a fast, tightly focused interception by Independent Pilots Association pilots. The cruiser’s escape never found room to breathe, and the final blow landed from a Crow flown by Sherrie Sky after several attackers had already carved through the ship’s defenses.

THE CATCH

The engagement in J145535 was brief, but the result was decisive. Trevor Mayaki’s Tengu, flying for Obsidian Resource Group, was cornered and brought down in a fight that involved seven participants overall. Independent Pilots Association appears to have brought the heavier share of the pressure, with the loss ultimately tallied at 1.9 billion ISK.

THE PRESSURE BUILDS

The Tengu did not go quietly. Damage came from multiple directions, including Jay Monkey in a Brutix Navy Issue, Heidi Topkek in a Curse, and Gar Myst in another Brutix Navy Issue. A final source listed as an Awakened Defender also contributed to the attack, suggesting the ship was under sustained pressure rather than one clean finishing strike. The Tengu’s fitted supplies show a ship prepared for a hard fight, with heavy assault missiles and nanite repair paste among the material destroyed or recovered from the wreckage.

THE FINISH

Sherrie Sky’s Crow delivered the final blow, a sharp reminder that even a cruiser-class target can be finished by a smaller ship once the target has been pinned down. The Tengu’s losses were split between destruction and salvage, with 1.3 billion ISK destroyed and 593 million ISK dropped. For Trevor Mayaki, the cost was not just the ship itself but the failure of the escape attempt in a system where help appears to have arrived too late or not at all.

WHY IT MATTERS

For a small-scale fight, this was an expensive one. Losing a Tengu in a localized engagement can be costly on its own, but the presence of multiple attackers and the spread of damage across several hulls suggests a deliberate hunt rather than a random skirmish. In wormhole space, where J145535 sits, that kind of catch can quickly turn routine movement into a very expensive mistake.

Sources and verification

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

Permalink

CONTINUE EXPLORING

More Stories From New Eden

View all stories →

Pochven

Big Vantus Paid 15 Ships Toward Pochven's 72 Billion ISK Tab

Of the 47 ships destroyed in Ignebaener, 46 were, in ISK terms, background noise. The 47th was a Paladin valued at just under 57.5 billion ISK - close to four-fifths of everything the system destroyed in one sitting. One hull, one pilot, one very bad moment, and the number that will define this fight long after the killboards stop updating.

Nullsec

Brave Newbies Lost 21 Ships in 4-07MU and Shot Back With Interest

Somewhere around 19:25 UTC, a Caracal Navy Issue died in 4-07MU and 912 pilots decided that was a reasonable invitation. Two hours later the system had produced 200 wrecks, 67.2 billion ISK of damage, and not one capital ship - just battleship after battleship feeding itself into a fight that refused to end. The killboards call it a gank. The killboards are only half right.

Highsec

Solyaris Chtonium Killed Redux.'s Avatar as 1,166 Pilots Watched

The last thing an Avatar expects to be doing is dying in lowsec, but Amamake has been ruining plans for a very long time. Redux.'s Amarr Titan - one of the largest and most expensive warships in New Eden - came apart in the Heimatar system with roughly 1,166 pilots involved in the kill, and a price tag of 142.7 billion ISK attached to a single loss.

Highsec

Warlock Industries Alliance Lost 52 Billion ISK. It Wasn't Even a Capital.

Fifty-two point nine billion ISK, gone. One killmail. Eight hundred and forty-seven pilots on the record. Amamake has swallowed fleets, capitals, and more than a few alliances' sense of direction over the years. It has rarely swallowed 52.9 billion ISK in a single ship that was not even a capital. The victim was the Sarathiel, flying under the banner of Warlock Industries Alliance. The credited killer was Minmatar Fleet Associates. And every one of those 847 names belongs to the same kill.