Tengu Lost in a Quick Strike in 4-HWWF
A Fraternity. Tengu worth 2.2 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in 4-HWWF, with Lazy Worms Not Dead credited for the takedown. The loss, which left little time for any escape or response, was sealed by Tony Goalardo flying a Loki, and suggests a tight, fast-moving hunt rather than a prolonged engagement.
THE CATCH
The fight in 4-HWWF lasted only a moment on the clock, but it was enough to claim a heavily fitted Tengu flown by Yao47 of Fraternity.'s Phoenix City. The ship’s value pushed the destruction into serious territory, with 1.3 billion ISK destroyed and a further 866.2 million ISK recovered or dropped from the wreckage.
THE FINISH
Lazy Worms Not Dead appear to have been the only named attacker group involved, though the report shows eight participants around the engagement and three attackers on the final target. Tony Goalardo’s Loki delivered the final blow, while another Loki flown by Andrey75 Fox also helped apply damage. A Nemesis flown by Spyke Spiegel is listed among the attackers, suggesting the Tengu was under close pressure before it went down.
THE LOSSES
The Tengu itself was carrying a cargo of Scourge Fury and Scourge Precision Heavy Missiles, with thousands destroyed in the collapse. For a ship in this class, the loss is not just expensive but inconvenient: a mobile, flexible hull removed from the field before it could disengage, leaving Fraternity. to absorb the cost and replace the equipment.
WHY IT MATTERS
Single-ship losses rarely reshape a region on their own, but they do mark the edges of local control and hunting activity. In this case, the speed of the kill and the small attacker footprint point to an opportunistic interception that ended before support could matter. For the pilot involved, it was a costly reminder that even a cruiser-sized strategic hull can vanish quickly when the net tightens.
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