Tengu Lost in Q4C-S5 After a Ten-Minute Hunt Ends in Fire
A Goonswarm Federation Tengu worth 1.4 billion ISK was cut down in Q4C-S5 after a brief but costly fight with Honor Point, turning what appears to have been a compact skirmish into a sharp reminder of how quickly a heavily loaded strategic cruiser can be punished once it is pinned down.
THE CATCH
The engagement in Q4C-S5 ran for just under ten minutes, but it was enough time for the target to be locked into a losing exchange. Six participants were recorded across the fight, with Honor Point and Goonswarm Federation each represented on the field. The loss list shows two Tengus destroyed in the action, suggesting a small but decisive encounter rather than a passing drive-by.
THE PRIZE
The centerpiece was S'hadow Phantom's Tengu, flown for Goonswarm Federation's Cloaked Goof corporation. Valued at 1.4 billion ISK, the ship carried a large loadout of heavy assault missiles and repair supplies, which made it an attractive and expensive target once the fight turned against it. The Tengu's 1 billion ISK destruction value alone shows how much was committed to the hull before the final blow landed.
THE FINISH
The killing blow came from Seira Katsuo in a Myrmidon Navy Issue, also of Honor Point. Katsuo was responsible for all 29,251 points of damage recorded on the final target, bringing the Tengu down after a sustained exchange rather than a single lucky volley. That kind of finish implies the target was held long enough for the attacker to work through its defenses and close the trap for good.
THE LOSS
For Goonswarm Federation, the result was not just the loss of a cruiser hull but the destruction of a fitted strategic cruiser and its ammunition stock. Some of the cargo and equipment survived to be recovered, but more than a billion ISK still burned with the ship. In a small engagement like this, that is enough to make the outcome matter: a compact hunt, a clean finish, and an expensive reminder that even a Tengu can become prey when the right moment closes in.
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