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Tengu Lost in Sudden Strike in I-2705
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Tengu Lost in Sudden Strike in I-2705

A Tengu belonging to Fanatic Legion. was destroyed in I-2705 in a brief, sharp strike that appears to have caught the cruiser exposed to a lone attacker. The ship, flown by Priest Holy of Bloody Entertainment, represented a loss of about 1 billion ISK and ended the fight before it could grow into anything larger.

THE CATCH

The engagement in I-2705 was over almost as soon as it began. A single Tengu, one of the more durable and expensive strategic cruisers in common combat use, was taken down by an unaligned attacker flying The Antimatter Channeler. With only two pilots involved in the encounter, the clash suggests a close-range hunt or opportunistic interception rather than a drawn-out brawl.

THE TARGET

Priest Holy’s Tengu stood out immediately as the kind of ship that invites danger when isolated. The loss totaled roughly 1 billion ISK, with 669.6 million ISK destroyed and 341.5 million ISK recovered from the wreck. The fit included a heavy supply of Scourge Rage Heavy Assault Missiles, reinforcing the impression that the ship was prepared for serious combat rather than casual travel.

THE BREAK

The final blow came from an attacker whose identity is not known beyond the name of the ship, The Antimatter Channeler. That lone pilot inflicted 22,268 points of damage and finished the cruiser before support or escape could intervene. In a fight this small, there was no room for recovery once the Tengu was committed and pinned down.

THE CONSEQUENCE

For Fanatic Legion., the loss is significant not because it changed the map, but because it removed an expensive and capable hull in a matter of seconds. For the attacker, it was a clean and efficient prize: a high-value cruiser claimed in a solitary strike. In New Eden, that is often enough to turn an otherwise ordinary moment in space into something remembered.

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