The Clash of Doctrines
The battle lines were drawn by doctrine: Goonswarm Federation anchored a heavy assault cruiser fleet of Sacrileges, supported by tactical destroyers and stealth bombers. On the other side, Fraternity. and Northern Coalition. fielded Muninns and Scimitars. The opening exchanges saw Goonswarm stealth bombers and a Hyena destroyed by Fraternity. and Northern Coalition. pilots, and within minutes the main brawl erupted, with Sacrileges and Muninns trading volleys across the grid.
The Grind
Over the course of the engagement, the fight devolved into a brutal attritional grind. Sacrileges fell in rapid succession to pilots from multiple alliances, including Fraternity., Northern Coalition., and Pandemic Legion. Fraternity.'s Muninns and Scimitars were also bleeding, and interdictors, logistics cruisers, and even a Claymore command ship belonging to Test Alliance Please Ignore were caught in the crossfire.
Third Parties and the Big Loss
Other alliances were also present. Pandemic Legion, Test Alliance Please Ignore, Blades of Grass, and Solyaris Chtonium all took part in the fighting. Pandemic Legion's most notable hit came when Section Operative IV destroyed a 505.3 million ISK Legion flown by Markus Hakari of Goonswarm Federation, the largest individual loss of the engagement.
The Tally
Goonswarm Federation absorbed the heaviest losses, while Fraternity. and Northern Coalition. also suffered significant losses. The field of wrecks in MR4-MY stood as a stark reminder of the cost of a HAC engagement in nullsec.
