The Costly Praxis Losses
words2says, flying for Fraternity Auxiliary, lost two Praxis battleships during the engagement. The larger of the two was valued at 321B ISK, with the final blow credited to Astralis N1 of Fraternity. A third Praxis also fell, adding another heavy loss.
A Wider Brawl of Battlecruisers and Cruisers
Around those expensive losses, the engagement saw a prolonged exchange of smaller ships. Flying Dangerous lost a string of Hurricanes and Prophecies, along with a few cruisers, none approaching the value of the Praxis hulls. Fraternity. also lost Jackdaws and other ships in the fighting, while pilots from Pandemic Legion and Solyaris Chtonium were among those landing final blows. The fighting stretched on for hours, but the financial weight remained with the battleship losses.
The Price of the Fight
The engagement's overall cost was dominated by the three Praxis losses, but even excluding them, the field contained other notable wreckage, including a Bestower. Still, the loss of a single battleship alone could turn a routine skirmish into a painful financial event, and three such hulls made for a very expensive day. The incident served as a reminder that in New Eden, a handful of expensive hulls can outweigh an entire fleet of cheap ones.
