Vindicator Lost in Vale as W-E-B and Ravens Close the Trap
A Vindicator worth 1.3 billion ISK was brought down in Vale as W-E-B and allied Raven pilots combined fire on The Excommunicati ship, ending the fight with a Nighthawk’s final blow. The loss left the expensive blaster battleship wrecked and much of its ammunition and fittings scattered or destroyed in the debris.
THE CATCH
The encounter in Vale appears to have been a tightly focused hunt rather than a sprawling fleet brawl. With 29 participants on the grid, the action centered on a single, high-value target: Eshes Lord’s Vindicator of The Excommunicati, flown under The Holy Church of the Barghest. Against that kind of pressure, a slow and expensive battleship can become a very visible prize.
THE FIRE COMES IN
W-E-B formed the sharp end of the attack, with Enok WEB in a Nighthawk delivering the final blow after the target had already been heavily worn down. The heaviest damage came from a cluster of Ravens, including Mimik alfa for W-E-B and several pilots from Observatory Great Bear, suggesting the Vindicator was being hammered from multiple angles rather than chased cleanly out of the field. By the time the firing slackened, the ship had taken 1.1 billion ISK in destruction, with only 204.5 million ISK slipping into loot.
THE LOSSES
What remained in the wreck tells its own story. Federation Navy Antimatter Charge L, Null L, Nanite Repair Paste, and other munitions were caught up in the collapse, while a large portion of the Vindicator’s Void L charges were destroyed outright. For a faction battleship built to dominate short-range engagements, losing that amount of ammunition and support supplies alongside the hull underlines how suddenly the fight turned against its pilot.
WHY IT MATTERS
A Vindicator is never a routine kill, and in Vale this one adds another expensive mark to the region’s combat ledger. The presence of 25 attackers involved in the destruction points to a deliberate commitment of force, while the final blow from a Nighthawk suggests the target was finished only after sustained pressure had already done the real work. For The Excommunicati, it is a costly reminder that even a prized battleship can be stripped down fast once it is isolated and the hunters have the numbers to keep it pinned.
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