Widow Cracked Open in Ahbazon as Tornado Gang Lands the Finish
A Widow worth 2.8 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in Ahbazon after a 14-pilot clash ended with Nu-Wave and its companions applying enough pressure to break the hull apart. The final blow came from mimer Sarn’s Tornado, sealing a loss that left little of the covert-ops battleship’s value intact.
THE CATCH
The engagement in Ahbazon was brief, but it carried the kind of risk that makes a Widow stand out on any field. The ship belonged to Volustir of Gneiss Guys and appears to have been isolated long enough for a mixed group of attackers to close in. With 14 pilots involved overall, the fight suggests a small but dangerous interception rather than a sprawling brawl.
THE PRESSURE
Nu-Wave is the only attacker organisation identified in the source, but the damage was shared across a broader collection of pilots and ships. Three Tornados are listed among the notable attackers, alongside a Loki and a Phobos, indicating the Widow was not facing a single duelist but a coordinated burst of fire from multiple angles. Related K’s Tornado did the heaviest listed damage, while mimer Sarn delivered the final blow.
THE BREAK
Once the opening fire landed, the Widow did not survive long enough to recover. The loss split almost evenly between destruction and drops, with 1.3 billion ISK destroyed and 1.5 billion ISK recovered from the wreck. Among the salvageable pieces were Caldari Navy Cruise Missile Launchers, a Caldari Navy Multispectrum Shield Hardener, and a cloud of Caldari Navy Hornet drones, while a Ballistic Control System II was listed among the destroyed modules.
THE SIGNIFICANCE
A Widow is never a casual loss, and in Ahbazon this one reads as a costly reminder of how quickly a high-value covert-ops battleship can be exposed once it is pinned down. For Gneiss Guys, the destruction of Volustir’s ship represents a sharp financial hit; for Nu-Wave and its partners, it was a clean and expensive catch that ended with a prize worth more than the wreck that remained.
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