Widow Is Caught and Cracked in Otsasai Hunt
A Widow was brought down in Otsasai in a sharp 1.5 billion ISK hit that drew 22 pilots into the fight and ended with Fraternity Auxiliary claiming the final blow. The blackout-grade stealth bomber may have looked built for discretion, but once the engagement settled, it was exposed long enough for a coordinated hunt to finish the job.
THE CATCH
The loss unfolded in Otsasai at 12:37 UTC, where Fraternity Auxiliary and HOLD MY PROBS ended up on opposite sides of a small but expensive engagement. The target was a Widow flown by Capitan Tatarstann of HOLD MY PROBS’ Scan Stakan corporation, a ship that rarely dies cheaply and never without attention. Here, it was the only confirmed loss, but the scale of the response suggests the ship had been found in a dangerous position and could not slip away.
THE PRESSURE BUILDS
Fraternity Auxiliary committed at least 16 attackers to the kill, with Loki cruisers doing much of the heavy lifting and an Abaddon adding serious punch to the strike. BigDoge9 in a Loki secured the final blow, while other Loki pilots in the same line helped keep the Widow pinned under sustained damage. The presence of multiple attackers from Fraternity Auxiliary, plus support from Fraternity., points to a coordinated effort rather than a casual brawl.
THE BREAK
The Widow did not escape intact. Of the 1.5 billion ISK total value, 1.4 billion ISK was destroyed and just 185.2 million ISK made it out in drops. The cargo tell is revealing in its own way: large stockpiles of Nitrogen Isotopes and heavy torpedo ammunition were aboard, including Scourge, Nova, and Mjolnir Rage Torpedoes, while 590 Inferno Rage Torpedoes were lost with the ship. That suggests a vessel prepared for violence, not a passive travel fit, which makes the loss sting even more.
THE CONSEQUENCE
For HOLD MY PROBS, the destruction of a Widow is a costly reminder that even a covert capital can be cornered when enough tacklers and damage dealers land at the right moment. For Fraternity Auxiliary, the kill adds a high-value prize to a local fight that drew 22 participants and left one side with the heavier trophy. In a region where a single exposed capital can become a headline, Otsasai has just provided one.
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