THE CATCH
The Zirnitra was the clear prize in this fight, and the attackers appeared to have the numbers and the firepower to make sure it did not leave T22-QI intact. The engagement involved 67 participants overall, with 53 attackers recorded on the destruction of the capital hull. That kind of concentration suggests a deliberate catch rather than a chance meeting.
THE HAMMER FALLS
Damage came from a mixed attack group, with Phoenix Naval Systems credited alongside Cynosural Field Theory. ships in heavy hulls such as Moros Navy Issues, a Vindicator, and a Raven. Na'av in a Raven landed the final blow, but the damage spread across several ships indicates the Zirnitra was under sustained pressure well before the end. The fight appears to have left the defender little chance to reset or extract once the attackers committed.
THE LOSSES
The Zirnitra's destruction accounted for 6.8 billion ISK in losses, with a further 1.3 billion ISK in loot dropping from the wreck. Among the destroyed cargo were large quantities of Helium Isotopes, Baryon Exotic Plasma XL, and Strontium Clathrates, while some ammunition such as Mystic XL and Meson Exotic Plasma XL survived the blast. For a ship of this class, the loss is significant not just for its price tag but for the material and operational value bound up in the hull itself.
THE AFTERMATH
For Ahbazon-Prime pilot Egoiste Aele of Dichtatorial Regime, the loss of a Zirnitra in a single exchange is the kind of blow that tends to be remembered. Phoenix Naval Systems leaves T22-QI with a major trophy, and the scale of the attack suggests the target was neither incidental nor easy to replace. In New Eden, a ship like this does not vanish quietly; it becomes a marker of a hunt that ended exactly where the attackers wanted it to.
