On the thirtieth of March, Providence Bloc forces suffered a defeat in the EX-0LQ system, Catch region, by a force of The Unthinkables Alliance.
The fight occurred after Providence Bloc recieved reports of a large H.E.R.O Coalition fleet in the KW-I6T system, Catch region, some a hundred a fifty pilots large, mainly in Stealth Bombers and Augoror Navy Issue class Cruisers. The force was reinforcing sovereignty structures belonging to Against ALL Authorities Alliance in said system.
republicov, of treu republic, Silent Infinity Alliance, a prominent Providence Bloc Fleet Commander, decided to form an Armor Cruiser fleet, comprising mainly of Maller, Thorax, Omen and Vexor class Cruisers, with little to no Logistic Cruiser support. The fleet comprised of some fifty pilots, made its way towards the system, hoping to get a fight out of the H.E.R.O Coalition force.
However, unknown to the Providence Bloc force, The Unthinkables Alliance bridged into the KW-I6T system a large force of their own, fifty pilots strong, mainly in Zealot class Heavy Assault Cruisers and Legion class Strategic Cruisers, with a large Logistic Cruiser support. The force attempted to engage the H.E.R.O Coalition fleet in the system, without much success.
Holding on the KW-I6T gate in the EX-0LQ system, republicov was given reports about the status of the two fleets in the adjacent system. However, the numbers he received for The Unthinkables fleet, both of Logistics ships and the overall ship numbers, was lower than the actual figure.
A Test Alliance Please Ignore Fleet Commander, in charge of the Augoror Navy Issue fleet contacted republicov as well and offered assistance if the latter would choose to engage The Unthinkables fleet. With the promise of assistance and an underestimation of the force of The Unthinkables, republicov decided to engage The Unthinkables fleet on the KW-I6T gate in the EX-0LQ system.
With The Unthinkables force deciding to jump into the EX-0LQ system, republicov's fleet held on the KW-I6T gate and engaged them immediately upon de-cloak. However, even after the initial tackle, no assistance came from H.E.R.O Coalition, and the entire fleet was lost to the last pilot, as the Providence Bloc fleet could not break the tanks of The Unthinkables ships nor defeat the superior logistic capability of their Guardian and Oneiros class Logistic Cruisers.
This would mark the first of many skirmishes between the Providence Bloc and the N3 Coalitions.
The Battle Report
The twentith of March saw Providence-Bloc forces destroying a Test Alliance Please Ignore Thanatos class Carrier in the Assah system, Derelik region.
The start of the engagement was innocent enough. republicov, of treu republic, Silent Infinity Alliance, led four Frigate class ships through the Assah system, one of the gateways into the Providence region. In the system, a Test Alliance Please Ignore
fleet, comprising approximately fifteen assorted ships, mostly Frigate
and Destroyer class, contacted republicov and offered him a fight at the
sun. Never one to shy away from a fight, even against impossible odds,
republicov agreed. The result was all too predictable.
However, stated as a gift for republicov, one of the Test Alliance Please Ignore pilots
decided to deploy a cynosural beacon and jump a Carrier class ship unto
the battlefield. Seeing this, republicov broadcasted the information in
all available intelligence channels. Luckily, Aenius Codo, of Die hohen
Himmel, The Fourth District Alliance,
was sorting logistics work at the time, and caught the news. Without
missing a beat, Aenius formed a fleet with the expressed intention of
destroying the Carrier.
An
assorted fleet with a Heavy Interdictor class ship was hastily
assembled and rushed unto the field, warping near the Carrier. Using a
focus script on the Warp Disruption Field Generator, the Carrier was
scrambled and held in place by the Heavy Interdictor, assuring that it
could not jump out of the system so long as the Heavy Interdictor was on
the field. The original Test Alliance Please Ignore fleet was quickly
dispatched, and the Provi-Bloc forces turned their attention to the work
of dismentaling the Carrier, with reinforcements pouring into the
system.
H.E.R.O
Coalition forces did not remain indifferent to the Carrier pilot's
predicament, and quickly formed a rescue fleet which included Talwar
class Destroyers, Atron class Frigates, Caracal and Thorax class
Cruisers as well as assorted Tech I Logistics Cruisers. Yet, the
effectiveness of the rescue forces was somewhat diminshed due to the
fact many of the rescue fleet's members entered the field in waves,
rather as one fleet, allowing Provi-Bloc forces to easily dispatch them
while continuing to focus most of their attention on the tackled
Carrier.
Less
than twnety minutes since it entered the Assah system, the Thanatos
class Carrier belonging to SkierX, of Dreddit, Test Alliance Please
Ignore, was destroyed.
After the destruction of the Carrier, Providence-Bloc forces decided to
extract, leaving H.E.R.O Coalition forces to take stock of their
losses.
A fixed Battle Report on EVE-Kill can be found here.
Until
the publication of this article, SkierX, of Dreddit, Test Alliance
Please Ignore, did not respond to attempts to interview him
Special thanks are in order to republicov, of treu republic, Silent Infinity Alliance and Aenius Codo, of Die hohen Himmel, The Fourth District Alliance for granting me interviews.
In the early hours of the sixteenth of March, Providence-Bloc forces engaged a Zealot class Heavy Assault Cruiser fleet, which ended with an Archon class Carrier brought onto the field and destroyed by the Provi-Bloc, in the R3-K7K system, Providence region.
The engagement started at 00:14 EVE Standard Time, in the D-GTMI system, Providence region, when forces belonging to Dropbears Anonymous, Brave Collective Alliance, entered said system after roaming Providence region extensively. The force was reported in the intelligence channels as comprising mainly of Zealot class Heavy Assault Cruisers, alongside Interdictors, Logistic ships and a couple of Command ships, total number of hostile ships estimated at thirty-two. Ladel Teravada, of Caldari Independent Navy Reserve, The Fourth District Alliance, a Provi-Bloc Fleet Commander, saw the information and immediately formed a Naga class Battlecruiser fleet, in order to counter the enemy's doctrine. Racing to the D-GTMI system and picking reinforcements along the way, Ladel's fleet numbered roughly thirty ships, mainly Naga class Battlecruisers, with some support.
However, Ladel was not the only Provi-Bloc Fleet Commander alerted to the presence of the Zealot fleet in D-GTMI system. republicov, of treu republic, Silent Infinity Alliance, A Provi-Bloc Fleet Commander who was leading at the time a Torpedo Stealth Bomber ("Goku") fleet, noticed the reports on the red gang as well. Independently both fleets converged on the D-GTMI system, and engaged the Zealot fleet.
This was not a one sided affair, as the warp in point for Ladel's fleet was intersected by a bubble, near which the Zealot fleet laid waiting. Two Naga class Battlecruisers were lost before Ladel could disengage his forces and have them burn to a better vantage point. Once in position, though, the tables were reversed and the Zealot fleet suffered heavy casualties as Ladel's Nagas' volleys proved overwhelming for the enemy's Logistic support. Bolstered by republicov's fleet as well, the Zealots faced overwhelming odds, and decided to retreat. Jumping into FSW-3C system, A Loki class Tech III Cruiser landed on the Naga class Battlecruiser fleet and lit a cynosural beacon. However, it was soon proven to be an idle threat, and the Loki class Tech III Cruiser was dispatched.
For some inexplicable reason, the Zealot gang jumped back into the D-GTMI system, and aligned to a celestial in order to warp off. However, their Damnation class Command ship was too slow to enter warp, and was snagged by Provi-Bloc forces. Isolated from his friends, the Damnation class Command ship was hastily destroyed, Yet, republicov's fleet did lose a couple of Stealth Bombers in an attempt to destroy a Guardian class Logistic ship who was caught in a bubble.
Without Logistics and on the run, Provi-Bloc forces chased the Zealot fleet through the FSW-3C system, but lost sight of it. Regrouping and watching for any information on the hostile fleet in the intelligence channels, the Provi-Bloc forces quickly realized the Zealot fleet was approaching the Misaba system, Domain region. Once they would jump to that system, they would be out of Provi-Bloc's grasp. Trying to catch up to the Zealot fleet, a Crow class Interceptor flown by Haege Estidal, of Callide Vulpis, Curatores Veritatis Alliance, managed to tackle one of the Zealots as they entered the R3-K7K system from X-R3NM system and aligned to the Misaba gate.
Deciding to engage and free their comrade, rather than leave him behind, the Zealot fleet destroyed the Interceptor, causing them to be flagged, thus unable to jump out of the system for sixty seconds.This gave ample time for Provi-Bloc forces to arrive in the system and re-engage the Zealots. At this point, without logistic support, the Zealot fleet could not hope to face Provi-Bloc forces head on.
An Archon class Carrier, piloted by Jin Vea, of Dropbears Anonymous, Brave Collective Alliance, was called onto the field to supply logistics. The Carrier was on stand by for the entire duration of the engagement. Once the cynosural beacon was lit by the Augoror Navy Issue class Cruiser, the Carrier jumped into R3-K7K system and started giving remote armor repair to the Zealots.
Unfortunately, this proved a futile gesture as the combined damage output of the Provi-Bloc's fleets was too great to overcome. Worst yet, the Carrier was soon tackled by Ristlin Wakefield, of Pentag Blade, Curatores Veritatis Alliance. Unable to jump out, the news of the tackled Carrier spread like wildfire through Providence, prompting many pilots to rush into R3-K7K system, in order to assist in its destruction. Dozens of ships descended on the helpless Carrier, in a ferocious onslaught that made it quickly succumb to oblivion, joining the remainder of the Zealots.
Due to the disorganized nature of the assault on the Carrier, and the feeding frenzy it invoked, several Provi-Bloc ships were destroyed by enemy forces, the result of recklessness overcoming common sense.
With the enemy forces eliminated to the last pilot, Providence region quickly returned to its usual calmness, awaiting the next hostile gang to pass through it.
Special thanks to Ladel Teravada, of Caldari Independent Navy Reserve, The Fourth District Alliance, republicov, of treu republic, Silent Infinity Alliance and Jin Vea, of Dropbears Anonymous, Brave Collective Alliance for granting me interviews.
