Nalvula system, Lonetrek region. On the 3rd of January at 10:00 EVE Standard Time, Imperium forces clashed with Project.Mayhem. [16-13] over a tower in the system.
The war between Imperium forces and the low security space alliance Project.Mayhem. over the moons in the Lonetrek region continues in earnest. This time Imperium forces attempted to remove a tower belonging to the alliance in the Nalvula system, bringing a few dreadnoughts supported by a small strategic cruiser fleet as well as a Jackdaw tactical destroyer fleet. All told Imperium forces had approximately 100 pilots in the system.
The combined force entered the system and set up on the tower, starting the process of removing it. Seeing the lack of serious firepower from the Imperium’s side and their somewhat low numbers, Project.Mayhem. fleet commanders decided to form up, gathering 10 pilots to form a makeshift armor battleship fleet with a triage Archon carrier support. 4 dreadnoughts were prepared as well to battle the Imperium’s capitals but kept in reserve.
With Nalvula serving as the alliance’s staging system, the force simply undocked from the station only to be greeted by the Imperium’s Jackdaw fleet. The two sides quickly engaged each other on the undock ramp, starting the battle.
The first few minutes of the fight saw the Project.Mayhem. force control the field, as the Jackdaw fleet could do very little to the battleships while losing support ships to them. However once the Imperium dreadnoughts destroyed the tower, they warped to the station to render help to their allies. With the dreadnoughts on the field, the Project.Mayhem. triage carrier could do very little and was easily dispatched.
However, this was the moment Project.Mayhem. was waiting for. Quickly 4 dreadnoughts undocked and started engaging the Imperium’s dreadnoughts. The fight rapidly escalated into a capital brawl, with the Imperium’s side decidedly losing as the Project.Mayhem. dreadnoughts managed to bring down two of their rivals in succession.
Not willing to lose the fight, Imperium fleet commanders decided to further escalate matters. A cynosural beacon was lit 50 kilometers from the station and a Circle-Of-Two [CO2] super capital squadron jumped into the system. The newly arrived reinforcements quickly annihilated the Project.Mayhem. dreadnoughts, forcing their supporting fleet to dock up or risk complete destruction.
Thus, having won the field and the objective, Imperium forces later extracted safely from the system.
Battle report for the Nalvula system can be found here.
All told the battle lasted 10 minutes with the system hosting an estimated 140 pilots at the peak of the fighting and Time Dilation not reported.
Project.Mayhem. lost 5 ships: a carrier and 4 dreadnoughts for a total of 16.39 billion ISK damage. Imperium forces lost 5 ships, including 2 dreadnoughts for a total of 6.35 billion ISK damage.
Salivan Harddin is a member of Reikoku, Pandemic Legion, and covers battles across New Eden
