Andre Vauban wrote:Is the Caldari offensive over? I get back from a weekend trip and it seems like it is. What was the main objective? It seems there were massive fights around Nenna, Eha, and Nisuwa. Was that the objective or were they diversions for something else. I'd really love to get the story from the Caldari perspective, as the Gallente perspective of "OMG, squids everywhere to kill" doesn't really frame it very well.
A couple of sizable Caldari organizations (Templis and Totally Consensual) had started to move into Innia and building up their forces ever since Enaluri fell. In the past couple of weeks, you would find anywhere from 10-25 pilots logged on during the US TZ . It became apparent that they were looking to take Eha and we were just wondering when they would start the full on invasion. That question was quickly answered on Friday.
My corp was doing a corp Talos roam on Friday evening, going up and down Black Rise and Placid looking for a fight. After four fights, we ended our roam back in Eha when we spotted on scan; a Nidhoggur and 2 Thannys inside a small staging POS that Totally Consensual had setup. WTF? Not since the introduction of the new EVE Jumpgate effect at Fanfest, did so many boys get a Nerd Boner at the sight of several capital ships.
Eha was also plexed up to 25% with constant intel of Squid plexing fleets going in and out of plexes. So between the staging POS and the obvious fleet plexing, we knew it was Go Time for the coming weekend.
On Saturday, we formed up a Battleship gang to RF the POS. None of us actually cared that much for the POS itself as we welcomed the fights they would bring. We were just more interested in escalating into a proper fleet fight that involved something bigger than a destroyer. And kill a couple carriers, maybe? Unfortunately, the enemy didn't want to come out. The rest of Saturday and Sunday was spent fleet plexing Innia. Truth be told, none of us wanted to kick them out as we liked the casual skirmishing that having neighbors bring. Much like Enaluri/Nenn. But since the Innia Coalition decided to escalate this into a full blown sov grind and would constantly run when we did have enough to form a fleet, then we had to respond by plexing their home system and kick them out. In essence, our response was Justified.
The only real surprise to any of this is how quickly the coalition gave up. By Sunday evening, the system was at 50% and people were already evaccing with cynos going up. They gave up pretty quickly. Kinda hopped that they would fight till the system hit 80-90%. The previous generation of Caldari militia pilots would fight till their home system hit vulnerable. But this new generation doesn't seem to have it in them.
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