Apex Bex
Zero Gravity Exploration
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Posted - 2012.07.21 13:47:00 -
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So, being kind of bored with EVE and developing a case of bitter vet syndrome, I thought I'd set up shop in Mai. Quiet little lowsec dead end system, maybe we'll get some good fights, set up some POCO's and make enough ISK to sustain a couple of accounts with sporadic activity.
A couple of weeks in, it was looking pretty dim. A couple of small engagements here and there, but nothing of note. That said, the POCO's were in place and a decent, if not awesome, ISK train was choo choo'ing to my wallet. I had a small tower set up in system but being as it's 0.4 and unable to assign fighters I thought it was time to pull it down. Well, no sooner had I made that decision than I wake to find my POS is reinforced as are two of my POCO's.
The aggressors were known to me, rocking around system with Revelations, Archons and Bhaalgorns, picking fights with anyone stupid enough to take their bait. We hadn't crossed swords so I hadn't really considered them a serious threat until now. Well, reinforcing one's POS is one way to announce yourself I suppose. I hopped on the bat phone and called in some favours. Friends from far and wide answered the call, many of whom were red to each other but put their differences aside in my time of need.
Reinforcement ends and we have a small contingent in system, just 5 or 6 in a small gang, feeling out our enemy. Sure enough they bring a fight on my POS, lose a Loki in the process, costing us a Drake and a Rifter in turn. Still, their fleet was supported by an Archon and a Bhaalgorn and under the circumstances we were pretty happy with the result. That said, we were afraid we'd spooked them into not proceeding with the assault on the POS. Such fears were quickly evaporated.
Immediately they reshipped into Revelations and, along with the Archon, land on the POS. All four Revelations enter siege mode and open up on the POS and I return fire with my remaining POS guns. With the dreads sieged, the go signal is lit and local has about 60 sub caps enter system and make a bee line for the POS. Upon landing, the Archon goes into Triage[?] and moments later a Rapier also lands. It was quickly vapourized and attention was turned to the caps. With our pair of Archons now landing on site the Dreads were melting very fast under the sustained fire and, in what can only be described as a move of desperation, they called on a Bhaalgorn to assist. It was tackled and jammed out in short order, leaving nothing but death for the aggressing fleet.
End result. The small Amarr tower was destroyed. We also lost a Typhoon a Hurricane and another Rifter. Their losses, four Revleations, an Archon, a Rapier and a Bhaalgorn. Not to mention the Loki from earlier with the Civilian laser. In excess of 17 billion ISK in losses to take out my lil' tower. :)
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