Militias Hold Truce to Break Stargate Camp
2010-09-01T02:06+00:00

Kourmonen - The Bleak Lands. In a battle involving a most unlikely fleet, it took the combined efforts of Minmatar Republic militia ships and the Amarr Empire militia forces to break a Wildly Inappropriate [WI] stargate camp.

"The Wildly Inappropriate forces were spotted [engaging] some of the Amarr Militia..." states the joint force fleet commander, Predator Elite, "...we also noticed they were [engaged with] the Minmatar pilots as well." It was at that point Flyinghotpocket, a member of Filthy Franchise [N4STY] and a member of the Minmatar Militia, is credited with arranging a treaty with the Amarrian fleet.

Although not common, these impromptu 'cease-fire' situations do occur when warranted. When asked if the contact from the Republic forces was a surprise, Predator Elite - member of Core Impulse and FC for the Amarr Militia - states, "[I was] not really surprised because there were times before when we were fighting that a pirate gang would jump on us and we all would stop fighting and kill off the pirates...so I was ok with it." Missy Lorelai, a member of N4STY, echoes that statement, "As of late, some 0.0 pirate corps have been engaging both sides during conflict or pirating plexes or missions." but she quickly qualifies, "...we only work with one FC with Treaties...Predator Elite."

The most recent 'Treaty' lasted approx twenty minutes while the combined militia fleet held the field against the Wildly Inappropriate camp. No occurances of friendly-fire were reported, and after looting the field, each fleet went their own way. It must also be reported that these two fleets engaged each other later in the evening, with the Amarr Empire forces holding the field.

This is yet another instance of the level of organization that it appears the militias are undergoing to become more competitive against some of the more powerful Alliances. When asked about how the militias are evolving, Wolfduke, a member of Wildly Inappropriate and former Venge Captain for the Republic, states, "It was great to finally see some coordination in their forces," he adds, "Even though it involved siding with the devil...in their case." Wolfduke noted that it was only afterwards he heard that the two militias had called for a cease-fire to fight them. But, while he is "far too devoted to [Wildly Inappropriate] to change allegiances", he was proud to see how the fleets have evolved from being "poor quality and not focused at all."

Although the two militias remain bitter enemies, they have proven that it would be unwise to get between them while they are fighting.

GalNet References

Battle Details

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IT Alliance Campaign Pauses in Solitude
2010-08-30T16:51+00:00

Hare, Solitude - IT Alliance's campaign against Cloud Ring residents has met with resistance in Solitude, forcing IT to withdraw from a recent engagement in the Hare system.

Three days ago IT alliance started to reinforce towers belonging to Ev0ke, Dead Terrorists and Cry Havoc. in Syndicate and the nearby low security systems. The events began to unfold when IT formed their attack fleet in 6-CZ49, Syndicate. "[We] Tried to catch their fleet staging out from there, but we missed that..." Hoxothul from Cry Havoc. explained. The IT fleet headed towards Hare, intending to reinforce one of Cry Havocs Towers. Cry Havoc and their allies rushed to defend the tower, mainly in battlecruisers. When they jumped into the system, the IT support fleet came out of warp on the gate and spatial anomalies began to haunt the system.

In an attempt to help their support, the rest of the IT Alliance fleet rallied to the gate leaving a single Revelation dreadnaught behind that became the focus of the Cloud Ring residents. "Their full fleet fell on me, [I] had to go into siege to try [to] survive [until] some help arrives. [It] didn´t work." WanHungLo, the unlucky dreadnaught pilot remarked. His fleet did come back in an effort to rescue him, but they were too late.

During the battle, many ships were destroyed on both sides of the conflict. While Cry Havoc. and their allies lost mostly tech 1 battlecruisers, IT suffered the loss of several more valuable tech 2 ships. After two hours of fighting, IT Alliance withdrew from the field. "...with the destruction of MinigDude, the opponents fleetcommander it all came to an end." Bob McFix from Ev0ke stated.

Asked why they started their campaign in the first place, Klezz from IT Alliance explained: "The pilots of IT were getting fat bored and lazy... we are mostly searching for fights, and take the highends as a bonus..."

Commenting on the situation, Ev0ke diplomat TSS1 stated: "No human being gets this. We aren't allies, but we have a common enemy: The NC"

Interstellar Correspondents will continue to follow the course of this conflict.

GalNet References

Cry Havoc. Killboard
Ev0ke Killboard
IT Alliance Killboard
Evekill Killboard

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Molea Cemetery Weathers Second Assault
2010-08-24T02:18+00:00

Molea, Khanid - On 112.08.18, Azia Burgi's cemetery was attacked by combined forces from Goonswarm Federation and TEST Alliance.

This is the second time the cemetery has come under Goonswarm's crosshairs as they were also responsible for the destruction of the first cemetery, in Y110.

According to Azia Burgi, the cemetery's caretaker, the tower guarding the 'caskets' came under fire on Monday: "It was about midnight... when around 60 Goon pilots jumped into Molea and started attacking us."

Azia explained that while three pilots of her corporation were manning defences, Goonswarm's pilots used their numbers and their remote repair capability to continue their attack virtually unscathed: "each time we primaried a ship they had 5 Guardians backing it up, " she said.

Reports indicate that the starbase protecting the cemetery was a medium tower of Amarr design. The tower lacked the tough defences found in larger ones, but it had been choosen by Azia as a good compromise on durability and available burial volume. "When up against an alliance as large as Goonswarm no amount of sentry guns will stop them," she explained.

The starbase's destruction has not affected Azia's morale. According to her, the 'caskets' have mostly remained in place and she has hinted at plans for the cemetery's future: "I will not be bullied... [but] I can't really reveal the actual plans on how i plan to rebuild while the war is still active... I am still accepting corpses" she concluded.

GalNet References

Cemetery Information
Molea Cemetery Destroyed by Jihadswarm
Capsuleer Cemetery Flourishes

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Caldari Defence Initiative Remains Active
2010-08-20T01:56+00:00

New Eden - More than two months after the signing of the Caldari Defence Initiative, the pact remains alive and well, as shown by recent cooperative efforts.

According to eddie valvetino, CEO of the Bi-Polar Bears and a fleet commander with the Gallente Federation, "Since the forming of the CDI, they [Amarr and Caldari Forces] have been a lot more active together... To be honest, the only time the Caldari really get a good fleet up and go for a fight, you can be sure they have backup from the Amarr."

While strength in numbers appears to be one benefit of the CDI, strengthening cooperation and organization appears to be another goal. Gunnyt31, Fleet Commander and Senior Member of Inglorious-Basterds [I.B.S.], says, "The CDI will hopefully minimize the chaos that is created by high sec war decs while forming fleets in our main systems."

In the past, corporations at war stood alone as hired mercenaries picked them out of militia fleets. To counter this, Gunnyt31 explains; "If one of the CDI Corp [has war declared upon them] then they [all CDI member corps] come in to assist that corp." Stalking Mantis, member of I.B.S. adds; "[..this allows] the [militia] corporations to focus on the actual war with the Gallente without being sidetracked by Mercs..."

"[Militia warfare] seems very unwelcoming at the beginning to newer pilots… there are loads of [fighting] never too far to be had once [the pilot] gets a solid reputation as a pilot and not a potential spy." states Stalking Mantis, voicing a major security concern. With the CDI now in place and the combined fleets being fielded, eddie valvetino states, "Our intelligences and spy networks now have to include the Amarr." When asked about the level of concern about the apparent successes of the CDI, he adds, "This is the ebb and flow of New Eden. Corps, alliances and coalitions grow, become powerful and they then collapse."

Whether the CDI will fade away with time remains to be seen, but by all accounts, the larger multi-factional fleets fielded recently have caused some disruption to the Gallente militia and forced them to adapt. What remains to be seen is how the militias will retain the pilots that cut their teeth in battle fighting for the ideals and survival of their Nations.

Galnet References

Caldari Defence Initiative Signed by Militia Corporations

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HYDRA RELOADED Sells Several Utu Class Frigates
2010-08-14T01:38+00:00

Jita, The Forge - HYDRA RELOADED has reportedly been selling several valuable Utu-class assault frigates.

The Utu blueprints were awarded to HYDRA as second place prizes in Alliance Tournament VIII. Only fifty Utu hulls can ever be built and their value is estimated at about 30 billion ISK per unit.

The Utu is a specialized drone platform based on the Ishkur design. The vessel is also able to field considerable scrambling capabilities and is considered a strong combat platform.

Records indicate that at least one Utu vessel has already been destroyed. The vessel belonging to Morel Nova met its fate at the hand of CTPAHHUK UKC on 112.07.19.

Several of the forty-nine surviving ships have now been put on sale. Phunkadin explained that HYDRA RELOADED decided to sell part of its Utu vessel stock in a bid to raise enough capital to build a supercapital fleet.

According to Phunkadin, not all of the Utus are going to be sold: "we are going to use some of them... [to show] we are the best and should not be messed with."

It is believed that the alliance has already sold about ten vessels and the same number have been contracted to Chribba as collateral for an IPO on the alliance’s behalf. Chribba also bought one Utu for private use.

Additionally, one Utu frigate was awarded last month during the privately owned lottery "ShipsofEve:AT8".

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