As the STENT war continues

Alright Ladies and Gents,

So far we are nearing two weeks into our war against Silver Twilight Enterprises alliance in pursuit of our previous war target smacktards formerly of Zeitgeist corp. At the present time STENT continues to refuse to pay the ransom and release our ZTG targets from their roster...their tears entertain us in the meantime.

So to pick up where I last left off, the evening of Day 3, December 10th, saw some more action out of STENT approximately ten hours or so after SHVAK was relieved of his cloaking Kestrel and pod. A STENT Drake, one of many that we've seen so far, decided to get adventurous and play some dock dock games off of their Caldari Navy station in Venilen. Now for those of you reading who have not visited this station, it's one of the tall narrow caldari stations that will spit you right out of dock range.

The target undocks 3 times, each time getting into low shield before edging back into dock range. On the fourth attempt, he's bumped a bit further off and we're pounding away at him. The target is starting to bleed into armor, a sure death sentence for a Drake, when two alliance mates in a Drake and a Harbinger undock to attempt to rescue him. Using ECM Drones, the Harbinger gets a lucky cycle on Xavier's Harbinger and the target Drake escapes with about 1/4 armor remaining. Frustrated by the loss of our imminent kill mail, all firepower is focused on the agressed Harbinger. Unfortunately in the process his drones cycle on my Pilgrim, allowing him a clean, non-tracking disrupted shot at Hornet in his Manticore, which had drifted too close to the fight. Hornet pops in three volleys, earning the 'That Guy' title for first corp loss in a particular war dec. Thankfully the Harbi pops moments later and we are able to grab loot from both wrecks while still coming out on top in terms of ISK killed and lost.

Things got quiet after that until about 01:30 eve-time Saturday morning on December 12th. Xavier, one of our buddies from NECAD that merged in to fight ZTG, found himself camped in Kaunokka, next door to STENT's Venilen base. Quickly gathering a group of Legionnaires together, Detria and company hustled out from Irjunen in response. Xavier undocked and grabbed aggro from the STENT fleet (Onyx, Megathron, Scorpion, Blackbird, Harbinger, and a few Drakes). Having agressed and now unable to dock, the STENT fleet found itself beset by XII Legion.

Xavier was already outside in his Harbinger, and had grabbed the Onyx with a point. At this point, the Legion fleet dropped out of warp, Walter's Guardian ensured Xavier's survival while another Harbinger, two Absolutions, a Dominix, and a Falcon laid into the surprised STENT'ers. The Onyx fell under the onslaught and the Megathron melted not long after, however the rest of the STENT fleet was able to escape before Legion personnel could cover distance to spread points. Despite missing out on the other mails, the field was ours as was the loot. Add that to no losses and a well executed strike and chalk up one more win for the Legion.

The rest of the weekend passed fairly quietly aside from some of the guy's picking off Lord Xymox's Drake in Onnamon in Black Rise missioning. He left their alliance shortly after in utter frustration.