AAR BLAP Merlins 09 August 2019 18:00

[Cutecumber Roll]

"The great advantage of BLAP merlins is that they are so cheap that no matter how many losses you take you are still likely to be ISK positive."

https://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewtop ... 6&t=113864
(Lightsong did a character swap recently for those not aware)

We undocked at 1830 with:

2 Gnosis
1 Machariel
1 Scythe
1 Kikimora
1 Federation Navy Comet
1 Stork
2 Bantam
1 Burst
1 Cormorant
2 Thrasher
1 Condor
1 Corax
1 Punisher
1 Tormentor

https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315069/
326,773,437.44 ISK
Arranged fight (Gnosis and Mach had to sit out)

Other kills:
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315701/ - 32,575,596.82 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315320/ - 619,460.94 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315722/ - 300,948,595.74 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315941/ - 118,272,000.09 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315994/ - 83,738,812.04 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78316002/ - 61,648,466.02 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315663/ - 71,279,229.59 ISK

Total: 669,082,161.24
Total including arranged fight: 995,855,598.68

Losses:
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315617/ - 31,340,220.77 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315561/ - 520,030,663.27 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315697/ - 15,947,669.81 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315693/ - 2,582,910.38 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315802/ - 15,918,859.19 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315894/ - 8,338,028.06 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315487/ - 4,936,763.26 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315680/ - 3,182,132.65 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315627/ - 6,216,386.52 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315953/ - 108,707,606.15 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315646/ - 11,059,027.01 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315621/ - 1,394,463.66 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315692/ - 26,963,000.07 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315609/ - 43,160,319.77 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78315993/ - 5,063,151.90 ISK
https://zkillboard.com/kill/78317420/ - 55,047,567.59 ISK

Total: 859,898,770.04 ISK

+ 135,956,828.64 ISK

If you want to know how this all played out you can try to piece it together from the killmails. Your guess is as good as mine.

Kashug Sotken was awarded the loot from the fleet, which amounted to 125 mil value. The loot was gifted by Kashug to 2nd runner up Rogue Ozran who everyone felt a bit sorry for given that he got himself blobed in the most expensive ship in fleet.

+ 250,956,828.64 ISK (loot included)

Comments on the fleet, my FCing, etc. are welcomed. Thank you all for flying.

[Auric Fulcrum]

This fleet had so many great moments:
- The arranged fight with Ky dancing around with a Structure Bomb
- The ONI that tried to Brawl with Gnosiss and Destroyers for some reason
- The enemy Kitey fleet completely forgetting about gateguns
- The Hero MJD+Scram on the fleeing Naga by our Stork
- How we killed 2 HACs in the Kitchen Sinkiest fleet in months
- The Stiletto severly underestimating what Kikimoras do

And somehow we're ISK positive despite losing the Machariel. 10/10 would fly again

[Kashug Sotken]

I loved the moment the stiletto went to tackle my scythe just to get shot my a blaster and rapid light missiles. He was quick to run away.
Thanks for a great fleet - it was really fun!

[Ky Hanomaa]

That was such a fun fleet, although I missed half the fights due to bouncing the whole time (including the moment the structure guided bomb got a little too close for comfort). They obviously did not like me. Nobody likes Kikis.

The engagement with the battlecruisers was just glorious, I kind of started doubting the seriousness of the fight. Maybe they just thought something along 'we killed the Mach, we're ISK-positive anyways, so let's just have some fun with these Unistas'.

10/10
Would come again