So…

For the purpose of immunity – all-names have been changed here and systems will not be identified

The account starts at approximately 8pm Eve time:

Target is inbound primed and expecting a completely different welcome than that they are going to receive. The ‘pack’ gather… half on the mining belt running a small decoy op, with the others scattered around the target systems stations and +1 jump systems.

Com’s goes live… Radio checks completed… all ships fitted and ammo filled. We all wait in anticipation…

Time for one last review of the ‘Plan’; Gate… scram, web and ransom for $millions, get the cargo and steal the ship if possible.

Notice comes through to us all. Target is now 1 jump out. We are gather around in the inbound gate and ready ourselves. My guns are grouped for alpha strike so the targets shields can be taken off quickly to either provide a friendly ‘nudge’ during the ransom or to simply kill the target quickly. I’m fast shield tank frig fitted so I’m the tackler… It’s important for me to identify, target and get the target warp disrupted and webbed fast before they really know whats going on.

Here goes. Target jumps in from the other side of the gate but is still in cloak my side… I know he’s there but don’t know where. Its important now that the cloak is broken quickly and I grab him before he sees me and the rest of the guys and jumps back. I must maintain the advantage. My initial orbit of 500m on the gate is extended to 1km to try and force a de-cloak. The guys dump drones to also try and trip the cloak… finally there he is on the overview.

Target called  - lock, scram & webbed. I call ‘Full point’… he’s not going anywhere. He does have drones out but I’m moving nice and fast so it’s only them I need to worry about. They get targeted in priority of DPS in case I need to defend my self at some point over the next few minutes.

As expected the ‘convo’ starts and we receive the obligatory ” What the F**** guys, what’s going on?”. We run through our ransom and receive what we ask for… but he doesn’t want to get out of his ship so the shields get ripped off him to give him something to consider. Again he sticks to his ground. Off come the armor now we have to be careful not to kill the ship, but he’s not interested anymore or he’s in a blind panic….

Rabbit in the headlights take over and he fires his guns, but recalls his drones…. then stops firing and attempts to run back to the gate unaware that he’s been bumped off track and can’t get back before his structure is starting to go down. Chat goes live again with “STOP STOP STOP”. We do.

We explain again that he needs to leave his ship, and not to attempt to gate jump… but he continues to try and run. “POP HIM” comes over the ‘coms’, and very quickly the ships goes down with a little whit triangle left where a mighty vessel used to be. The Pod come on the overview so I grab it  - again I call “Full Point” and get the reply “POP IT”… I simply click on the gun group without hesitation or remorse and watch as his POD goes POP!

The wreck is protected whilst cargo gathered and salvaging taken place… all payments and loot added up and slip among the crew. We have a quick de-brief and go shopping. Target is left alone to continue their Eve career with a hard lesson leant.