Everyshore Intelligence Network

EIN-Advisory — Gerper: Industrial Meat Grinder — Strategic Cruisers and Cloaky Hunters Running Weekend Ganks

Date (post-event): 2025-11-16
System: Gerper (Everyshore) — Low-Security

Threat Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 — Extreme Hazard

Executive summary
Gerper has become a focused hunting ground for a recurring, highly skilled predator cell centered on the pilot luffy0520 (Proteus) and regular collaborators (notably Leyla2042 in a Loki, AceskyWing in Ferox Navy Issue, TzTo in Cyclone Fleet Issue, Ronen Uitra in a Succubus and Yasiin Bey in a Buzzard). Attacks are targeted, precise and repeatable — industrial and exploration ships are at extreme risk, particularly on weekend afternoons (UTC).

Key recent events (selected)

• 2025-11-13, Thu 13:51 UTC — Cloaky scout/decloak gank: Buzzard + Succubus eliminated an Astero (explorer).
• 2025-11-15, Sat 14:06 UTC — Solo Proteus (luffy0520) ganked a Venture.
• 2025-11-15, Sat 14:30 UTC — Coordinated strike with Proteus + Ferox Navy Issue + Cyclone FI destroyed a Porpoise (industrial command ship).
• 2025-11-15, Sat 16:16 UTC — Loki (Leyla2042) solo/paired strike destroyed a Retriever.

What this means

• Predators in Gerper operate with a mixed toolkit: cloaky scouts (Buzzard) and dedicated tacklers (Succubus) to enable high-DPS platforms (Proteus, Loki, Ferox NI, Cyclone FI).
• The group favors sequential, high-value industrial targets (Venture → Retriever → Porpoise) and exploits predictable activity windows.
• Even skilled explorers (Astero) are vulnerable to coordinated cloak/decloak + tackle sequences. Industrial pilots have near-zero survivability unless heavily prepared.

Advisory — Immediate operational guidance (rooted in observed tactics)

For Industrial pilots (Venture, Retriever, Porpoise, and other exposed miners/haulers)

• Avoid Gerper during peak threat windows: Saturdays (and likely Sundays) 14:00–17:00 UTC.
• Do not transit/operate alone in vulnerable hulls. If you must enter, only do so in maximum-tanked fittings with dedicated combat escorts (not ad-hoc wingmates). Solo/unscreened mining or command operations are effectively impossible here.
• Move high-value assets out of the system when offline. Porpoises and other ICCs are high-priority targets for the hunters observed.
• Consider using higher-sec or safer low-sec systems for mining and transfer operations until this cell is inactive or neutralized.

For Explorers / Covert Ops pilots (Astero, Covert Ops probes)

• Assume cloaky scouts and decloak tricks are present. Always use pre-made safe bookmarks, align instantly, and be prepared to warp to a cyno/ally or docking point.
• When scanning, keep probes on short cycles, avoid prolonged local exposure, and avoid warping to grid with no exit strategy.
• Avoid deep-space probing during peak periods; if you must, run counterscouts and ensure you can warp out at zero or decloak/dock immediately.

For Combat/Counter-Gank pilots who may consider contesting

• The principal threat platforms are Strategic Cruisers (Proteus, Loki) capable of high DPS and adaptability — plan tackle and ECM/disruption that can neutralize T3 mobility and tank.
• Coordinated gang compositions observed include heavy DPS battlecruisers (Ferox NI, Cyclone FI). Counter-gang must bring either superior tackle control or concentrated burst damage to prevent target cleanup.
• Recon and proactive counterscouting are required: the hunters use Buzzard/Covert Ops to shape engagements. Expect bait-and-escalate scenarios.

Tactical summary of enemy behaviors to watch for

• Cloaky spotter (Buzzard) + small tackle frigate (Succubus) preceding strike.
• Solo proteus engagements that can switch to collaborative escalation with heavy BCs for high-value ICC kills.
• Peak hunting windows on weekend afternoons (UTC) and midweek opportunistic hunting in the afternoon (UTC).

Bottom line
Gerper is presently an extreme-hazard low-sec system for miners, industrial command ships and explorers. Only fully prepared, coordinated fleets with specific anti-T3 tactics or heavily tanked industrial convoys with reliable escorts should consider operations in-system during peak hours. Otherwise, relocate operations or delay until the threat pattern changes.

EIN will continue to monitor kill patterns and activity windows for changes in behavior.