Groothese – 2025-10-04
Groothese System — High-Threat Advisory (EIN-Advisory)
Date: Ongoing
Intel Level: Confirmed
Summary
- Groothese is currently a high-risk low-sec system. Recent kills (2025-09-30 → 2025-10-04) show coordinated ganks and persistent solo hunters targeting both high- and low-value ships (MTUs, industrials, T1 frigates, capsules). Overall threat assessed at 3.5–4.0: “High Threat with Guaranteed Localized Death Zones.”
Peak Activity Windows
- Early UTC Morning: 01:00–07:00 UTC (multiple incidents, e.g., Prospect at 01:06; Miasmos 06:40–06:59).
- Late UTC Afternoon / Evening: 18:00–22:00 UTC (large coordinated ganks occurred, e.g., Rokh at 18:26).
- Threats remain possible at any time; isolated strikes occurred outside these windows.
Profiled Threat Actors (short)
- "minh me" Gank Squad — Ikitursa + Purifiers (Thread 5.0): coordinated high-alpha fleet; avoid completely.
- Aladar Krahn — Tholos (Thread 4.5): dedicated hunter able to hold and destroy non-warp-stable ships.
- Cadhla Dioltas — Garmur (Thread 4.0): fast interceptor targeting MTUs and static assets.
- Torrent Talon — Drekavac (Thread 3.5): heavy hitter against small/slow targets.
- Peter Powers — Nighthawk (Thread 3.0): opportunistic cruiser ganker.
- Cailin Dioltas — Loki (Thread 3.0): covert-capable camper; likely to finish off returning capsules.
Observed Tactics
- Alpha strikes from stealth/fast ships on soft targets and industrials.
- Multi-ship coordinated ganks against single high-value targets.
- Cloaked T3/command ships appearing after initial kills to trap pilots returning to capsules or wrecks.
- MTUs and unattended assets are repeatedly targeted.
Operational Advice (rooted in intel)
- Travel in numbers when possible; solo transit greatly increases risk.
- Avoid AFK operations and unattended MTUs in-system.
- Scout gates and entry points with a clean alt or trusted wingmate before warping in.
- Maintain constant d-scan discipline and stay on undocked/warp-ready posture during peak times.
- Fit for evasion/tank if carrying value: warp-core stabs help versus some tacklers but are not foolproof against coordinated alpha.
- Do not engage these actors unless you are specifically fitted, trained, and supported for PvP.
Conclusion
Groothese is an actively contested low-sec system with both coordinated gank fleets and capable solo hunters. Exercise extreme caution during the identified windows and assume hostile intent from contacts inside the system.
— Everyshore Intel Network (EIN)