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Sansha Military Complex

Unrated · difficulty rank 11Null SecuritySansha's Nation

Sansha Military Complex is an Unrated Complex found by scanning in Null security regions with Sansha presence. T2 Battleships and below are allowed to enter the site.

Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources

Quick answers

Where is the Sansha Military Complex in EVE Online?

The Sansha Military Complex spawns in null-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).

What spawns in the Sansha Military Complex?

The Sansha Military Complex has 8 waves and about 80 NPCs: 30 battleships, 10 cruisers, 15 frigates and 14 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Centus Tyrant/Dread Lord, Gate Scrambler, Sansha Military Barracks and True Sansha's Beast Lord/Plague Lord.

What should I tank and shoot in the Sansha Military Complex?

Sansha's Nation deal EM (53%) / Thermal (47%) damage and are weakest to EM / Thermal; they use Tracking Disruptors.

Which ships can enter the Sansha Military Complex?

Ship restrictions for the Sansha Military Complex: Battleships.

Does the Sansha Military Complex escalate?

Completing the Sansha Military Complex can escalate to David V Goliath.

What does the Sansha Military Complex drop?

Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Ship restrictions
Battleships

Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified

EWAR used
Tracking Disruptors

Faction-level profile, not site-specific. Tank their damage, shoot their weakness.

NPC roster C Single-source / unverified

Community-maintained wave list from the site's own wiki page — counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.

First Pocket — Initial defenders 5 ships
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8 Tower Sentry Sansha III Sentry
2 Sansha Stasis Tower Sentry
2-3 Centii Butcher/Manslayer F
2 Centum Fiend/Hellhound C
6-7 Centus Tyrant/Dread Lord TRIGGER BS
First Pocket — Timed wave 3 ships
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2-3 Centii Loyal Butcher/Manslayer F
2-3 Centum Loyal Fiend/Hellhound C
4-6 Centus Tyrant/Dread Lord BS
First Pocket — Wave 2 3 ships
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2-3 Centii Loyal Butcher/Manslayer F
2-3 Centum Loyal Fiend/Hellhound C
4-6 Centus Tyrant/Dread Lord BS
First Pocket — Structures 2 ships
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1 Gate Scrambler TRIGGER
1 Acceleration Gate
Second Pocket — Structures 1 ship
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1 Sansha Military Barracks TRIGGER
Second Pocket — Reinforcements (Barracks attacked) 2 ships
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7-8 Centii Loyal Ravener/Scavenger F
9-10 Centus Tyrant/Dread Lord BS
Second Pocket — Reinforcements (Barracks 90% shield) 3 ships
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4-5 Centum Loyal Fiend/Hellhound C
5-6 Centus Tyrant/Dread Lord BS
0-1 True Sansha's Beast Lord/Plague Lord Possible True Sansha faction modules/ammo/tags TRIGGER BS
Second Pocket — Reinforcements (Barracks 50% structure) 5 ships
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2 Sansha Siege Pulse Laser Sentry Sentry
2 Tower Sentry Sansha III Sentry
8 Spider Drone II
2-3 Centii Loyal Savage/Slavehunter F
2-4 Centus Dark Lord/Overlord BS

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.

Go deeper

Sansha Fortress (Unrated · difficulty rank 10) Sansha Provincial HQ (Unrated · difficulty rank 12) Sansha Base (Unrated · difficulty rank 9)

Escalations

  • David V Goliath — ~5% chance on completion to open the David V Goliath expedition (multi-part chain via The Agency) C Single-source / unverified

Sources

Last reviewed 2026-08-19 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026). Spot an error? Corrections land fastest via the channel.