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The '''The Battle of the Crucible''' was a Vaultvault attack carried out by [[NATO]] against [[Columbia]]'s vault of, [[The Crucible]], as part of the [[Infinity War]]. The battle took place at the Crucible Vault in [[Valyria]], Columbia on February 17th, 2020. The battle ultimately resulted in a victory for various [[UDF]]World and [[EntentePolice]] forces, and an embarrassinga loss for NATO and its allies.
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = The Battle of The Crucible
| image = [[File:MirArrives.png|250px]]
| caption = The Mirian Navy arrives in Valyria City.
| date = February 17th, 2020
| place = [[Valyria]], [[Columbia]]
| result = The Crucible Vault substantially griefed, butwas successfully defended.
| combatant1 = [[World Police]]
[[World Police]]
* [[File:Ententeflag.png|25px]] '''[[Entente]]'''
** [[File:GensokyoFlag.png|25px]] [[Gensokyo]] <br/> ▼** [[File:FalstadtFlag.jpg|25px]] [[Hjaltland]] <br/>
** [[File:Nyasaland.png|25px]] [[Nyasaland]] <br/>
▲** [[File:GensokyoFlag.png|25px]] [[Gensokyo]] <br/>
* [[File:Bear Logo UDF.png|20px]] '''[[UDF]]''' <br/>
** [[File:ColumbianFlag.png|25px]] [[Columbia]] <br/>
** [[File:Flag of Icenia.png|25px]] [[Icenia]] <br/>
* [[File:MirFlag.png|25px]] [[Mir]] <br/>
| combatant2 = [[NATO]]
[[NATO]]
*[[File:Hallowflag.png|25px]] [[Hallow]] <br/>
*[[File:HJEFlagSomewhatOutdated.png|25px]] [[Holy Jaded Empire]] <br/>
*[[File:PolskaFlag.png|25px]] [[Polska]] <br/>
| commander1 = [[World Police]]
[[World Police]]
*[[File:Nyasaland.png|25px]] [[BennyZ]] <br/>
*[[File:FalstadtFlag.jpg|25px]] [[jayms]] <br/>
*[[File:ColumbianFlag.png|25px]] [[shadedoom]] <br/>
*[[File:ColumbianFlag.png|25px]] [[Doommad]] <br/>
*[[File:MirFlag.png|25px]] [[S4NTA]] <br/>
*[[File:GensokyoFlag.png|25px]] [[AhriAhrimanne]] <br/>
[[NATO]]
*[[File:Hallowflag.png|25px]] [[HanTzu]] <br/>
*[[File:PolskaFlag.png|25px]] [[Robokaiser]] <br/>
| casualties1 = 1 Vault moderately griefedGriefed, lossMany ofBuilding manyMaterials buildand materials andPotions potionsDestroyed
| casualties2 = 1 fighterFighter pearled, time and resources wastedPearled
}}
== Initial Events ==
OnIn the early morning hours of Monday, February 17th, 2020, Columbian citizens awoke to find that their vault, ofThe Crucible, had been griefed and infiltratedthat bymany NATOof fighters.the Thesupply insiderchests in the vault, Hollybell91containing mostly building materials and potions, had been destroyed. It was aquickly longdetermined timeby Valyrian[[YourAverageRick]], a citizen of Columbia who hadfirst mistakenlynoticed beenthe givensituation accessupon logging in to vaultthe groupsvault, enablingthat herthe togrief dealin substantialthe damagevault had to thehave vaultbeen frompart withinof an inside job. UnderEvidence NATObegan guidanceto accumulate very rapidly in support of this theory, sheand pointed to the long-time, on-and-off-again Valyrian citizen hollybell91 as the culprit. She had extensivelymistakenly griefedbeen given moderator permissions to the vaultdoors and takenbastions manygroup, enabling her to place blocks and /ctr certain aspects of the valuablesvault heldunder withinthe guidance of NATO. CoalitionWorld Police forces were immediately alerted of the situation, and a team of 6six Entente and UDF fighterspersonnel was dispatched to assess the damage and securereestablish control over the vault. The block grief placed by hollybell91 was made up of largesignificant amounts of [[Jargon#DRO_IRO_SRO|IRO and DRO]], whichand filled most of the ground and sky bunkers, as well as obstructed large sections of the rings. MostMany of the doors on the vault, particularly in the outer rings, had also been changed/ctr'd over to NATO-owned groups, making movement around the vault very difficult. Upon their arrival at the scene, the CoalitionWorld Police forces of the UDF and Entente set toabout securesecuring the vault and bringbringing it to a state where it could be defended,. They then beganprioritized freeing theallied accounts that had previously logged out inside the newly block griefed areassections of the vault.
== The Initial NATO Assault ==
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2Approximately two hours after theWorld cleanupPolice crew'sforces arrivalarrived, a forcecontingent of over 12a dozen NATO fighterscombatants was spotted justunderground a few hundred blocks northNorth of the Crucible Vault. UponAfter being discoveredspotted, the attackersNATO force immediately charged into the vaultholevault hole through a small tunnel at bedrock on the northNorthwest side, and began breakingthe outermost vault bastions. The defenders, at this point numbering around 8eight, set to the Vaultvault's sky defences and began shooting the attackers to hinder their progress, while Commandercertified JayInternational M.S.Officer of the Law jayms harassed them outside the rings to buy time.
5 minutes into the assault, an Elite Squadron of Mirian Operators, known as [[Mir Team Six]] was dispatched to relieve the siege. Upon learning of this, the attackers immediately retreated back to their bunker to regroup, allowing the Coalition forces to reinforce the defences and rally more troops.
[[File:Bobthebuilder.png|thumb| Bob_The_BuilderBob_the_BuiIder, trapped behind enemyWorld Police lines , seconds before his pearling .]] ▼
Mir Team 6 soon arrived in Valyria City, evening out the numerical disparity between the two forces. Soon thereafter, NATO fighters attempted a second push into the vault hole, but were quickly repulsed by the reorganized and more numerous defending force. World Police fighters soon teleported to the surface North of the vault hole to break several unmatured city bastions NATO had placed along their attack tunnel at bedrock, before entering it themselves. NATO forces responded to this incursion, meeting the defenders partway down the tunnel, where fighting broke out.
▲[[File:Bobthebuilder.png|thumb|Bob_The_Builder, trapped behind enemy lines, seconds before his pearling]]
AfterFollowing a couple close callcalls forin onewhich of theirNATO fighters nearly got blocked in behind World Police grief, NATOthey pulled back from the frontline slightly. Commander [[Ben Nyz]]BennyZ, while walking up to the frontblock togrief observeat the enemyfrontline forces,to noticedobserve NATO fighterforces, Bob_The_Builder,noticed Bob_the_BuiIder hidingcrouching in a corner in the defender'sWorld Police side of the tunnel, separated from his compatriots and stucktrapped behind enemyopposing lines. CoalitionSeveral forcesWorld Police fighters immediately descended upon the defencelessdefenseless builderconstruction worker, while at the sameothers timesimultaneously blockingprevented his escape and keepingrescue theby restNATO ofby theplacing NATO fighters fromadditional rescuingblock himgrief. ▼Mirian forces soon arrived at Valyria, evening both sides' numbers. Soon thereafter, NATO attempted a second push into the vaulthole, but against a more organized defence with equal numbers, they were quickly pushed back. The defenders then left the vault to break NATO's bastions from the surface, before entering and taking control of much of the attack tunnel. The attackers met them halfway through the tunnel, and fighting broke out in the cramped space.
After 58 seconds of cramped, pained, and gruesome fighting, Bob_The_BuilderBob_the_BuiIder was pearled and taken back to The Crucible, with both sides disengaging and returning to their defensiveprimary positions. Only 30 seconds after the pearling, the server suffered a severe lagspike, prompting rumours of foul play. ▼▲After a close call for one of their fighters, NATO pulled back from the frontline slightly. Commander [[Ben Nyz]], while walking up to the front to observe the enemy forces, noticed NATO fighter, Bob_The_Builder, hiding in a corner in the defender's side of the tunnel, separated from his compatriots and stuck behind enemy lines. Coalition forces immediately descended upon the defenceless builder, while at the same time blocking his escape and keeping the rest of the NATO fighters from rescuing him.
▲After 58 seconds of cramped, pained, and gruesome fighting, Bob_The_Builder was pearled and taken back to Crucible, with both sides disengaging and returning to their defensive positions. Only 30 seconds after the pearling, the server suffered a severe lagspike, prompting rumours of foul play.
Having lost one fighter, the NATO forces decided to retreat from the area. The World Police, having successfully defended the vault, were now left to repair the vault over the course of the following weeks. NATO however would later come back, this time for a prolonged siege of the Crucible and whole of Valyria. During the next two months, NATO forces would continuously harass the vault and city, being repulsed by World Police forces each time, until eventually losing momentum and giving up, retreating to their world border vault in Hallow. The Battle of the Crucible and Siege of Valyria proved to be one of the main decisive turning points in the war.
{{Infinity War}}
Having lost one fighter, and failing to capture the vault or break even one [[bastion]], the NATO contingent decided to retreat from the area. The Coalition, having successfully defended the vault, was now left to repair the vault, a long and arduous task which took multiple days, despite extensive international assistance.
[[Category:InConflicts Progress(CivClassic 2.0)]]
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