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== First strike on Black Mesa ==

On 8th December 2023, on the anniversary of the insiding of the [[Vault#The Crucible (Columbia)|Crucible]] on [[CivClassic 2.0|CivClassics]] and also a day after the anniversary of the [[Wikipedia:Attack on Pearl Harbor|attack on Pearl Harbor]], Icenia and Yoahtl launched an surprise attack on Black Mesa, Gang Shi's main pearl holding vault. A Reddit post was made, called "Pearled Harbor" (an allusion to the [[Pearled Harbor]] event in [[CivClassic 2.0]], which in turn was an allusion to the attack on Pearl Harbor), claiming that Icenian and Yoahtl fighters had disabled and ctr'd most of the vault with the help of an unnamed insider (later identified as Antea4204), before explaining the coalition's stated reasons for the attack.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/18dkxm7/pearled_harbor/</ref>

[[File:DGP-propaganda.png|thumb|[[Dawn Guard Pact|DGP]] Propaganda by [[MechanicalRift]] depicting [[Gang Shi]] as a threat to buildfriend nations such as [[Pavia]], [[Nara]], [[Mercutio]], and others.]]On 8th December 2023, on the anniversary of the insiding of the [[Vault#The Crucible (Columbia)|Crucible]] on [[CivClassic 2.0|CivClassics]] and also a day after the anniversary of the [[Wikipedia:Attack on Pearl Harbor|attack on Pearl Harbor]], Icenia and Yoahtl launched an surprise attack on Black Mesa, Gang Shi's main pearl holding vault. A Reddit post was made, called "Pearled Harbor" (an allusion to the [[Pearled Harbor]] event in [[CivClassic 2.0]], which in turn was an allusion to the attack on Pearl Harbor), claiming that Icenian and Yoahtl fighters had disabled and ctr'd most of the vault with the help of an unnamed insider (later identified as Antea4204), before explaining the coalition's stated reasons for the attack.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/18dkxm7/pearled_harbor/</ref>

=== Pre-Operation ===

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=== Day Two Attacks ===

[[File:FlorenceGrief.png|thumb|557x557px|Drekamor standing over a griefed bunker hole in Florence.]]

On the morning of December 9th, a squad of Icenian fighters began a skybridge over the Florence bunker located south of Whole Foods, believing it was a staging ground for an attack against the farming complex. A watercubing operation was briefly interrupted by the arrival of [[XxTBxX3276]], [[UghBraces]], [[loo_wee_gee]], and [[7Joshhh]], but ultimately continued and was later augmented by a bombing operation on the 10th, firmly disabling Florence from being used. The Florence bunker was discovered to have been commanded by [[chosentwicelol]], at the time of its disabling.<ref>https://civwiki.news/newsletter/newsletter-12-11-2023/</ref>

In accordance with the "Day Two" portion of the First Strike plan, Yoahtlan fighters targeted two key Gang Shi iceroads that passed through their territory and disabled them deteriorating Gang Shi's ability to travel to MtA and Asguard.[[File:DGP-propaganda.png|thumb|[[Dawn Guard Pact|DGP]] Propaganda by [[MechanicalRift]] depicting [[Gang Shi]] as a threat to buildfriend nations such as [[Pavia]], [[Nara]], [[Mercutio]], and others.]]

In accordance with the "Day Two" portion of the First Strike plan, Yoahtlan fighters targeted two key Gang Shi iceroads that passed through their territory and disabled them deteriorating Gang Shi's ability to travel to MtA and Asguard.

=== Logboxing of Jbblocker ===

Concurrent to the operation in Florence, other Icenians trapped a section of Gang Shi's northern iceroad heading through the -,- and created a section that could be easily closed off to prevent escape. Later in the day on December 9th, Emperor of Gang Shi [[Jbblocker]] was spotted coming up the iceroad, and the iceroad was sealed on opposite ends, trapping him inside. Jbblocker logged out before he could be combat tagged. Attempts to free him by XxTBxX3276, UghBraces, loo_wee_gee, and 7Joshhh were driven off and Jbblocker was entombed within a fortified logbox. Following the battle, most fighters moved to the city of Altepetl upon server restart.

=== Siege of Altepetl ===

At approximately 11 p.m. EST on December 9th, Gang Shi forces began an skybridge assault on Altepetl, the capital of Yoahtl. [[Toaxbis]] was initially shot off the skybridge by defenders, resulting in the first pearl of the war. Yoahtl player [[Spoonce]] was later killed due to a bowshot from the attacking skybridge, but [[DiamondVictor]] didn't have a pearl on his hotbar, and Spoonce escaped being trapped in the nether.

At approximately 11 p.m. EST on December 9th, Gang Shi forces began an skybridge assault on Altepetl, the capital of Yoahtl. [[Toaxbis]] was initially shot off the skybridge by defenders, resulting in the first pearl of the war. Yoahtl player [[Spoonce]] was later killed due to a bowshot from the attacking skybridge, but [[DiamondVictor]] didn't have a pearl on his hotbar, and Spoonce escaped being trapped in the nether. [[File:DGP-propaganda2.png|thumb|[[DGP]] propaganda created by [[VilyanZ]] depicting [[Yoahtl (CivMC)|Yoahtlan]] and [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenian]] [[Skybridge|skybridges]].]]Counter skybridges from the city were able to successfully hold the attackers back from the trench, and eventually a decisive breakthrough was made on the bridge after additional fighters rotated to the defense of the city following the daily server restart. [[TheRealJewy]] was trapped in a 3 deep obsidian pit on the skybridge, where [[Shadno]] attempted to jump in and fight him in the enclosed space before being pearled. Icenian fighters, including [[Lagiacrus]] and [[Auqust]], quickly moved to secure Jewy, and were able to footgrind him along with 4 other Gang Shi fighters ([[Highroll]], [[SirFrenchie_]], [[realmichael]], and DiamondVictor) who attempted to rescue him from the situation. Shadno was then freed by Lagiacrus.

Counter skybridges from the city were able to successfully hold the attackers back from the trench, and eventually a decisive breakthrough was made on the bridge after additional fighters rotated to the defense of the city following the daily server restart. [[TheRealJewy]] was trapped in a 3 deep obsidian pit on the skybridge, where [[Shadno]] attempted to jump in and fight him in the enclosed space before being pearled. Icenian fighters, including [[Lagiacrus]] and [[Auqust]], quickly moved to secure Jewy, and were able to footgrind him along with 4 other Gang Shi fighters ([[Highroll]], [[SirFrenchie_]], [[realmichael]], and DiamondVictor) who attempted to rescue him from the situation. Shadno was then freed by Lagiacrus.

By 4 a.m., the main assault had been repulsed.

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=== Counterattack ===

Throughout the day on December 10th, engagements continued to occur on the skybridge and around the city. In the afternoon, Dawn Guard Pact forces launched a ground tunnel against the only iceroad supplying Gang Shi's attack bunker for the skybridge, successfully cutting it off and obtaining [[Butter_Villager]]'s pearl in the process, causing Gang Shi to retreat from the area. Following this, the ground and sky bunker were fully disabled and looted, yielding a large number of compacted potions. By the end of the day, Gang Shi had lost 8 pearls without permanent defender casualties (as one player had been killed and not pearled, and another had been pearled but soon freed). Later in the day, a second insider began feeding the DGP information on Gang Shi troop movements, strategy, and operations.

Fastestgrass, the supplier of the initial "Pearled Harbor" leak, was friendly pearled by Antea on December 10th.<ref>https://civwiki.news/newsletter/newsletter-12-11-2023/</ref>

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== Aftermath ==

[[File:Capture of Butternut.png|thumb|771x771px|DGP forces capture Butternut Vault, ending the war.]]

The aftermath of the war saw the dissolution of Gang Shi, Butternut, and Lambeau, with their remaining members going into exile, quitting, or joining other nations. In the days following the Estalian seizure of Blacklight, a number of Salerno, Lambeau, Butternut, and Gang Shi military installations were further seized and looted by the DGP and the Imperial Federation (allegedly in cooperation with the DGP), despite previous statements indicating that raiding of Salerno would not continue following the effective end of the war.

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 == First strike on Black Mesa ==
-On 8th December 2023, on the anniversary of the insiding of the [[Vault#The Crucible (Columbia)|Crucible]] on [[CivClassic 2.0|CivClassics]] and also a day after the anniversary of the [[Wikipedia:Attack on Pearl Harbor|attack on Pearl Harbor]], Icenia and Yoahtl launched an surprise attack on Black Mesa, Gang Shi's main pearl holding vault. A Reddit post was made, called "Pearled Harbor" (an allusion to the [[Pearled Harbor]] event in [[CivClassic 2.0]], which in turn was an allusion to the attack on Pearl Harbor), claiming that Icenian and Yoahtl fighters had disabled and ctr'd most of the vault with the help of an unnamed insider (later identified as Antea4204), before explaining the coalition's stated reasons for the attack.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/18dkxm7/pearled_harbor/</ref>
+[[File:DGP-propaganda.png|thumb|[[Dawn Guard Pact|DGP]] Propaganda by [[MechanicalRift]] depicting [[Gang Shi]] as a threat to buildfriend nations such as [[Pavia]], [[Nara]], [[Mercutio]], and others.]]On 8th December 2023, on the anniversary of the insiding of the [[Vault#The Crucible (Columbia)|Crucible]] on [[CivClassic 2.0|CivClassics]] and also a day after the anniversary of the [[Wikipedia:Attack on Pearl Harbor|attack on Pearl Harbor]], Icenia and Yoahtl launched an surprise attack on Black Mesa, Gang Shi's main pearl holding vault. A Reddit post was made, called "Pearled Harbor" (an allusion to the [[Pearled Harbor]] event in [[CivClassic 2.0]], which in turn was an allusion to the attack on Pearl Harbor), claiming that Icenian and Yoahtl fighters had disabled and ctr'd most of the vault with the help of an unnamed insider (later identified as Antea4204), before explaining the coalition's stated reasons for the attack.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/18dkxm7/pearled_harbor/</ref>
 === Pre-Operation ===
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 === Day Two Attacks ===
+[[File:FlorenceGrief.png|thumb|557x557px|Drekamor standing over a griefed bunker hole in Florence.]]
 On the morning of December 9th, a squad of Icenian fighters began a skybridge over the Florence bunker located south of Whole Foods, believing it was a staging ground for an attack against the farming complex. A watercubing operation was briefly interrupted by the arrival of [[XxTBxX3276]], [[UghBraces]], [[loo_wee_gee]], and [[7Joshhh]], but ultimately continued and was later augmented by a bombing operation on the 10th, firmly disabling Florence from being used. The Florence bunker was discovered to have been commanded by [[chosentwicelol]], at the time of its disabling.<ref>https://civwiki.news/newsletter/newsletter-12-11-2023/</ref>
-In accordance with the "Day Two" portion of the First Strike plan, Yoahtlan fighters targeted two key Gang Shi iceroads that passed through their territory and disabled them deteriorating Gang Shi's ability to travel to MtA and Asguard.[[File:DGP-propaganda.png|thumb|[[Dawn Guard Pact|DGP]] Propaganda by [[MechanicalRift]] depicting [[Gang Shi]] as a threat to buildfriend nations such as [[Pavia]], [[Nara]], [[Mercutio]], and others.]]
+In accordance with the "Day Two" portion of the First Strike plan, Yoahtlan fighters targeted two key Gang Shi iceroads that passed through their territory and disabled them deteriorating Gang Shi's ability to travel to MtA and Asguard.
 === Logboxing of Jbblocker ===
 Concurrent to the operation in Florence, other Icenians trapped a section of Gang Shi's northern iceroad heading through the -,- and created a section that could be easily closed off to prevent escape. Later in the day on December 9th, Emperor of Gang Shi [[Jbblocker]] was spotted coming up the iceroad, and the iceroad was sealed on opposite ends, trapping him inside. Jbblocker logged out before he could be combat tagged. Attempts to free him by XxTBxX3276, UghBraces, loo_wee_gee, and 7Joshhh were driven off and Jbblocker was entombed within a fortified logbox. Following the battle, most fighters moved to the city of Altepetl upon server restart.
 === Siege of Altepetl ===
-At approximately 11 p.m. EST on December 9th, Gang Shi forces began an skybridge assault on Altepetl, the capital of Yoahtl. [[Toaxbis]] was initially shot off the skybridge by defenders, resulting in the first pearl of the war. Yoahtl player [[Spoonce]] was later killed due to a bowshot from the attacking skybridge, but [[DiamondVictor]] didn't have a pearl on his hotbar, and Spoonce escaped being trapped in the nether.
+At approximately 11 p.m. EST on December 9th, Gang Shi forces began an skybridge assault on Altepetl, the capital of Yoahtl. [[Toaxbis]] was initially shot off the skybridge by defenders, resulting in the first pearl of the war. Yoahtl player [[Spoonce]] was later killed due to a bowshot from the attacking skybridge, but [[DiamondVictor]] didn't have a pearl on his hotbar, and Spoonce escaped being trapped in the nether. [[File:DGP-propaganda2.png|thumb|[[DGP]] propaganda created by [[VilyanZ]] depicting [[Yoahtl (CivMC)|Yoahtlan]] and [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenian]] [[Skybridge|skybridges]].]]Counter skybridges from the city were able to successfully hold the attackers back from the trench, and eventually a decisive breakthrough was made on the bridge after additional fighters rotated to the defense of the city following the daily server restart. [[TheRealJewy]] was trapped in a 3 deep obsidian pit on the skybridge, where [[Shadno]] attempted to jump in and fight him in the enclosed space before being pearled. Icenian fighters, including [[Lagiacrus]] and [[Auqust]], quickly moved to secure Jewy, and were able to footgrind him along with 4 other Gang Shi fighters ([[Highroll]], [[SirFrenchie_]], [[realmichael]], and DiamondVictor) who attempted to rescue him from the situation. Shadno was then freed by Lagiacrus.
-Counter skybridges from the city were able to successfully hold the attackers back from the trench, and eventually a decisive breakthrough was made on the bridge after additional fighters rotated to the defense of the city following the daily server restart. [[TheRealJewy]] was trapped in a 3 deep obsidian pit on the skybridge, where [[Shadno]] attempted to jump in and fight him in the enclosed space before being pearled. Icenian fighters, including [[Lagiacrus]] and [[Auqust]], quickly moved to secure Jewy, and were able to footgrind him along with 4 other Gang Shi fighters ([[Highroll]], [[SirFrenchie_]], [[realmichael]], and DiamondVictor) who attempted to rescue him from the situation. Shadno was then freed by Lagiacrus.
 By 4 a.m., the main assault had been repulsed.
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 === Counterattack ===
 Throughout the day on December 10th, engagements continued to occur on the skybridge and around the city. In the afternoon, Dawn Guard Pact forces launched a ground tunnel against the only iceroad supplying Gang Shi's attack bunker for the skybridge, successfully cutting it off and obtaining [[Butter_Villager]]'s pearl in the process, causing Gang Shi to retreat from the area. Following this, the ground and sky bunker were fully disabled and looted, yielding a large number of compacted potions. By the end of the day, Gang Shi had lost 8 pearls without permanent defender casualties (as one player had been killed and not pearled, and another had been pearled but soon freed). Later in the day, a second insider began feeding the DGP information on Gang Shi troop movements, strategy, and operations.
-[[File:DGP-propaganda2.png|thumb|[[DGP]] propaganda created by [[VilyanZ]] depicting [[Yoahtl (CivMC)|Yoahtlan]] and [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenian]] [[Skybridge|skybridges]].]]
 Fastestgrass, the supplier of the initial "Pearled Harbor" leak, was friendly pearled by Antea on December 10th.<ref>https://civwiki.news/newsletter/newsletter-12-11-2023/</ref>
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 == Aftermath ==
+[[File:Capture of Butternut.png|thumb|771x771px|DGP forces capture Butternut Vault, ending the war.]]
 The aftermath of the war saw the dissolution of Gang Shi, Butternut, and Lambeau, with their remaining members going into exile, quitting, or joining other nations. In the days following the Estalian seizure of Blacklight, a number of Salerno, Lambeau, Butternut, and Gang Shi military installations were further seized and looted by the DGP and the Imperial Federation (allegedly in cooperation with the DGP), despite previous statements indicating that raiding of Salerno would not continue following the effective end of the war.

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