Apocalypse Riots

The 2020 Apocalypse riots were a series of riots and armed skirmishes that occurred on Apocalypse PVP in on April 12th, 2020. Following a several hour long skirmish as part of a planned server event, the players that remained online organized into gangs during a wave of civil unrest on the server capturing two fast food establishments on opposite sides of the map. One for "Bloods" and the other for "Crips" the battle lasted several hours but was quickly halted when a largely unpopular player connected. Upon receiving the notification in chat that the player was connecting the entire server including the aforementioned "gangs" united in fighting off the player. The battle remains ongoing at the time of writing the article. This event likely cements the schism between Apocalypse PVP and Bushrat's.
== Conflict ==
=== Initial Battle ===
During the early stages of the battle, a set of agreements were made by the players including using only submachine guns and pistols. These rules were followed initially, resulting in several drive-by shootings at the hands of the Crips on the Blood headquarters. Following the initial wheeled incursion of the Blood compound the Crips initiated an aerial assault of the compound using a Bell UH-1 Huey named the "[REDACTED] chopper" to deploy players onto the rooftops. The attacks were highly successful in their outcomes which resulted in the use of heavier weapons by the Bloods, escalating the conflict to armored warfare. 
=== Use of Armor and Artillery ===
Following the use of helicopters at the hands of the Crips, the Bloods responded by fielding World War II era armored vehicles to assault the Crip's fast food headquarters. The Crips responded by installing howitzer and large caliber gun emplacements to defend their restaurant.
=== Use of White Phosphorous ===
Controversies arose when the Bloods began using white phosphorous munitions fired from both Howitzers and an AH-64D Apache Longbow on Crip infastructure including the previously mentioned fast food establishment. Casualties were significant following the use of the munitions.
== Gallery ==
20200412232600_1.jpg|Bloods and Crips following the peace treaty to fight Helio
20200412232305 1.jpg|Blood artillery firing on a Crip position
20200412231920 1.jpg|Crip artillery destroyed by a Blood tank