Port-aux-Offensive

* Business Bay

**Antarctic Empire**
* Death of Floof and D O G G O

**Business Bay**
* Loss of $100,000 as payment for collateral damages
* Loss of Luke's and some of Tommy's gear
* Loss of Deo's and Tommy's Notch apples
 Kingdom of Florida
 Ph1lza
 VoiceOverPete
 SalC1
 TimeDeo
 LukeOrSomething
 Bitzel

The **Port Aux Offensive** was a massive battle that took place at the Port-aux-Francais and later Business Bay. This occurred on Day 58 between the Antarctic Empire, Business Bay, Florida, with a member of Log Lagoon spectating.

It resulted in heavy losses for Business Bay and the deaths of two of Technoblade's beloved pets, D O G G O, and Floof, as well as Alfr2d - AllanahVA's gift to Technoblade.

This is a part of The Great SMPEarth War and is the most deadly and consequential battle of the war seen thus far.

***NOTE:***

* ***All banters and fighting exhibited through wars and battles are purely fictional and none of this should be taken seriously.***
* ***It was all done for the purpose of role-playing, so aggression towards streamers as well as among fans is strictly discouraged.)***

## The War

### **The Breach**

Following plans from the previous day, Deo and Tommy decide to inform the rest of their faction about their planned “mugging” on Pete as an intimidation tactic to regain the diamonds they had previously lost at the Casino Conflict. Upon arrival, Pete had already ascended into the air to prevent his inevitable death. In doing so, Business Bay requested that he joined the VC so that peace talks could commence.

During the VC, Pete acknowledged the crimes that his faction had committed against Business Bay and apologized on behalf of his faction. Dissatisfied with this, Deo decides that he will kill Pete regardless of any peace talks. As this was going on, the Bay explored the rest of the Port-aux-Francais to find any salvageable items that could be gained as reparations for the 50 diamonds lost. Philza briefly logged on to spectate the ensuing situation and remain in the villager farm due to fear of death, though he would log out before Business Bay could use their planes to glitch into the farm and attack him.

The Bay would make their way in, though Tommy would dissuade Deo from killing villagers. Upon discovering Floof, Techno’s dog, Deo concocted a plan to build a flying machine to push blocks out (theoretically, this would open a gap and allow him to steal Floof from the base). While doing so, Tommy tried to rule out this option and opted for killing the cats instead (fearing that killing the dog would result in a large conflict). After his proposal, Tommy found Alfr2d, and accidentally killed him. LukeOrSomething would eat "his corpse" later on.

Dissatisfied with the situation, Deo decided that he was going to steal Floof no matter what, building the flying machine while the other members temporarily departed. Due to the circumstances, Tommy, Bitzel, and Luke left to confront the latest addition to SMP Earth, Krtzy. They would later enslave Krtzy so that they would help them build BB. Meanwhile, Deo had finished acquiring the parts to his machine, and Techno was notified by both VoiceOverPete as well as a guild member on Skyblock. This prompted Techno’s first log in after his hiatus following the SMPEarth Moon Landing.

### **The Palace Brawl**

At the height of tensions, Techno had been farming on Skyblock. He was notified that TimeDeo and Business Bay were attempting to break into his room at the Port-aux-Francais. Hastily logging in, he threatened the opposing faction with no content should they attack while he was setting up his stream. While doing so, he also threatened to grief the SkyBlock island shared by him, TimeDeo, Jynx, and Hasco should they attack before he was ready.

As the stream began, he did a short headcount, finding his faction member Pete and ally SalC1 had arrived for battle.

Sal admitted to being underprepared in comparison to 2b2t, though he would still fight for the Antarctic Empire. Techno was then alerted to Deo’s flying machine ramming into the side of his room, and as he was brought up to speed, the members of Business Bay approached on the other side of the glass. Unfortunately, faction claim prevented the group from using water or enderpearls to enter. They were able to use planes, however, and they attempted to replicate the feat used earlier to enter the villager farm.

Suddenly, Tommy succeeded, prompting a short brawl between the two. Techno landed several hits in quick succession and killed Tommy instantly. This action caused his plane to be stuck in a position where passengers were deposited into Techno’s room, prompting Deo, Bitzel, and Luke to enter. The three began attacking the Techno, shocking Techno with the ease at which his base was pierced. He was amazed that his door had been destroyed with ease\*.

\*(*In actuality, Techno was the one to break the barrier*)

As his safe haven was both breached and compromised, Techno threw open the door and sprinted out, pursued by his enemies. He began dueling Bitzel, Luke, and TimeDeo all at once. The fight heated up as the players threw all they could at each other. Luke and Deo would break off during this time with the former taking refuge in Techno's room and the latter attacking and easily killing VoiceOverPete due to his weak armor. Techno was forced to eat a Notch Apple to survive as he was propelled by Bitzel and Deo (now reunited) towards the back of the Port-aux-Francais.

Sal’s indecision cost precious time as Techno attempted to convince him to fight. Bitzel and Deo then attacked at once, though Techno would break through, attempting and failing to turn one of his beacons from Strength to Jump Boost. He would then attempt to trap TimeDeo, forgetting that the existing Jump Boost beacon allowed his adversary to escape the cobblestone prison. Philza then logged on while Pete geared up.

As the battle continued, Deo equipped his shield and lit Techno on fire. This prompted the latter to retrieve his ax while bemoaning how much of his screen was taken up by fire alone.

Techno ate another apple while running towards his room, attacking Luke as he went. He was briefly cornered by Deo and Bitzel, and due to Grunk’s appearance, he attacked the latter too.

The battle dragged on, with Sal snapping out of his indecision as Techno continued to 1v2. It now came to the attention of Business Bay that they could not eat Notch Apples on Antarctic territory - a bug in faction claims disallows eating while facing a claimed block. Techno and Sal would team up against Bitzel, even as Deo snuck back into Techno’s room, attempting to push Floof out. Faced with the might of both the Cuban Dictator and the Ice Emperor, Bitzel chose to flee, leaving the Port-aux-Francais behind. Techno then entered his bedroom where he found Deo and Luke, exclaiming that they were stealing his dog and complaining that he couldn’t even attack for fear of killing his beloved pets.

He exited and locked the duo into the room using cobblestone, as Pete informed him that Tommy was convincing Deo to kill all of the cats Kara had tamed weeks earlier. Techno cried BM (bad manners) as he departed his castle temporarily. He would run into Grunk and attacked him, thought the latter would back away and assure him that he was only there to watch, similarly to the Battle of the Pit.

Reinforcements for the Antarctic in the form of Ph1LzA and VoiceOverPete were inbound, even as TimeDeo escaped the bedroom again via plane. He rejoined with Bitzel and a newly geared Tommy as the battle continued. As Sal fired upon the attackers, Techno chased Bitzel out of the Port. Phil arrived in short order and attacked Deo while Techno continued to chase down Bitzel, intending to kill him.

Bitzel however, had a Punch II bow, blasting his assailant across the plains before the castle. Philza joined up with Techno and attacked Deo mercilessly, forcing the latter to eat a Notch Apple of his own. Bitzel and Tommy rejoined the offensive as Deo backed away.

Techno knew that his Notch Apples would run out if the fight became a war of attrition, and he enderpearled back into the Port, making for his room. Upon entering, he discovered Luke standing in the cauldron by Floof. Luke greeted him with a simple “Hi” before Techno cut him to ribbons. Phil would begin building a blockade in the castle's main entrance at this time, causing Deo to pearl out. The Antarcticans and Sal retreated into the castle as Tommy implored Deo to run.

Techno restocked his potions, before disabling the beacon of Strength. He then made his way out of the castle flanked by the members and allies of the Empire. Tommy would request Grunk to help at this time, though the latter wouldn't accept, fearing retribution from the Ice Emperor (Technoblade) and his faction.

### **The Business Break**

Due to Tommy and Luke’s deaths at the hands of their enemies, Tommy decided to parley with the Ice Emperor. He prompted Deo to stop fighting (a crucial flaw as Techno’s armor had been about to break). Tommy asked for peace as Techno emerged and tried to gun down Deo, though the former would back away once the “Technogun”, Techno’s appropriately named crossbow, was trained upon him. Due to seeing the failed flying machine against the walls of the Port, Techno resumed attacking Deo while Sal and Pete backed him up.

Deo noted that he was alone, and his faction members weren’t presently aiding him. Techno retorted that he now knew how Techno felt daily, welcoming him to his life. Shortly afterward, however, the group collectively decided to acquire resource packs that did not show fire in an intrusive way due to Deo and Techno's simultaneous conclusion that fire was impeding their battle. Techno would also take this time to deposit Luke and Tommy’s items, while healing up his own armor with Bottles o’ Enchanting. Deo flew back to the Business Bay and healed up his own armor.

Philza would block off the entrance to the Port with netherrack for a second time, trapping all combatants within the castle. The adversaries joined a global vc as Techno remarked for the second time during a battle that the wiki team would be on the case as soon as possible. In order to speed up the battle and as, “he’s a nice guy,” Deo quickly healed up his own armor using Business Bay’s villagers, and once done immediately sent a low fire resource pack for all parties in the official discord. Luke began making his trip over by boat, as his plane had been broken.

Deo, after repairing his armor, flew back towards the castle. Technoblade “stans” invaded Tommy’s chat and began spamming that the Bay had just lost a 5v1 (untrue as Tommy, Deo, Luke, and Bitzel were four, and Techno had Sal on his side), though Tommy would respond by saying, “Technoblade counts for like a hundred men,” which Techno accepted.

Tommy then requested to be let into the bedroom, explaining that he would go “full business mode” to show his sincerity. Technoblade, however, stated that if Tommy came in, he would simply kill the leader of Business Bay. Deo commented that the action was rash, noting that Techno would just one shot Tommy. Tommy would again make another offer, stating that he would give Bitzel all of his armor, to which Techno made a counteroffer, requesting that he hand his armor off to Sal if he truly wanted to be sincere.

No agreement was reached, though Tommy would still hand over his armor to Bitzel, requesting Techno to let him in. After some deliberation, Bitzel gave Tommy an ender pearl and the latter entered Techno’s room. As his dogs had likely sustained damage, Techno offered to feed Tommy to the dogs, commenting that that was what the chat wanted.

Deo soon arrives in his plane and decides to glitch into the bedroom as Techno laid out scenarios in which he could feed Tommy to his dogs. Techno remarked that he didn’t know who half the dogs in his room belonged to, prompting Tommy to offer to kill them all, which the former declined. A trident struck into the room then, causing Techno to state that there were many fragile beings in the room. Tommy at this time called for Deo in their faction chat. As Techno exited the room, the two members of Business Bay began pushing Floof out, causing Techno to lock the duo inside with cobble. Deo then attempted to break Techno’s bed, and failing this, he and Tommy set their spawns to Techno’s bed.

Techno continued to request the duo exit the room even as Deo tried to overclaim the area or break his fanart. Tommy continued to deny that the two were attempting to capture Floof, which caused Techno to dig out part of the blockade and hand over two ender pearls. Tommy and Deo would play dumb, refusing to ender pearl out.

Fearing the death of Floof, the Ice Emperor continued to demand Deo and Tommy to leave the room. The stalemate dragged on as Tommy questioned the legitimacy of Techno’s claim on the room. Deo then discovered that the members of Business Bay couldn’t pearl out, and informed Techno of such. Techno would also discover Allanah’s present at this time, though Tommy had killed Alfr2d before he met the chicken.

Tommy and Deo then planned out their actions in voice chat as they were trapped behind enemy lines. Tommy asked Deo if he wanted to kill Floof, which Deo turned to his chat for an answer to, asking if killing the dog was too far. Tommy polled his chat for an answer upon whether or not Floof should be sacrificed, informing Deo in seconds that it was a 69% yes to killing Floof (despite the poll being more or less evenly split). Techno broke the cobblestone holding Tommy and Deo inside of the bedroom, and he made his way in. Deo, thinking quickly, spawned his plane in the door, preventing Techno from locking them in or out again.

Tommy punched Techno as a "high five" to move him away from Floof, and the latter whacked him with his axe, causing Tommy to back off. Tommy then told Deo that the poll had reached 66% in favor of killing Floof as Sal looked into the room. Techno informed them that if they continued to stall, the fifth member of the Antarctic Empire would be arriving, which would heavily bolster their forces. Techno followed up by explaining that Tommy’s bedtime would be arriving soon, and Tommy called him out for pulling the age card. Tommy continued to suggest the member of the Empire leave and duke it out with TimeDeo while he stayed with Floof. Techno explained that Floof needed no care from him, and kindly asked him to get out.

Due to his insistence on remaining inside, Techno suggested that Deo exit, and after they left Techno would seal Tommy in with Floof and the other dogs. The adversaries planned out the fight. Deo rejoined the faction chat, where Tommy berated him for leaving his messages unread. The former pointed out that he was focusing more on the four armed players ready to stab him than the messages. Tommy then moved on, commenting that he didn’t care about cats, but dogs he could not kill. Deo would then tell him to kill Floof as the chat demanded, and in return, Tommy told him to join Technoblade’s Empire.

Being scared of the repercussions, Tommy commented that the stans would hate him, and even though his chat was spamming kill, his “moral compass” caused him to hesitate. Deo, fed up with the stalling, informed Tommy that should the former find a way in, he would kill Floof himself. Tommy then suggested that Deo kill himself and join him in the bedroom where he could regear via an enderchest. Tommy kept asking Deo for advice as his chat continued to push him to kill Floof. Deo told him to kill Floof regardless, brushing by Bitzel’s protest that the Business Bay members would all die if he did, assuring Tommy that he would defend his leader against Technoblade. Deo would further reassure Bitzel by explaining that they could use planes to escape.

### **Death of Floof and the Castle Clash**

As Techno opened the door to his room yet again, Tommy would immediately call Deo to come to kill Floof. Deo acted, jumping off the third floor of the castle. He rushed into Techno’s room and with four strokes, slayed Floof. Enraged, Techno and his allies pursued the members of Business Bay as they attempted to escape. Sal would catch up to Tommy at the bend of the stairs, and executed him even as Bitzel and Deo continued forth. Bitzel escaped the escalation of conflict via aircraft at this point.

Deo found that he was indeed trapped, and resolved himself to fight to the death. Deo continued fighting Techno and Pete as Bitzel and Tommy attempted to find an exit to the area. Tommy would be killed again by Sal as Deo suggested to kill the rest of the dogs. Being pursued by all of Technoblade’s allies, Deo attempted again to escape via plane, though his attempts were futile.

Tommy then ran onto the second floor, where he spawned a plane, calling Deo to escape together. Deo got in with some difficulty, and Tommy would run the plane into the wall before despawning it, which lead to his successful escape from the castle walls. This left TimeDeo in a 4v1 deep in enemy territory. Deo tried again to ender pearl away and spawn a plane, though once aboard the four attackers were able to push his plane away from the wall long enough to prevent his escape. Tommy drowned himself at this point in an attempt to return and save Deo. Due to the constantly despawning of their planes, Deo and Tommy broke each and every one of them.

Due to faction claims - later revealed that you could not use items while facing any claimed blocks - Deo would no longer be able eat Notch Apples as he tended to face the ground while eating. Cornered, Deo made one final bid for freedom, dying to Philza’s “Justice” sword as he attempted to leap over the four attackers.

Tommy and Deo would be found shortly after by Techno and killed. The two trapped members of Business Bay would then be spawn killed several times before Deo stopped respawning. Tommy protested that it was “toxic” of the Empire to do so, to which Techno retorted by stating that the Bay had entered into his home and slain his dogs. Tommy at this point began pointing fingers at Deo being the one to slay Floof, despite the fact that he had heavily pushed for Floof’s death. Techno wouldn’t have any of it and pointed out that Tommy was Deo’s leader, and ought to be held responsible for his faction members’ actions.

JoshA20 would log in, with Deo asking if the admins would remove faction protection. Techno and his faction members would begin repairing and preparing for another battle, with Techno commenting that Floof meant a lot to him. He would craft a nametag and name another dog Floof, effectively replacing the dog. On the other hand, Bitzel admonished his fellow businessmen by pointing out that he had warned them that if they killed Floof, they would all be hunted down and slain. Tommy replied that he had lost valuable items from the Great Grief of Business Bay and had been slain numerous times to boot. He told his fellow faction members that he wouldn’t be holding back. The two continued to argue, while Deo temporarily left the chat to pursue an analysis of the events leading up to his death. He noted that he couldn’t eat, use ender pearls, or use bottles o' enchanting to repair his armor, which led to his death.

At this time, Josh would intervene on behalf of the trapped members of Business Bay, breaking Techno’s bed and allowing the duo to respawn at the original spawn. Techno hunted down Bitzel while this happened, attacking him and forcing him to run into Business Bay claiming land around the base. Philza would also kill the iron armored Luke at this time. The Empire and allies gathered around Bitzel’s dome, attempting to claim over the area as Bitzel begged them to spare him. Bitzel pointed out that he had told the Bay that killing Floof was a bad idea, and that he had fought against the decision, though his explanations fell on deaf ears. Sal and Techno would collect some TNT and attempt to blast Bitzel out of his area as Techno claimed around, hoping to smoke the Business Bay member out.

During this time, Deo and the other members of the Bay attempted to make further attempts to break into the castle to recover their items, though Techno would kill them every time they tried, causing at least one plane to break after he hopped in and Deo despawned it. Techno would also destroy the remnants of the flying machine, while commenting that the Bay had attempted to grief his home.

Tommy joined the voice chat and attempted to barter for Bitzel’s freedom, while Bitzel himself told Techno that he advised against killing Floof. Techno refused to listen, judging Bitzel as guilty by association. He explained that Pete had told him to judge by the individual, though Techno pointed out that he fought on Business Bay’s side during the conflict.

Tommy then interjected, stating that it was a win for the Bay and a loss for the Empire. Techno asked him “how many deaths (Tommy) had gotten that day”, which Tommy retaliated by asking Techno how many dogs he had lost. Techno then noted that Business Bay had nine deaths total, and Bitzel would make ten, and that Tommy had more deaths than the Empire’s allies combined. Tommy explained that he was fighting a one man war, which Techno countered by saying that he had fought all five (truthfully four) of them at once. Business Bay’s leader then said that the Bay had been caught off guard, which Techno refuted by explaining that he had been chilling on Skyblock and frantically rushed over once Floof was threatened.

Tommy denied that he had any plans or intentions to kill Floof, though Techno would state that he had planned it all. The former then tried to excuse himself by saying he didn’t make the rules, though the latter would once again point out that he was the leader of his faction and by extension the one who made the rules.

Tommy would follow by requesting his items, and Techno responded by demanding his dog back. The two went back and forth, with Techno demanding several diamond blocks as compensation for his dogs. Deo, who was eating, informed the vc that his chat was now demanding the death of the new Floof, prompting Techno to call out the animal abuse present. As Sal approached with more TNT, Bitzel reminded Tommy that he had the latter’s gear, prompting Tommy to redouble his efforts to get Bitzel out alive. Bitzel and Techno would both point out that Tommy only seemed to value his comrades once he himself had something at stake.

### **The Counter-Attack**

After Wave 3 had ended, Technoblade and the rest of the AE heavily emphasized the need for war reparations as Techno claims to have been "scarred" and is suffering from "emotional trauma" over the blood of his dog. During the quarrel between Tommy and Techno, both firing their own arguments at each other over the morality of the situation, Bitzel, being faced with what seemed to be meeting his fate, decided to try and break out of the imprisonment he was in. Frantically, Tommy yells at Bitzel to quickly "break out" of the box around him and save his own life. Unfortunately for Bitzel, the Antarctic Empire had claimed around his box, leaving him with no way out except up; due to this, it seemed that he could not escape the consequence of death. While facing this dilemma, Techno recited his high school life and the amount of friends he had in order to bridge a connection with Tommy about his ensuing future.

Faced with the reality that Sal was approaching, Bitzel quickly placed an ender chest to store his items away, at this point, he notes that he also had Tommy's items to which Tommy reacts with happiness and renewed appreciation for his faction member.

Upon SalC1's arrival via TNT to Bitzels "prison" or "bunker", he realizes that he cannot attack Bitzel due to their faction's relationship status. Thinking quickly, Bitzel immediately placed stone blocks behind Sal, trapping him inside the claimed bunker. It is at this time Tommy notes that "everyone is cool" and threatened Sal to which Techno retorts that they could easily blast his ally out with TNT. After leaving the initial prison, Bitzel is soon confronted by Philza, who immediately shot him in the head, resulting in his untimely death (though he had no items or exp to lose at this point).

After Bitzel's death, he quickly recollects his items via the enderchest. While Techno and Philza were distracted in trying to help Sal out of his "prison", Tommy tells Luke to kill the remaining dogs at the Port-Aux-Francais. Techno’s chat alerted him to Tommy and Luke entering the Port again, and he would catch them in his room and kill the two, but not before Tommy could slay D O G G O, prompting further protests from both chat and Sophietexas. Techno would breed yet another dog, serving as the second replacement of the night. Tommy claimed another victory, prompting Techno to ask him how many deaths he had prior to the battle. A rhetorical question by Tommy would backfire when he asked Techno how many dogs he had prior (4), as Techno still had four dogs due to breeding.

Before more TNT could be acquired and used to free him, SalC1 utilized an old command that had fallen out of use when faction protection was turned off; (/f stuck), which teleports the user to a nearby unclaimed chunk or the user's factions chunk. when they haven’t taken or dealt any damage for over 30 seconds. This surprised everyone there as they realized the effectiveness of this command. With SalC1 back on his feet, the Antarctic Empire and Florida headed towards the Business Bay area to demand reparations or else more deaths would occur. During this time, Bitzel returned Tommy's salvaged items and went to his house to fix up a trap that would prevent any player from moving.

#### **The Mugging of Business Bay**

As Techno and Sal approached Business Bay territory, they demanded a part on the diamond blocks the admin gave them recently, or failing that, paying the Antarctic Empire in cash. As the leader, TommyInnit would reject the deal several times, resulting in Technoblade and SalC1 threatening the faction with death. Tommy would also trap Sal, to the latter's mild annoyance, though he would escape using /f stuck a second time, with Techno killing Tommy another two times before Sal escaped to prevent him from attacking and stopping Sal from teleporting out.

Bitzel had created a small trap during this time, and attempted to bait Techno into entering his house with a diamond block he crafted. Techno, however, avoided this, as he had (correctly) guessed that it was indeed a trap. Techno would continue to request money while killing his enemies, though nothing would come of either these requests or Bitzel's baits.

Due to Business Bay's claims of having no diamonds or money despite the baltop command indicating otherwise, Techno turned his eye to the Twitch Prime Shrine and its diamond blocks, and demanded that those diamonds to be given to him or else he would continue to execute the members in their base. Deo at this time, would collect a wooden pickaxe and begin mining the bottom block, causing Techno to try and fail to prevent it from being broken. Bitzel would then replace the destroyed block with his own.

Due to the failure of using deaths to convince their enemies, Phil suggested that they used a TNT cannon to blast the diamond blocks of the Twitch Shrine to which Techno agrees, prompting objections and protests from the members of Business Bay. Sal and Techno then claimed an area facing the shrine, and they began constructing the cannon. Deo prepared counter-offensive measures and brings water buckets. He was killed by Techno before being able to place the first water bucket, though he and Tommy would successfully keep the shrine protected by running back with more buckets of water. Bitzel would also run interference using water, placing it in the claim next to the AE's and destroying redstone parts of the cannon. Techno pointed out at this time that Tommy was in possession of over $100,000, the exact amount he demanded, and that should they acquire the diamond blocks Business Bay would lose well over $100,000 (as 5 blocks of diamonds was worth a whopping $225,000).

Eventually, Deo would pay $20,000 to Techno for his own freedom from being assassinated repeatedly. Techno then announces to Tommy that he no longer needed to pay him $100,000, but rather $80,000 as he claimed it was "20% off now" and it was a "great deal." While Deo pridefully announces his freedom, Tommy continued to refuse to pay. As Tommy logged out and ended his stream, Sal suggested to use a sand cannon to remove the water, followed by blasting the Twitch Shrine with TNT. The mounting possibility of great loss would finally cause Tommy to cave in. Logging back in, Tommy gave Deo the remaining $80,000 which was then transferred to Techno. After the payment, Technoblade and SalC1 unclaimed the chunks and left the Business Bay.

## Aftermath

Deo would remove Business Bay's claim near the Port-aux-Francais near the opening of the battle, allowing the members of the Empire to clean up the destruction of his obsidian pillar. Deo and Techno's allies would then hang out in the Port-aux-Francais together, with Tommy joining the vc with the group. The Empire also returned TimeDeo's items to him, though they withheld his axe. Together, they discussed things like Minecraft Monday, Minecraft Saturday, and other events.

## Audience Reaction

* While both sides had lost in some way, the majority of viewers agreed that the AE was victorious since all 4 members of the BB had died at one point, as well as the $100,000 of reparations given.
	+ The counter argument to this point would be that the dogs lost from AE would be impossible to recover while gear or money lost on BB's behalf could be regained almost immediately.
	+ Due to Floof becoming a Legacy Character as well as the possibility of Techno to turn D O G G O into the same, the actions could be mitigated, though it is unknown if this fully negates the actions.
* This was the second battle (with the first being The Great Flush) to portray the effects and benefits of fighting a war on home territory. This is seen in the final fight in the Port-aux-Francais where TimeDeo's sudden inability to eat Notch Apples or enderpearl in face to face combat would cost him his life.
	+ Due to faction claims, if they faced the ground while eating, using Ender Pearls, or using weapons and shields, the action would be blocked. This was confirmed to be a bug with the factions plugin, and may be removed in future updates to the server.
	+ This fight was considered an uneven fight for both sides at one point in time.
* It is widely mistaken that the battle was a 5v1 for Technoblade, owing to his early duels against all four members of Business Bay.
	+ It is likely that Grunk's presence caused this misinformation as Techno attacked him as an ally of Business Bay.
	+ It could also be Techno’s exaggeration about who he fought that caused this mistake.
	+ Sal would provide air support at the opening of the war (making it essentially a 4v2), though he wouldn't completely join in the battle until a while after VoiceOverPete was slain.
	+ Luke would also sit out a large segment of the battle in a cauldron in Techno's bedroom. Aside from the initial breach, he would not attack the members of the Antarctic Empire.
	+ Philza's arrival and Pete gearing up would make the battle a "4v4", further showing the exaggeration.
* **Tactical Failures**:
	+ Antarctic Empire
		1. Leaving the Port-aux-Francais and Ancient Stronghold wide open.
		2. Using glass panes or doors on the villager farm or Technoblade's bedroom, facilitating the plane break-in glitch.
		3. Breaking Tommy out of the bedroom instead of digging in, breaking the bed, and killing Tommy to send him back to Business Bay. This indirectly resulted in Floof's death.
		4. Improperly preparing for Bitzel's excavation, resulting Bitzel's ability to pull a Julius Ceasar and trap Sal behind enemy lines when he himself was behind enemy lines.
	+ Business Bay
		1. Attempting to use a flying machine without prior testing on the public download of the Port-aux-Francais.
		2. Calling for a parley simply due to Tommy's death, allowing Technoblade to heal up his armor as well as Philza, Pete, and Sal to retreat and regroup into a battle of 4v4.
		3. Giving Tommy's armor to Bitzel. Technoblade did not consider it as lowering his threat value, and it left Tommy at an extreme disadvantage - regardless of how badly his armor was enchanted, it would have mitigated at least a few swings of damage.
			1. It should be noted that Techno would have probably have been killed or at least lost his armor if not for the temporary armistice.
			2. Upon further analysis, due to the timely arrival of reinforcements (and due to the deaths of both Tommy and Luke shortly before), it's unknown how close Techno would have come to being brought down.
		4. Choosing to prompt a fight on enemy territory by killing Floof, resulting in the deaths of the imprisoned Tommy and TimeDeo, as well as Bitzel's later death.
* **Tactical Brilliance**:
	+ Antarctic Empire:
		1. Calling for Technoblade once the members of Business Bay arrived, as he was their "biggest gun."
		2. Threatening the members of Business Bay with no content or skyblock griefing should they attack before Techno set up his stream - where he was the most vulnerable. **(2nd of the 36 stratagems)**
		3. Disabling the Strength II beacon after killing Tommy. Given that it was likely to be used against him in a two or three on one battle, it was a reasonable decision.
		4. SalC1 using sand to reseal entrances blocked by planes.
		5. Ph1LzA building a blockade at the entrance of the imperial castle, forcing the members of Business Bay to either discuss terms or force a fight in an uneven situation. **(22nd and 28th of the 36 stratagems)**
		6. Arguably, leaving the windows on the third floor of the Port-aux-Francais intact. This broke Business Bay's will to fight, as they saw an opportunity for escape **(16th of the 36 stratagems)**
		7. Hopping in front of Deo's plane to force it away from the wall using hitboxes.
		8. Choosing to fight only after their opponents had been exhausted from hours of streaming. **(4th of the 36 stratagems)**
		9. Declaring that they could build a sand cannon. Whether it was possible or not, Tommy could not take the chance that they had the dedication for it. **(2nd of the 36 stratagems)**
	+ Business Bay:
		1. Utilizing the planes to break into and access several closed locations.
		2. Chasing VoiceOverPete and Ph1LzA around to startle them or force them to log out, then attacking Techno's room. This left his allies in disarray **(6th of the 36 stratagems)**
		3. Attacking Technoblade when his allies had not yet logged in. Given that his request was for them to cease hostilities prior to his stream beginning, this was the best time to strike.
		4. Spawning planes in doorways to prevent them from being closed off.
		5. Arguably calling for the parley, for two reasons **(10th of the 36 stratagems):**
			1. The Antarctic Empire and SalC1 had the ability to place down water and put out fires. Business Bay didn't, and would likely rely far more on a low fire resourcepack.
			2. LukeOrSomething and TommyInnit had just died, and Technoblade's allies came in fresh to the battle, freeing him up to heal his armor.
			3. Allowing them to pry at Technoblade's weakness: his dogs. **(2nd of the 36 stratagems)**
		6. Using planes to escape the Port-aux-Francais after it was shut down (even though only Bitzel escaped).
		7. Trapping SalC1 behind enemy lines. This prevented the Antarctic Empire from easily digging out Bitzel, allowing him precious time to stash his items within an ender chest. **(4th of the 36 stratagems)**
		8. Using water to prevent a pure TNT cannon from destroying a valuable Twitch Shrine.

* **Note to TommyInnit, TimeDeo, and Technoblade**
	+ This page had over 4579 words and the wiki editors would appreciate if the fights didn't essentially become 4v1s on Deo's behalf.

## Trivia

* This is the first battle in which both sides had maxed out gear and portrayed the true effects of a global conflict.
* The naming of this event is an allusion to the "Tet Offensive" in which a surprise attack was launched, similar to the devastation that occurred on Day 58
* The 5th member of the Antarctic Empire was meant to join this day, those he would be busy during the event.
* The name to the conclusion of the battle "fought" at Business Bay is a matter of contention.
	+ The current accepted name is "The Mugging of Business Bay" (as it was an attack in a public area, though "robbery" is disputed - the $100,000 taken could be interpreted as either theft or just reparations.)
	+ Other perhaps more biased names include:
		- "The Sacking of Business Bay" (with Sacking meaning plundering or vanquishing)
		- "Massacre at Business Bay" (as numerous deaths would occur in the Bay due to refusal to cooperate with the Antarctic Empire's demands)

## Gallery

Deo's machine in action prior to its failure.The battle at Port-aux-Français.