Aurora:Second Battle of Emberstone

Second Battle of Emberstone Great Australian War Australian forces celebrating after the battle Date 19 October, 2024 Location Emberstone, NA & Hohoho, Australia Result Australian victory Status Territorial changes Belligerents Australia NA Pilbara OFN Hunters Commanders and leaders SwetMC EuropeanTurk Gautomy † ArshiaTK † gray_space kobiKraft † diffex_ Galaxygaming2000 FoxClient † Strength 5 9 5 1 6+ Casualties and losses 3 16 (+3 fratricides) 2 1 10+

The Second Battle of Emberstone, 19 October 2024, was the largest battle in the Great Australian War, with (approximately) 26 or more participants. It took place in the towns of Emberstone, NA and Hohoho, Australia.

On 16-17 October 2024, Australia created the town of Hohoho outside Emberstone, a fortified town in NA. Hohoho was a PvP town project, headed by SwetMC, an Australian PvP leader, and it was aimed to aid Australia in any battle that could take place at Emberstone. An Australian gank (PvP base) was constructed in Hohoho, as well as walls surrounding the area. On 19 October, PvP broke out when NA and Pilbara met Australian PvPers outside the fortified town, and the battle possibly lasted for hours.

Australia, being heavily outnumbered, relied on tactical advantages to gain the upper hand throughout the battle. SwetMC attempted to surprise-attack Gautomy or other members of the opposition by attacking them outside Emberstone's gates. The Australian gank was commonly used by Australian PvPers to recover from damage during the battle, and to more easily isolate and defeat enemy PvPers. Below: The Australian gank

During PvP, NA amassed a large number of losses, most likely due to disorganisation and repeated futile charges at the Australians. As well as this, 3 NA participants were killed by their fellow Coalition soldiers in the confusion of the battle. It is estimated that 6 or more hunters came to the battle, with the amount of hunters or neutral PvPers present increasing rapidly after it was announced on TBI that a battle was taking place.

Below: Dynmap views of the battles [Left image used by TBI]

kobiKraft and Gautomy were both killed in action, with kobiKraft dying during PvP against SwetMC and hunters, and Gautomy being defeated by SwetMC inside the Australian gank. The battle was a victory for Australia and was the first of a series of detrimental events to NA that would ultimately lead to its surrender and dissolution on 28 October.

Video1: PvP between kobiKraft, SwetMC & hunters

Video2: Gautomy slain by SwetMC in gank