He did indeed get his ass handed to him, but there are countless examples of brilliant military minds being defeated by forces they underestimated. George Washington, General Cornwallis, Napoleon etc all got defeated in battles but they were excellent military tacticians.
The point was
Durai wanted to Tower for his own purposes. If he peppered
the Tower with pipe bombs and made it unlivable, what would be the purpose? If his desire was to destroy the Tower, you're right. He probably would have bombed the tower in the dead of night without trying to draw any attention to himself or his little group of miscreants.
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