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=Long Beach Shoals Testing Site=

Long Beach Shoals is an oceanographical feature 60km (37mi) off of northwestern [[Nauta Normand]]. From the 1880s it was used as a military proving range as it was the closest [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] territory outside of the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]]. It was the first real demonstration that the central [[Government of Burgundie|Burgundian government]] was considering expanding its influence in the world. Previously, the focus was on building ships that could withstand the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]] and yet outrun [[~~Kirav~~]]ian naval vessels. Focusing on other environments was a massive shift in the policies of the [[Navy of Burgundie]] and the [[Government of Burgundie| government]]. This Fair Weather Navy was also the first time that iron and steel, powered vessels were tested in Burgundie, bucking the prevailing opinion of ''Tall ships today, tall ships tomorrow, tall ships forever''. Long Beach Shoals were chosen as a remote area that had enough timber to construct facilities on shore for a military port, enough unclaimed land to allow for the testing of new naval weapons, and the remoteness that it would not disrupt shipping lanes. Over the next 150 years, the Navy utilized a variety of munitions types and dumped large amounts of pollutants including gasoline, toxic and industrial wastes, and sunk a number of ships as part of targeting practice.

Long Beach Shoals is an oceanographical feature 60km (37mi) off of northwestern [[Nauta Normand]]. From the 1880s it was used as a military proving range as it was the closest [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] territory outside of the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]]. It was the first real demonstration that the central [[Government of Burgundie|Burgundian government]] was considering expanding its influence in the world. Previously, the focus was on building ships that could withstand the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]] and yet outrun [[Kiravia]]ian naval vessels. Focusing on other environments was a massive shift in the policies of the [[Navy of Burgundie]] and the [[Government of Burgundie| government]]. This Fair Weather Navy was also the first time that iron and steel, powered vessels were tested in Burgundie, bucking the prevailing opinion of ''Tall ships today, tall ships tomorrow, tall ships forever''. Long Beach Shoals were chosen as a remote area that had enough timber to construct facilities on shore for a military port, enough unclaimed land to allow for the testing of new naval weapons, and the remoteness that it would not disrupt shipping lanes. Over the next 150 years, the Navy utilized a variety of munitions types and dumped large amounts of pollutants including gasoline, toxic and industrial wastes, and sunk a number of ships as part of targeting practice.

In the 1990s the site was deemed a hazard after locals began reporting chronic issues related to the inability to produce offspring, some of the highest cancer rates in [[Burgundie]], and the uncontrollable loss of hair. The Royal Department of Public Health and Societal Improvement condemned the site in [[1996]] and the military vacated the area in [[1999]]. The area is known for being a 1500 acre preserve for castaways, disestablishmentarians, and anarchists. In 2008, the Free State of the Lands Beyond the Lords was declared and a minor police action was undertaken by the Rural Directory of Police in [[Nauta Normand]], the Metropolitan Police of [[Soix]], and the [[National Police of Burgundie]]. The action soon was bogged down and the [[National Gendarmerie of Burgundie]] were called and in August 2010 the ''Bloodbath of the Free State'' commenced. Supported by 1,239 heavily armed police officers, 218 gendarmes moved into the woods and routed the anarchists. It is anticipated that members of the Rural Directory of Police, overly excited to be as armed as they were and undertrained in the use of their equipment, opened fire, but soon the woods were filled with the sounds of gunfire and the sight of tracers. 218 anarchists were killed or injured and 53 police and gendarmes as well. Over 50% of the police injuries were attributed to friendly fire.

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 =Long Beach Shoals Testing Site=
-Long Beach Shoals is an oceanographical feature 60km (37mi) off of northwestern [[Nauta Normand]]. From the 1880s it was used as a military proving range as it was the closest [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] territory outside of the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]]. It was the first real demonstration that the central [[Government of Burgundie|Burgundian government]] was considering expanding its influence in the world. Previously, the focus was on building ships that could withstand the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]] and yet outrun [[Kirav]]ian naval vessels. Focusing on other environments was a massive shift in the policies of the [[Navy of Burgundie]] and the [[Government of Burgundie| government]]. This Fair Weather Navy was also the first time that iron and steel, powered vessels were tested in Burgundie, bucking the prevailing opinion of ''Tall ships today, tall ships tomorrow, tall ships forever''. Long Beach Shoals were chosen as a remote area that had enough timber to construct facilities on shore for a military port, enough unclaimed land to allow for the testing of new naval weapons, and the remoteness that it would not disrupt shipping lanes. Over the next 150 years, the Navy utilized a variety of munitions types and dumped large amounts of pollutants including gasoline, toxic and industrial wastes, and sunk a number of ships as part of targeting practice.
+Long Beach Shoals is an oceanographical feature 60km (37mi) off of northwestern [[Nauta Normand]]. From the 1880s it was used as a military proving range as it was the closest [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] territory outside of the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]]. It was the first real demonstration that the central [[Government of Burgundie|Burgundian government]] was considering expanding its influence in the world. Previously, the focus was on building ships that could withstand the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]] and yet outrun [[Kiravia]]ian naval vessels. Focusing on other environments was a massive shift in the policies of the [[Navy of Burgundie]] and the [[Government of Burgundie| government]]. This Fair Weather Navy was also the first time that iron and steel, powered vessels were tested in Burgundie, bucking the prevailing opinion of ''Tall ships today, tall ships tomorrow, tall ships forever''. Long Beach Shoals were chosen as a remote area that had enough timber to construct facilities on shore for a military port, enough unclaimed land to allow for the testing of new naval weapons, and the remoteness that it would not disrupt shipping lanes. Over the next 150 years, the Navy utilized a variety of munitions types and dumped large amounts of pollutants including gasoline, toxic and industrial wastes, and sunk a number of ships as part of targeting practice.
 In the 1990s the site was deemed a hazard after locals began reporting chronic issues related to the inability to produce offspring, some of the highest cancer rates in [[Burgundie]], and the uncontrollable loss of hair. The Royal Department of Public Health and Societal Improvement condemned the site in [[1996]] and the military vacated the area in [[1999]]. The area is known for being a 1500 acre preserve for castaways, disestablishmentarians, and anarchists. In 2008, the Free State of the Lands Beyond the Lords was declared and a minor police action was undertaken by the Rural Directory of Police in [[Nauta Normand]], the Metropolitan Police of [[Soix]], and the [[National Police of Burgundie]]. The action soon was bogged down and the [[National Gendarmerie of Burgundie]] were called and in August 2010 the ''Bloodbath of the Free State'' commenced. Supported by 1,239 heavily armed police officers, 218 gendarmes moved into the woods and routed the anarchists. It is anticipated that members of the Rural Directory of Police, overly excited to be as armed as they were and undertrained in the use of their equipment, opened fire, but soon the woods were filled with the sounds of gunfire and the sight of tracers. 218 anarchists were killed or injured and 53 police and gendarmes as well. Over 50% of the police injuries were attributed to friendly fire.

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