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In the 1920s, Halfway became increasingly militarized in the face of a militarizing [[Caphiria]]. By the end of the decade, it became evident that war between Caphiria and the Levantine powers was almost certainly on the horizon, leading to a massive rush of fortifications being built on the island between [[1929]] and [[1932]]. Significant parts of the jungle were cleared for airbases and a [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] squadron was deployed to the island. On 17 January [[1935]], Caphiria declared war on [[Lariana]], formally beginning the Sarpedon theater of what was already a year-old conflict. Caphiria focused on isolating the island rather than trying to take it in a head-on assault at this phase, preferring to concentrate Legion forces elsehwere. The island was subject to constant aerial and naval bombardment, effectively putting the island under siege. Caphirian leaders decided that the island would be taken once the [[Imperial Naval Fleet]] was given a free hand to operate and the Urceans could no longer relieve the island as part of their broader pursuit of a decisive naval battle. That battle would come in November 1935 with the [[Battle of the Adonáire Strait]], a battle which decisively destroyed the offensive capability of the Naval Fleet. From then on, the siege of Halfway was reduced to recurrent aerial attacks, though the Caphirian shift to submarine tactics would significantly disrupt supply to and from the island. Later in the war, Halfway became a staging area for an invasion of [[Thessia]], opening an eastern Sarpedonic front in the war; the island became the major supply and command center for that theater.

At the end of the war, Halfway was among the most militarized places on earth and would remain so during the [[Occidental Cold War]]. Reduced trade between Urcea and Caphiria after the war as well as the effects of globalization on trade infrastructure made Halfway largely superfluous as a trade hub, and the major mercantile houses of Halfway's major cities went into terminal decline in the late 1940s. In their place, a new urban service-sector based economy emerged in support of the significant military bases that now dotted the island. The personnel of the [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] and [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] became the primary economic driver of the island, and industries emerged everywhere to cater to their needs individually as well as the needs of the armed forces on a contractual basis. ~~This~~ period ~~also~~ saw a significant influx of permanent Urcean residents on the island, as servicemen would return to Urcea following their discharge and relocate their families to the tropical island. These patterns generally led to a massive influx of Urcean visitors by the [[1960]]s, requiring the need of a major expansion of the tourism amenity economy. Tourism was also boosted by the travel of relatives and family of servicemen, who would come to Halfway to visit. In [[1900]], Halfway had forty-eight hotels, a number which exploded to eight hundred and forty by [[1980]]. The end of the [[Occidental Cold War]] with the [[Assumption Accords]] in [[1984]] threatened to disrupt the island economy again, but the military retains a significant presence on the island through today, though down from its peak. The service sector and tourism-based economy that grew around the military became self-perpetuating. Today, Halfway is known as a major tourist destination with a healthy urban economy, and [[Koureiros]] still serves as the base for the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]]'s Sarpedon Squadron.

At the end of the war, Halfway was among the most militarized places on earth and would remain so during the [[Occidental Cold War]]. Reduced trade between Urcea and Caphiria after the war as well as the effects of globalization on trade infrastructure made Halfway largely superfluous as a trade hub, and the major mercantile houses of Halfway's major cities went into terminal decline in the late 1940s. In their place, a new urban service-sector based economy emerged in support of the significant military bases that now dotted the island. The personnel of the [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] and [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] became the primary economic driver of the island, and industries emerged everywhere to cater to their needs individually as well as the needs of the armed forces on a contractual basis. In [[1952]], the [[Royal Orbital Service and Space Command]] relocated its major operations to Halfway due to its equatorial position. The presence of the ROSSC gradually attracted engineering and aerospace firms to the island, either in their corporate headquarters or major satellite offices, growing the urban economy. Due to both the military and the ROSSC, this period saw a significant influx of permanent Urcean residents on the island, as servicemen would return to Urcea following their discharge and relocate their families to the tropical island. These patterns generally led to a massive influx of Urcean visitors by the [[1960]]s, requiring the need of a major expansion of the tourism amenity economy. Tourism was also boosted by the travel of relatives and family of servicemen, who would come to Halfway to visit. In [[1900]], Halfway had forty-eight hotels, a number which exploded to eight hundred and forty by [[1980]]. The end of the [[Occidental Cold War]] with the [[Assumption Accords]] in [[1984]] threatened to disrupt the island economy again, but the military retains a significant presence on the island through today, though down from its peak. The service sector and tourism-based economy that grew around the military became self-perpetuating. Today, Halfway is known as a major tourist destination with a healthy urban economy, and [[Koureiros]] still serves as the base for the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]]'s Sarpedon Squadron.

== Geography ==

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 In the 1920s, Halfway became increasingly militarized in the face of a militarizing [[Caphiria]]. By the end of the decade, it became evident that war between Caphiria and the Levantine powers was almost certainly on the horizon, leading to a massive rush of fortifications being built on the island between [[1929]] and [[1932]]. Significant parts of the jungle were cleared for airbases and a [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] squadron was deployed to the island. On 17 January [[1935]], Caphiria declared war on [[Lariana]], formally beginning the Sarpedon theater of what was already a year-old conflict. Caphiria focused on isolating the island rather than trying to take it in a head-on assault at this phase, preferring to concentrate Legion forces elsehwere. The island was subject to constant aerial and naval bombardment, effectively putting the island under siege. Caphirian leaders decided that the island would be taken once the [[Imperial Naval Fleet]] was given a free hand to operate and the Urceans could no longer relieve the island as part of their broader pursuit of a decisive naval battle. That battle would come in November 1935 with the [[Battle of the Adonáire Strait]], a battle which decisively destroyed the offensive capability of the Naval Fleet. From then on, the siege of Halfway was reduced to recurrent aerial attacks, though the Caphirian shift to submarine tactics would significantly disrupt supply to and from the island. Later in the war, Halfway became a staging area for an invasion of [[Thessia]], opening an eastern Sarpedonic front in the war; the island became the major supply and command center for that theater.
-At the end of the war, Halfway was among the most militarized places on earth and would remain so during the [[Occidental Cold War]]. Reduced trade between Urcea and Caphiria after the war as well as the effects of globalization on trade infrastructure made Halfway largely superfluous as a trade hub, and the major mercantile houses of Halfway's major cities went into terminal decline in the late 1940s. In their place, a new urban service-sector based economy emerged in support of the significant military bases that now dotted the island. The personnel of the [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] and [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] became the primary economic driver of the island, and industries emerged everywhere to cater to their needs individually as well as the needs of the armed forces on a contractual basis. This period also saw a significant influx of permanent Urcean residents on the island, as servicemen would return to Urcea following their discharge and relocate their families to the tropical island. These patterns generally led to a massive influx of Urcean visitors by the [[1960]]s, requiring the need of a major expansion of the tourism amenity economy. Tourism was also boosted by the travel of relatives and family of servicemen, who would come to Halfway to visit. In [[1900]], Halfway had forty-eight hotels, a number which exploded to eight hundred and forty by [[1980]]. The end of the [[Occidental Cold War]] with the [[Assumption Accords]] in [[1984]] threatened to disrupt the island economy again, but the military retains a significant presence on the island through today, though down from its peak. The service sector and tourism-based economy that grew around the military became self-perpetuating. Today, Halfway is known as a major tourist destination with a healthy urban economy, and [[Koureiros]] still serves as the base for the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]]'s Sarpedon Squadron.
+At the end of the war, Halfway was among the most militarized places on earth and would remain so during the [[Occidental Cold War]]. Reduced trade between Urcea and Caphiria after the war as well as the effects of globalization on trade infrastructure made Halfway largely superfluous as a trade hub, and the major mercantile houses of Halfway's major cities went into terminal decline in the late 1940s. In their place, a new urban service-sector based economy emerged in support of the significant military bases that now dotted the island. The personnel of the [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] and [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] became the primary economic driver of the island, and industries emerged everywhere to cater to their needs individually as well as the needs of the armed forces on a contractual basis. In [[1952]], the [[Royal Orbital Service and Space Command]] relocated its major operations to Halfway due to its equatorial position. The presence of the ROSSC gradually attracted engineering and aerospace firms to the island, either in their corporate headquarters or major satellite offices, growing the urban economy. Due to both the military and the ROSSC, this period saw a significant influx of permanent Urcean residents on the island, as servicemen would return to Urcea following their discharge and relocate their families to the tropical island. These patterns generally led to a massive influx of Urcean visitors by the [[1960]]s, requiring the need of a major expansion of the tourism amenity economy. Tourism was also boosted by the travel of relatives and family of servicemen, who would come to Halfway to visit. In [[1900]], Halfway had forty-eight hotels, a number which exploded to eight hundred and forty by [[1980]]. The end of the [[Occidental Cold War]] with the [[Assumption Accords]] in [[1984]] threatened to disrupt the island economy again, but the military retains a significant presence on the island through today, though down from its peak. The service sector and tourism-based economy that grew around the military became self-perpetuating. Today, Halfway is known as a major tourist destination with a healthy urban economy, and [[Koureiros]] still serves as the base for the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]]'s Sarpedon Squadron.
 == Geography ==

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