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Prior to the outbreak of the war, shipping through the [[Polynesian Sea]] into the Songun Sea was a major trade route for maritime traffic and freighters heading into the Malentine Sea. While larger and more stable export economies such as [[Arcerion]] and [[Paulastra]] could rely on strong industry and agriculture, the more impoverished nations relied heavily on imported goods from [[Sarpedon]] and [[Levantia]], meaning that the crucial naval route through the Eastern and Western Songun Straits, and then through the [[Warrington Strait|Warrington]], were key economic terrain. While several attempts had been made to create economic protections or otherwise enforce some form of freedom of travel for both the Songun and [[Warrington Strait|Warrington Straits]], ultimately the nations of South Crona were unable to come to a consensus on how to best implement a commercial and diplomatic strategy of cooperation prewar. | Prior to the outbreak of the war, shipping through the [[Polynesian Sea]] into the Songun Sea was a major trade route for maritime traffic and freighters heading into the Malentine Sea. While larger and more stable export economies such as [[Arcerion]] and [[Paulastra]] could rely on strong industry and agriculture, the more impoverished nations relied heavily on imported goods from [[Sarpedon]] and [[Levantia]], meaning that the crucial naval route through the Eastern and Western Songun Straits, and then through the [[Warrington Strait|Warrington]], were key economic terrain. While several attempts had been made to create economic protections or otherwise enforce some form of freedom of travel for both the Songun and [[Warrington Strait|Warrington Straits]], ultimately the nations of South Crona were unable to come to a consensus on how to best implement a commercial and diplomatic strategy of cooperation prewar. | ||
=== Geography === | === Geography === | ||
The Songun Straits are separated into two major waterways, the Eastern and Western, respectively. Between them and West of [[Cape Town]] is the Lower Songun Basin, which would see some of the most fiery convoy attacks and submarine actions during the Second Great War. North of this is the disputed Songun Sea. The Cape's islands in the Songun afforded it the geographical advantage in the Southeastern portions as it was able to more effectively conduct maritime patrols and anti-submarine patrols from airfields. However the geography and seafloor terrain of the Songun naturally pushed the Arcer submarines to the Western Songun, which was deeper and had more favorable currents and thermal layers. | [[File:Geography Flyhook.png|thumb|Geography of the Songun Area of Operations (SAO) during the Second Great War. ]] | ||
The Songun Straits are separated into two major waterways, the Eastern and Western, respectively. Between them and West of [[Cape Town]] is the Lower Songun Basin, which would see some of the most fiery convoy attacks and submarine actions during the Second Great War. North of this is the disputed Songun Sea. The Cape's islands in the Songun afforded it the geographical advantage in the Southeastern portions as it was able to more effectively conduct maritime patrols and anti-submarine patrols from airfields. However the geography and seafloor terrain of the Songun naturally pushed the Arcer submarines to the Western Songun, which was deeper and had more favorable currents and thermal layers. | |||
[[File:Warrington Strait Shipping Volume.png|thumb|Shipping volume by raw tonnage through the Warrington Strait into the Malentine Sea between 1900-1934. ]] | |||
The Warrington Strait was a secondary shipping lane although itself was the true key to central and Southern Crona, as it opened up into the Malentine Sea, a shallower and warmer body of water that six different sovereign nations (Arcerion, [[Telokona]], [[Malentina]], [[Kelekona]], [[Porlos]], and [[Istrenya]]) had maritime borders and extensive shipping and ports on. Due to this, Arcerion would fiercely defend the Warring Straits throughout the duration of the war, including the wo surface actions that took place under Operation Forefront. | The Warrington Strait was a secondary shipping lane although itself was the true key to central and Southern Crona, as it opened up into the Malentine Sea, a shallower and warmer body of water that six different sovereign nations (Arcerion, [[Telokona]], [[Malentina]], [[Kelekona]], [[Porlos]], and [[Istrenya]]) had maritime borders and extensive shipping and ports on. Due to this, Arcerion would fiercely defend the Warring Straits throughout the duration of the war, including the wo surface actions that took place under Operation Forefront. | ||
=== The Royal Arcerion Submarine Service Pre-War === | === The Royal Arcerion Submarine Service Pre-War === | ||
The Arcer submarine service consisted of twenty-seven submarines, several submarine tenders and support vessels such as rearmament and refueling ships. Arcerion Naval HQ placed a high emphasis on the ability to rearm, refuel and repair submarines underway at sea away from a safe port-of-call, as the littoral nature of the Malentine and Songun Seas meant that maritime patrol aircraft and sabotage on port facilities could prevent the effective deployment of submarines during wartime. Research and development prior to the war had resulted in newer mine technologies, prototype snorkels, and improved rangefinding and electronic surveillance equipment allowing the service to be modern and ready for the conflict. | The Arcer submarine service consisted of twenty-seven submarines, several submarine tenders and support vessels such as rearmament and refueling ships. Arcerion Naval HQ placed a high emphasis on the ability to rearm, refuel and repair submarines underway at sea away from a safe port-of-call, as the littoral nature of the Malentine and Songun Seas meant that maritime patrol aircraft and sabotage on port facilities could prevent the effective deployment of submarines during wartime. Research and development prior to the war had resulted in newer mine technologies, prototype snorkels, and improved rangefinding and electronic surveillance equipment allowing the service to be modern and ready for the conflict. | ||