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The incidents during these years were not only military in nature, however, with the fishery disputes continuing throughout the decades. Stenzan and Burgoignesc fishermen were commonly seen fighting overfishing spots in international waters, with both nation's naval forces and Coast Guards being busy dealing with maritime law enforcement in the area. | The incidents during these years were not only military in nature, however, with the fishery disputes continuing throughout the decades. Stenzan and Burgoignesc fishermen were commonly seen fighting overfishing spots in international waters, with both nation's naval forces and Coast Guards being busy dealing with maritime law enforcement in the area. | ||
===Operation Kipling=== | |||
Main article: [[Operation Kipling]] | |||
From [[1966]]-[[1983]] [[Burgundie]] and its allies (namely [[Urcea]]) were fighting a series of anti-communist civil wars in [[Audonia]] and [[Alshar]] that later became collectively known as [[Operation Kipling]]. There was genuine fear that this would spill over into the [[Okatian Sea]], which neither the [[Stenza|Stenzan People's Collective]] or [[Burgundie]] could afford. The era was characterized by a massive build-up of [[Defense Intelligence of Burgundie|Burgoignesc intelligence units]] in [[Sudmoll]], tasked to discover the extent to which Stenza had nuclear weapons or manufactory capabilities. On a number of occasions [[Defense Intelligence of Burgundie|Burgoignesc spies]] were caught in [[Stenza]] and pushed that government to further and further into isolationist policies. As a reaction Stenzan counterintelligence operations became commonplace in [[Sudmoll]]. | |||
On the high seas, every interaction was regarded as a potential igniter for a full-scale war between the two nations. It was later estimated that 1 in 5 ships operating in and around [[Sudmoll]] in the 1970s was an electronic listening ship from either side of the conflict. Damage to ships was limited to collisions and fouling and both sides were sure to steer clear of arming or firing weapons in a way that was unmistakenly provocative. Not to say that live fire didn't occur, it was just most often nowhere near the opponent's vessel. | |||
In the air things were not as intense. The flyers of the Stenzan Air Force were pretty cavalier and conducted flyovers of [[Sudmoll]]'s airspace and would buzz [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] ships. This came to a head in [[1967]] after [[Burgundie]] had installed a complex new radar-activated anti-aircraft defense system. The system had only been activated a week when a Stenzan bomber did a flyover along a common flight path. While technically a violation of [[Sudmoll]]ese airspace, the flight path was known by all parties and was considered an allowable risk. The radar-activated system picked up the bomber and launched two missiles. The bomber crew was stunned and activated their flares a little too late, only deterring one of the missiles. The second missile hit and downed the bomber. The Stenzans protested citing past precedent and not being informed of the new triggers for engagement. The world court sided with [[Burgundie]] as it was a textbook violation of their airspace and cited that adversarial nations do not, and should not, disclose defensive systems parameters. In [[1973]], another aerial catastrophe occurred. In a series of escalating shows of strength both navies called in air support. As the seas and clouds became more and more congested with ships and planes, a pair of Stenzan and Burgoignesc fighters collided mid-air killing both pilots immediately. Commanders on both sides immediately recognized the danger and ordered their subordinates to stand down. A diplomatic effort was made and both sides agreed to hold the other blameless. | |||
===Okatian Maritime Retrofit Program=== | ===Okatian Maritime Retrofit Program=== | ||