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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* M Node is Brest, during WW2 it was the home port for the French Navy and was where the famous Force de Raid was based and sortied from until their transfer to Mers El Kebir during the French capitulation. Then it became under German control and from 1941 was used as the dock and home port for the German Surface fleet including Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Prinz Eugen, U-Boats, S-Boats, and more. It was also the site of a major engagement named "Battle for Brest" which lasted more than 2 months and resulted in massive destruction of the city.
*B Node is in the area of the Celtic Sea. During WW2 this site was a common area passed by merchant shipping and also a hunting ground for German U-Boats which could explain the abyssal submarine presence in the node.
*F Node is in Plymouth which is a major Naval Port in Great Britain. In the context of Operation Catapult, it was also the site of an incident wherein the British Forces forcefully boarded the French Vessels that escaped the Fall of France that were docked there. This lead to death of several French and Royal Navy personnel. The same happened in Portsmouth and Alexandria. This seizing of French Vessels were part of the lead up to the Attack on Mers El Kebir.
*H Node is Portsmouth a major port and base for the Royal Navy during WW2 and launch point for major Operations in the English Channel, Atlantic, and Normandy as well as a prime target for the German Forces during the war resulting in multiple raids on the port city.
*I Node is in the area of Le Touquet, which was originally an area where the Allied Forces were station until the Fall of France. Under German occpuation it became a garrison and was a staging ground for Operation Sealion. It also boasted extensive German Bunkers and Forticfications which could explain the presence of Abyssal Pillbox Imps. It was also the target for diversion operations such as Operation Starkey and Operation Glimmer.
*K Node is around the Channel Isles: Jersey and Guernsey which were occupied by the Germans and had immense fortifications as well as constant German surface and subsurface patrols. Which ould explain the abyssal Submarines.
*Nodes G and J are on the English Channel, during WW2 this was patrolled by German surface and subsurface forces along with the threat of Air Raids from German Aibases in Northern France. These were a common threat for Merchant Shipping and Allied Forces until the Invasion of Normandy.
*AirBase in Southern England is situated around London. This could be any number of Airfields such as Hendon, Northol, Fairlop, Heston, Croydon, Biggin Hill, Kenley, Hornchurch, or Gravesend.