Fort Tango

Fort Tango, officially Acadian Defense Forces Installment T, is a top secret Acadian military base located in Antarctica. Built on the orders of Greg Cleanington and his top military advisers, the base is one of the 26 top secret military bases built by the Cleanington administration during his second term. Fort Tango is currently the most secret base of the Acadian Defense Forces, and it is where the newest weapons are built by the Acadian government and where the most elite Acadian Special Forces agents are trained.

History
After the Acadian reconstruction that took place during most of his first term, in his second, the first Acadian president, Greg Cleanington, began to focus towards strengthening Acadia's military. Among his other plans to strengthen the military, he and his military advisers drafted the plans for what would be known as the ABC Forts. The ABC Forts were to be a series of 26, one for each letter, top secret military bases located in various locations around Antarctica. Among these, Fort Tango, or T, was to be among the most secret.

Construction began in early 2006 with the utmost secrecy, with most of the lower ranking military and government officials not allowed to know anything about the project. Construction crews were also not told the location of the area and only worked on a section at a time without seeing the other parts, and after they would finish their section, another crew was brought in. Despite these, the project was surprisingly fast, and most of the bases were almost finished by the last few months of Greg Cleanington's term in late 2009.

Since then, the Acadian Defense Forces have used the base primarily to build the latest and most powerful secret weapons, but also as a training ground for the most elite Acadian Special Forces agents, similar to the Shopper Fort Celatum. Security on the base was multiplied during the Frosian War and Antarctic War on Terror, but as expected, the extra measures taken to safeguard the base's location meant that its location was never compromised. The base was also under high security in early 2017 when tensions rose with the United States of Antarctica.

Military Base
The military base is one of the main parts of the base, and is where the fort's garrison lives, eats, and sleeps. It consists of a runway and hangar for planes, a dock for navy ships, and roads for moving things around, along with the soldier's living quarters, mess hall, training grounds, and numerous guard posts. Compared to usual military bases, the living conditions at Fort Tango are relatively comfortable, as the most elite and high ranking Acadian soldiers are stationed there, often for months at a time.

Defense Systems
The defense systems at Fort Tango are extremely heavy, in order to make any invasion or attempted break in almost impossible. The fort is protected by a fleet of navy ships in the surrounding seas, aircraft constantly patrolling the surrounding airspace, and dozens of guards in guard posts and towers scattered across the base. Also scattered around the base are many pieces of artillery, missile launchers, and missile defense systems, which are often stored underground until activated. The fort also has alarms to warn of intruders.

Weapons Facilities
Another part of the base are the weapons facilities, where the Acadian military constantly develops new and powerful weapons everyday. The weapons facilities are home to multiple labs for developing the weapons, and production lines for once the weapon is successfully developed. Fort Tango sometimes employs foreign scientists to develop the weapons, but mostly uses Acadian scientists to reduce the risk of betrayal. The weapons facilities at Fort Tango are located underground. Despite its name, the weapons facilities sometimes produce other technologies for the military as well.

Operation
Fort Tango is operated in complete secret, and only the soldiers who are stationed there, who themselves are among the most high ranking Acadian soldiers, and top military commanders within the government, along with the President, know about the exact layout and operations of the base. The basic layout is known by some, but there is said to be many rooms and chambers located underground. The soldiers and commanders at the base are only answerable to the President himself, and a few of the highest military officers.

The base is routinely patrolled by soldiers whose shift changes are kept top secret. Extra measures are taken so that there are never any weak points within the defense, such as the fact that there are always a large amount of soldiers patrolling, even during shift changes. Any aircraft or ship that remains in the vicinity for longer than a certain amount of time are ordered to be fired at. Resupply ships or planes carrying cargo or people only arrive at certain times per year, and their arrival time is made clear so there is no infiltration.

Trivia

 * Heavy rain pours down on Fort Tango throughout most of the year, which makes the location hard to access.