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The UNSC Field Armory in Halo Wars.

The Field Armory is a UNSC military building produced off of a prefabricated Firebase.^[1] It serves as the UNSC counterpart to the Temple and War Council structures used by the Covenant and Banished, respectively.

Overview[edit]

The Field Armory is a combination of a machine/fabrication shop and a research laboratory. It is the location where the most advanced technology for the UNSC is created by dedicated engineers and scientists.^[1] By the time of the Second Ark Conflict, the Field Armory's functions have been largely subsumed by the Armory structure.^[2]

In-game information[edit]

Halo Wars[edit]

The Field Armory in-game in Halo Wars.

"The UNSC Field Armory is a combination machine shop and high-tech laboratory. Many advanced technology upgrades can be found here."

— In-game description

In Halo Wars, the Field Armory costs 1 and 150 to be built. The Covenant equivalent to the Field Armory is the Temple, which also fulfils the role of the Reactor by offering upgrades for increasing players' Tech level.

Name	Type	Cost			Description
Name	Type	Population	Tech	Resources	Description
All Leaders
Adrenaline	Upgrade	N/A	1	250 (125 for Professor Anders)^{[Note 1]}	Booster shots enable all infantry units to run at significantly increased speeds.
Reserves	Upgrade	N/A	2	800 (400 for Professor Anders)^{[Note 1]}	Train times for all units are drastically reduced.
Reinforcements	Upgrade	N/A	3	800 (400 for Professor Anders)^{[Note 1]}	Add +10 to the population cap of your army.
Medium Turret	Upgrade	N/A	2	500 (250 for Professor Anders)^{[Note 1]}	Upgrades all Turrets to Medium Turrets, increasing their hitpoints and damage.
Large Turret	Upgrade	N/A	3	800 (400 for Professor Anders)^{[Note 1]}	Upgrades all Turrets to Large Turrets, increasing their hitpoints and damage.
Captain Cutter
Medium MAC Blast	Upgrade	N/A	2	700	MAC Blast ammo capacity upgraded to provide two shots.
Large MAC Blast	Upgrade	N/A	3	1,000	MAC Blast ammo capacity upgraded to provide three shots.
Super MAC Blast	Upgrade	N/A	4	1,400	MAC Blast ammo capacity upgraded to provide four shots.
Sergeant Forge
Medium Carpet Bomb	Upgrade	N/A	2	700	Carpet Bomb strafe distance and damage increased.
Large Carpet Bomb	Upgrade	N/A	3	1,000	Carpet Bomb strafe distance and damage increased.
Super Carpet Bomb	Upgrade	N/A	4	1,400	Carpet Bomb strafe distance and damage increased.
Professor Anders
Medium Cryo Bomb	Upgrade	N/A	2	525^{[Note 1]}	Increases the duration of the freeze effect and instantly kills more units.
Large Cryo Bomb	Upgrade	N/A	3	750^{[Note 1]}	Increases the duration of the freeze effect and instantly kills more units.
Super Cryo Bomb	Upgrade	N/A	4	1050^{[Note 1]}	Increases the duration of the freeze effect and instantly kills more units.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Anders' economic boost halves the cost of all upgrades.

Gallery[edit]

An early model for the Field Armory, then known as the "Spec Ops Building".
Concept art for the Field Armory.
Another early design for the Field Armory.
High-poly render of the UNSC Field Armory.
Low-poly render of the UNSC Field Armory.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo Wars (First appearance)

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b Official Halo Wars Community Site, Field Armory (Retrieved on Mar 20, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]
^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Armory

[anders-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Anders' economic boost halves the cost of all upgrades.

[hwsite-1] Official Halo Wars Community Site, Field Armory (Retrieved on Mar 20, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]

[PL-2] Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Armory

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[Note 1]

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-{{era|HW}}
+{{Status|Canon}}
-{{Ratings}}
+[[File:HW FieldArmory.jpg|thumb|250px|The UNSC Field Armory in ''Halo Wars''.]]
-{{New Content}}
+The '''Field Armory''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] military building produced off of a prefabricated [[Firebase]].{{Ref/Site|Id=hwsite|URL=http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/firebase.aspx#armory|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Field Armory|D=20|M=03|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halowars.com/UNSC#Field Armory}} It serves as the UNSC counterpart to the [[Covenant Temple|Temple]] and [[Banished War Council|War Council]] structures used by the [[Covenant]] and [[Banished]], respectively.
-The '''Field Armory''' is an [[UNSC]] building in the game ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
-==Function==
+== Overview ==
-It is possibly the building where you can buy special upgrades for unit types which you could not usually get at the primary building such as the Barracks, one example might possibly be the [[ODST]] upgrade, something that is far superior to an individual building upgrade. Such as the Spartan Chaingun, or [[Marine]] Medics, which are a more simple upgrade for the UNSC Marines which can be upgraded at the Barracks. It lets you make your base's turrets stronger, and in multiplayer call in [[MAC]] Strikes from orbit.
+The Field Armory is a combination of a machine/fabrication shop and a research laboratory. It is the location where the most advanced technology for the UNSC is created by dedicated engineers and scientists.{{Ref/Reuse|hwsite}} By the time of the [[Second Ark Conflict]], the Field Armory's functions have been largely subsumed by the [[UNSC Armory|Armory]] structure.{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Phoenix_Logs#UNSC_Buildings|Phoenix Logs|Detail=[[UNSC Armory|Armory]]}}
-[[Image:Barracks concept.jpg|thumb|A concept art of a field armory]]
-==Related Article==
+==In-game information==
-*[[United Nations Space Command]]
+===''Halo Wars''===
-**[[UNSC Army]]
+[[File:HW UNSCFieldArmory Screenshot.png|thumb|250px|The Field Armory in-game in ''Halo Wars''.]]
-**[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
+{{Quote|The UNSC Field Armory is a combination machine shop and high-tech laboratory. Many advanced technology upgrades can be found here.|In-game description}}
-*''[[Halo Wars]]''
+In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Field Armory costs {{HWTech|1}} and {{HWResources|150}} to be built. The [[Covenant]] equivalent to the Field Armory is the [[Covenant Temple|Temple]], which also fulfils the role of the [[UNSC Reactor|Reactor]] by offering upgrades for increasing players' Tech level.
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
+! rowspan="2" style="width: 20%" | Name !! rowspan="2" style="width: 10%" | Type !! colspan="3" style="width: 30%" | Cost !! rowspan="2" style="width: 40%" | Description
+|-
+| style="width: 5%" | '''Population''' || style="width: 5%" | '''Tech''' || style="width: 20%" | '''Resources'''
+|-
+! colspan="6"|All Leaders
-{{Halo Wars UNSC Units}}
+|- style="height: 40px"
-[[Category:UNSC]]
+| Adrenaline || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|1}} || {{HWResources|250}} {{C|125 for Professor Anders}}{{Ref/Note|Id=anders|Anders' economic boost halves the cost of all upgrades.}} || Booster shots enable all infantry units to run at significantly increased speeds.
-[[Category:UNSC Buildings]]
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Reserves || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|2}} || {{HWResources|800}} {{C|400 for Professor Anders}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|anders}} || Train times for all units are drastically reduced.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Reinforcements || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|3}} || {{HWResources|800}} {{C|400 for Professor Anders}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|anders}} || Add +10 to the population cap of your army.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Medium Turret  || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|2}} || {{HWResources|500}} {{C|250 for Professor Anders}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|anders}}|| Upgrades all Turrets to Medium Turrets, increasing their hitpoints and damage.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Large Turret  || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|3}} || {{HWResources|800}} {{C|400 for Professor Anders}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|anders}}|| Upgrades all Turrets to Large Turrets, increasing their hitpoints and damage.
+|-
+! colspan="6"|[[Captain]] [[James Cutter|Cutter]]
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Medium MAC Blast || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|2}} || {{HWResources|700}} || MAC Blast ammo capacity upgraded to provide two shots.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Large MAC Blast || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|3}} || {{HWResources|1,000}} || MAC Blast ammo capacity upgraded to provide three shots.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Super MAC Blast || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|4}} || {{HWResources|1,400}} || MAC Blast ammo capacity upgraded to provide four shots.
+|-
+! colspan="6"|[[Sergeant]] [[John Forge|Forge]]
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Medium Carpet Bomb || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|2}} || {{HWResources|700}} || Carpet Bomb strafe distance and damage increased.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Large Carpet Bomb || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|3}} || {{HWResources|1,000}} || Carpet Bomb strafe distance and damage increased.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Super Carpet Bomb || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|4}} || {{HWResources|1,400}} || Carpet Bomb strafe distance and damage increased.
+|-
+! colspan="6"|[[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]]
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Medium Cryo Bomb || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|2}} || {{HWResources|525}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|anders}} || Increases the duration of the freeze effect and instantly kills more units.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Large Cryo Bomb || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|3}} || {{HWResources|750}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|anders}} || Increases the duration of the freeze effect and instantly kills more units.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Super Cryo Bomb || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|4}} || {{HWResources|1050}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|anders}} || Increases the duration of the freeze effect and instantly kills more units.
+|}
+{{Ref/Notes}}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:HW SpecOpsLab Concept.jpg|An early model for the Field Armory, then known as the "Spec Ops Building".
+File:HW-CommandCentreBuilding Concept.jpg|Concept art for the Field Armory.
+File:HW FieldArmory Concept.jpg|Another early design for the Field Armory.
+File:HW-FieldArmory-HighPoly.jpg|High-poly render of the UNSC Field Armory.
+File:HW-FieldArmory-LowPoly.jpg|Low-poly render of the UNSC Field Armory.
+</gallery>
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
+{{HW buildings}}
+[[Category:UNSC buildings]]