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'''Crow's Nest'''<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[military base]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]], close to the town of [[Voi]].<ref name="tsavo">'''Halo 3''', campaing level, ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> It was a command center for local [[UNSC Defense Force]]s in Kenya late in the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]]. During the battle, the base was under command of [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]].
'''Crow's Nest'''{{Ref/Level|H3|[[Sierra 117]]}} was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[military base|airbase]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]], located close to the city of [[Voi]].{{Ref/Level|Id=tsavo|H3|[[Tsavo Highway]]}} It was a command center for local UNSC forces in Kenya late into the [[Battle for Earth]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]]. During the battle, the base was under the command of [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]].


==Background==
==Background==
The Base is located inside Chawia hill, one of the Taita hills, about 24 kilometers west from Voi, Kenya, a few kilometers north of the [[Tsavo Highway]]. The Crow's Nest was built for a war in the 20th century, and because of its age, the base often frustrated UNSC personnel because it required constant maintenance and employed outdated technology, such as its [[door]] controls.<ref name="crow"/>
Crow's Nest was constructed as a bunker complex for an unspecified war that evidently took place in the 20th century.{{Ref/Reuse|crow}} The hill and the Crow's Nest lie about 25 kilometers west of [[Voi]], and a few kilometers north of [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]]. Small bunkers are located in the area surrounding Chawia Hill and along Tsavo Highway nearby. These bunkers bear numeric designations such as 6 and F6.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}}


It was used during the [[Battle of Voi]] for its proximity to what the UNSC thought was the [[Installation 00|Ark]] (which in reality was [[the Portal]]), as well as the fact that its fortified location provided relative protection from aerial and [[orbital bombardment]].<ref name="crow"/><ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref><ref name="ark">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> From it, the UNSC coordinated its resistance efforts in the region surrounding the remnants of New Mombasa and the local countryside.
The southern hangar had no true runway to speak of, so it strictly supported only VTOL aircraft such as [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican]]s and [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]]s. There were multiple landing pads situated both underground and above ground. In several locations throughout the base, [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] compasses could still be seen on the walls. Because of its age, the base often frustrated UNSC personnel in the 26th century because it required constant maintenance and employed outdated technology, one example of which was evidenced in the controls for its [[door]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|crow}}


On the regions surrounding the base and along the Tsavo Highway, there were small UNSC bunker installations with numeric designations such as 6 and F6.<ref name="tsavo"/>
During the [[Battle of Kenya]], it was used for its proximity to what the UNSC thought might be the [[Installation 00|Ark]], but was in reality [[Portal at Voi|the portal]] to the Ark. Crow's Nest was also a well-fortified location that provided some relative protection from aerial and [[orbital bombardment]].{{Ref/Reuse|crow}}{{Ref/Level|Id=floodgate|H3|[[Floodgate]]}}{{Ref/Level|Id=ark|H3|[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]}} From it, the UNSC coordinated its asymmetrical resistance efforts in the region surrounding what remained of New Mombasa and the local countryside.


==History==
===Covenant assault===
===Early history===
{{main|Attack on Crow's Nest}}
The Crow's Nest was originally constructed for use during the 20th century for an unspecified conflict. In several locations, [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] compasses can still be seen on the walls. During the occupation of Earth from October to November 2552, it became a base of asymmetrical warfare for human forces in East Africa, because of its prime location deep in the African jungle.<ref name="crow"/>
During the Battle of Kenya, Crow's Nest was used as a command base for the UNSC forces in the immediate area, which included those from Tsavo, Mombasa, and [[Arusha]].{{Ref/Reuse|crow}} Many wounded [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]]s that survived encounters with [[Covenant]] patrols were sent to the base for medical treatment. The able-bodied soldiers at the base were organized into fireteams that were spread throughout the base. When [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], and [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] arrived at the base on November 17, 2552, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] briefed them, along with the command staff, about a low-level assault on [[Covenant]] warships stationed over the [[Portal at Voi]]. Hood was interrupted when the base's communications were hacked and a transmission from the [[Prophet of Truth]] played, declaring that humanity was doomed to destruction. At the conclusion of his message, the forces at the base mobilized to defend it, anticipating an [[Attack on Crow's Nest|imminent attack]] from the Covenant. It wasn't long until the decision was made to evacuate the facility, as well as to destroy it in the process with a bomb. Having successfully destroyed the facility and denied it to the Covenant, the survivors left in [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]s and [[M831 Troop Transport Warthog]]s. While the majority of the base was utterly destroyed, the motor pool and the cave leading to it from Tsavo Highway, along with some outer hangars, remained intact.


===Battle of Voi===
===Legacy===
{{main|Battle of Voi}}
After the war, the UNSC would create a number of [[War Games]] simulations based on Crow's Nest, for [[Spartan-IV]] training. "[[Rat's Nest]]" is a faithful recreation of an ammunition storage facility high inside the base.<ref name="WP-Earth">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Earth'']</ref>
During the Battle of Voi, the Crow's Nest was used as a command base for forces in the area, such as contingents in [[Tsavo]], [[Mombasa]], and [[Arusha]], as well as the jungles and savanna.<ref name="crow"/>
 
Many wounded [[UNSC Marine Corps|marine]] survivors from encounters with [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] patrols were sent to the base for medical treatment. The few able-bodied soldiers were organized into fire teams, but were spread thin throughout the base.
 
When [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]] arrived at the base, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] briefed him and the command staff at the base, including the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] and [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] about a low-level assault on [[Covenant Empire|Covenant Loyalist]] warships stationed over the so called "Ark". However, their communication systems were hacked into and the humans received a transmission from the [[Prophet of Truth]], who declared that humanity was doomed to destruction, thus initiating his assault on the Crow's Nest. The UNSC moved to evacuate the facility, electing to destroy the base once they had fled their Covenant attackers. John-117, [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Stacker]], [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Reynolds]], and the Arbiter then organized a defense of the base.  
 
In the opening stage of the battle, the Master Chief and his allies attacked infantry, mainly [[Unggoy | Grunts]] and Jackals in a large roadway containing numerous supply trucks and armaments. They then assaulted the barracks, where the Marines were being massacred by Brute forces. They were successful in rescuing the remaining survivors and wiping out their killers. They then advanced on one of the base's hangars controlled by Covenant Loyalist forces, with support by [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Type-52 "Phantom" Troop Carriers]].<ref name="crow"/> The UNSC forces then sent in several Pelicans to collect their remaining forces. The Master Chief was forced to return to the command center when the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] attempted to disarm the bomb meant to destroy the base, and quickly reactivated the bomb upon killing the Brutes. With the bomb approaching detonation, the Master Chief and the remaining stragglers retreated to the elevator, fleeing to the underground motor pool just as the bomb detonated.
 
===Current status===
The Crow's Nest was reportedly destroyed when the bomb armed by Master Chief detonated. However, the motor pool and the cave leading to the Tsavo Highway are still intact, having only received minor damage after the explosion. The smoking hangars leading into the Crow's Nest are still visible from the outside.<ref name="crow"/><ref name="tsavo"/>


==Locations==
==Locations==
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*Corridor MH1260
*Corridor MH1260
*Corridor M70
*Corridor M70
*Ammunition storage facility (colloquially named "[[Rat's Nest]]"){{Ref/Reuse|WP-Earth}}
*Air Turbine 77 (adjacent to 88)
*Air Turbine 77 (adjacent to 88)
*Air Turbine 88 (adjacent to 77)
*Air Turbine 88 (adjacent to 77)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The name "Crow's Nest" originates from a ship's lookout position, located near the mast.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Crow's nest|'''Wikipedia''': ''Crow's nest'']]</ref>
{{Linkbox||gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Crow's Nest}}
*The Crow's Nest and Voi are the only specific locations that are each featured in two different levels in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' campaign.
*The name "Crow's Nest" originates from a ship's lookout position, located near the mast.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Crow's nest|''Wikipedia'': Crow's nest]]</ref>
*In the final cutscene of the previous level, Crow's Nest is wrongly depicted to be located near the base of Mount Kilimajaro, when actually it is at least 90 kilometers East.
*Crow's Nest and Voi are the only specific locations that are each featured in two different levels in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' campaign.
*In the final cutscene of the previous level, Crow's Nest is wrongly depicted to be located near the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, when actually it is at least 90 kilometers East.
*In ''Halo 3'', a Marine states that the base was built for "some 20th-century war". A snippet of dialog cut from the final game expands on this, with another Marine claiming that the conflict in question was [[World War II]].{{Ref/YouTube|a-Q94dLwd8U?t=5m30s|Channel=Gamecheat13|VideoName=Halo 3 - Cut Mission Dialog|y=2021|m=2|d=14}} This is unlikely to be the case, however, as Kenya was not involved in World War II to the extent as to warrant the construction of a facility as extensive as Crow's Nest; given the region's lack of involvement in large-scale conflicts as of the early 21st century it is more likely that the base was actually constructed at some point later on.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H3 Holdout 1.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the base.
File:H3 Crow'sNest_Interior_Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the base.
File:Concept-H3-Crow-Hangar.jpg|Concept art of the base's Pelican bay, with the savannahs of [[Voi]] stretching out below.
File:H3 Crow'sNest_Interior_Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of the Pelican bay of the base.
File:H3 Crow'sNest_Interior_Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of the base's Pelican bay, with the savannas of [[Voi]] stretching out below.
File:Screens crowsnest schematic.jpg|A schematic of the base, with the [[Seventh Column]] symbol visible on the screen.
File:Screens crowsnest schematic.jpg|A schematic of the base, with the [[Seventh Column]] symbol visible on the screen.
File:H3 Holdout 2.jpg|The Pelican bay of the base.
File:Tsavo Highway Mountains.jpg|Chawia hill in the background.
File:Tsavo Highway Mountains.jpg|Chawia hill in the background.
File:UNSC bunker door.jpg|A [[door]] in the base.
File:UNSC bunker door.jpg|A [[door]] in the base.
File:3 TsavoHW 2.jpg|One of the exterior gates outside Crow's Nest.
File:3 TsavoHW 2.jpg|One of the exterior gates outside Crow's Nest.
File:Halo-3-Postcards-Crows-Nest-2.jpg|Full view of the Pelican bay in Crow's Nest.  
File:Halo-3-Postcards-Crows-Nest-2.jpg|Full view of the Pelican bay in Crow's Nest.
File:Kilo023 LPBravo.jpeg|[[Kilo 023]] at Landing Pad Bravo.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


==Related pages==
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
*[[Voi]], [[Kenya]]
*[[Rat's Nest]] - a multiplayer level with similar terrain to the [[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]] mission.
[[Category:East African Protectorate]]
[[Category:East African Protectorate]]
[[Category:UNSC military bases]]
[[Category:UNSC military bases]]
[[Category:Military bases]]

Latest revision as of 20:05, August 12, 2022

Crow's Nest redirects here. For other uses, see Crow's Nest (disambiguation).
Crow's Nest
UNSCDF Operations Center - Crow's Nest.jpg
Facility information

Location:

Tsavo, Kenya

Purpose:

Military base

Complement:

Historical information

Built:

20th Century[1]

In use:

2552: Battle for Earth

Destroyed:

November 17, 2552

Controlled by:

Known commander(s):

Commander Miranda Keyes

 

Crow's Nest[2] was a UNSC airbase in Kenya, Africa, located close to the city of Voi.[3] It was a command center for local UNSC forces in Kenya late into the Battle for Earth in November 2552. During the battle, the base was under the command of Commander Miranda Keyes.

Background[edit]

Crow's Nest was constructed as a bunker complex for an unspecified war that evidently took place in the 20th century.[1] The hill and the Crow's Nest lie about 25 kilometers west of Voi, and a few kilometers north of Tsavo Highway. Small bunkers are located in the area surrounding Chawia Hill and along Tsavo Highway nearby. These bunkers bear numeric designations such as 6 and F6.[3]

The southern hangar had no true runway to speak of, so it strictly supported only VTOL aircraft such as Pelicans and Hornets. There were multiple landing pads situated both underground and above ground. In several locations throughout the base, NATO compasses could still be seen on the walls. Because of its age, the base often frustrated UNSC personnel in the 26th century because it required constant maintenance and employed outdated technology, one example of which was evidenced in the controls for its doors.[1]

During the Battle of Kenya, it was used for its proximity to what the UNSC thought might be the Ark, but was in reality the portal to the Ark. Crow's Nest was also a well-fortified location that provided some relative protection from aerial and orbital bombardment.[1][4][5] From it, the UNSC coordinated its asymmetrical resistance efforts in the region surrounding what remained of New Mombasa and the local countryside.

Covenant assault[edit]

Main article: Attack on Crow's Nest

During the Battle of Kenya, Crow's Nest was used as a command base for the UNSC forces in the immediate area, which included those from Tsavo, Mombasa, and Arusha.[1] Many wounded Marines that survived encounters with Covenant patrols were sent to the base for medical treatment. The able-bodied soldiers at the base were organized into fireteams that were spread throughout the base. When Master Chief John-117, Thel 'Vadam, and Sergeant Major Avery Johnson arrived at the base on November 17, 2552, Fleet Admiral Hood briefed them, along with the command staff, about a low-level assault on Covenant warships stationed over the Portal at Voi. Hood was interrupted when the base's communications were hacked and a transmission from the Prophet of Truth played, declaring that humanity was doomed to destruction. At the conclusion of his message, the forces at the base mobilized to defend it, anticipating an imminent attack from the Covenant. It wasn't long until the decision was made to evacuate the facility, as well as to destroy it in the process with a bomb. Having successfully destroyed the facility and denied it to the Covenant, the survivors left in M12 Chaingun Warthogs and M831 Troop Transport Warthogs. While the majority of the base was utterly destroyed, the motor pool and the cave leading to it from Tsavo Highway, along with some outer hangars, remained intact.

Legacy[edit]

After the war, the UNSC would create a number of War Games simulations based on Crow's Nest, for Spartan-IV training. "Rat's Nest" is a faithful recreation of an ammunition storage facility high inside the base.[6]

Locations[edit]

  • Operations Center
  • Armory
  • Pipe Room
  • South Hangar
  • Motor Pool
  • Barracks
  • Landing Pad Bravo
  • Service Elevator
  • Basement
  • Ventilation Hub
  • Corridor MH1260
  • Corridor M70
  • Ammunition storage facility (colloquially named "Rat's Nest")[6]
  • Air Turbine 77 (adjacent to 88)
  • Air Turbine 88 (adjacent to 77)

Trivia[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.
  • The name "Crow's Nest" originates from a ship's lookout position, located near the mast.[7]
  • Crow's Nest and Voi are the only specific locations that are each featured in two different levels in the Halo 3 campaign.
  • In the final cutscene of the previous level, Crow's Nest is wrongly depicted to be located near the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, when actually it is at least 90 kilometers East.
  • In Halo 3, a Marine states that the base was built for "some 20th-century war". A snippet of dialog cut from the final game expands on this, with another Marine claiming that the conflict in question was World War II.[8] This is unlikely to be the case, however, as Kenya was not involved in World War II to the extent as to warrant the construction of a facility as extensive as Crow's Nest; given the region's lack of involvement in large-scale conflicts as of the early 21st century it is more likely that the base was actually constructed at some point later on.

Gallery[edit]

  • Concept art of the interior of the base.

    Concept art of the interior of the base.

  • Concept art of the Pelican bay of the base.

    Concept art of the Pelican bay of the base.

  • Concept art of the base's Pelican bay, with the savannas of Voi stretching out below.

    Concept art of the base's Pelican bay, with the savannas of Voi stretching out below.

  • A schematic of the base, with the Seventh Column symbol visible on the screen.

    A schematic of the base, with the Seventh Column symbol visible on the screen.

  • Chawia hill in the background.

    Chawia hill in the background.

  • A door in the base.

    A door in the base.

  • One of the exterior gates outside Crow's Nest.

    One of the exterior gates outside Crow's Nest.

  • Full view of the Pelican bay in Crow's Nest.

    Full view of the Pelican bay in Crow's Nest.

  • Kilo 023 at Landing Pad Bravo.

    Kilo 023 at Landing Pad Bravo.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo 3, campaign level Crow's Nest
  2. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117
  3. ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level Tsavo Highway
  4. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Floodgate
  5. ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Ark
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Earth
  7. ^ Wikipedia: Crow's nest
  8. ^ YouTube - Gamecheat13, Halo 3 - Cut Mission Dialog
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