Ivanoff Station
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Ivanoff Station (hull classification symbol: ONIRF IS-004920//001-54)[1][2] is a UNSC orbital research facility stationed in an asteroid field near Installation 03. It was built by the Office of Naval Intelligence after the discovery the installation in the final weeks of the Human-Covenant War. It is one of two such stations operated by the UNSC alongside Lisbon Station, at Installation 05.[8]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
Built into the side of a planetary fragment, Ivanoff Station originally began life as a simple makeshift orbital habitat that would be quickly expanded into a permanent facility dedicated to scouring the Halo for secrets of the Forerunners. It is roughly made up of three specifically-built module sections that are all interconnected within the station. The main section of the station is host to its primary hangar bay, known as the Harbor, which can handle small cargo transports, fighters, and dropships. An energy barricade system lines its opening to retain the hangar's atmosphere as ships pass in and out, allowing it to remain pressurized at all times. Two thermal control arrays are also present here adjust the station's temperature by either pumping waste heat back into its host asteroid, or by using two radiator vane panels to release it into space. As with all ONI science stations, Ivanoff is equipped with a variety of specialized laboratories and workshops, although it also possesses additional state-of-the-art facilities for the storage, deconstruction, and analysis of Forerunner machinery. A habitation module is suspended from the station via framework booms. The station has at least two wavecom relays, which are the most advanced superluminal communications system available to ONI.[1]
Many artifacts collected from Gamma Halo were brought to the Station for further study.[2] This included the Halo's Activation index, the eye of a war sphinx, and a Composer.[3]
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Officially, the crew that makes up Ivanoff Station's workforce was a mix of ONI personnel and civilian contractors assigned to the facility for years-long deployments, with the total crew count adding up to 250 individuals. Unbeknownst to most, including the station's personnel, ONI operated an illegal Black Site within the station that used imprisoned scientists and technicians collected from across the UEG to work on dangerous and ethically-dubious research projects. The full scope of this work was lost during the Didact's attack on the station, as information sanitation protocols wiped out the relevant records while the rest of the crew were wiped out by his attack.[1]
A small group of D79H Pelicans and D82 Darters were assigned to the Station for the purposes of transferring personnel and cargo between Ivanoff and Gamma Halo. 90 ONI Security guards were there to protect the station, along with a wing of F-41 Broadswords. While the exact number of fighters varied,[1] at least three were kept on site at all times.[4] Strangely, although Ivanoff had a complement of Mantises, these were originally configured for hauling cargo.[3]
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Despite being a research station, Ivanoff boasts a network of sixteen Mark 2551 Onager MAC turrets, which are used primarily to protect the station from the occasional rogue asteroid and errant Sentinel. They are, nevertheless, an effective deterrent for any naval assault: a single shot is sufficient to destroy a Covenant dropship or damage small warships. During emergencies, Ivanoff's powerful fusion reactors allow for sustained rapid fire to fend off attackers.[1] It also possessed seven excavation-grade HAVOK tactical nuclear weapons.[3]