Editing Outpost C9

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Base infobox
|base=Outpost C9
|image=[[File:H3 HighGround Outpost C9.jpg|300px]]
|location=[[East African Protectorate|East]] [[Africa]]n coast, near [[Mombasa]], [[Earth]]
|built=
|destroyed=
|purpose= Military base
|usage=[[Battle for Earth]]
|section(s)=
|defense=
|armament=
*[[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]]
*[[Surface-to-air missile launcher|SAM launcher]]
|equipment=
|vehicles=[[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle]]
|soldier(s)=
|commander(s)=
|era(s)=
|notable=
|affiliation=*[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] {{C|Formerly}}
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
}}

'''Outpost C9''', also referred to as '''High Ground'''{{Ref/Reuse|spiker}}, is a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[military base]] on the coast near [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] on [[Earth]]. 

==History==
The base was created long ago to fight "earlier and simpler" enemies than those faced by the [[UNSC]] in the 26th century,<ref name="HGBeta">[https://halo.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaHighGround ''Bungie.net'': High Ground: The Beta guide]</ref> and was at one point occupied by [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] in the past.<ref>[[:File:H3 HighGround NATO symbol.jpg|Screenshot of NATO symbol on High Ground]]</ref> It was recommissioned by the UNSC following the [[New Mombasa Slipspace Event]].<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', multiplayer map [[High Ground]]</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HGBeta}} Following their rise to prominence in the hands of [[Jiralhanae]] soldiers in the [[Great Schism]], recovered examples of the [[Type-2 spike grenade]] and the [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]] were tested at the facility.<ref name="spiker">[http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?cid=12237 ''Bungie.net'': The Spiker]</ref><ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGBruteGrenade ''Bungie.net'': Spike Grenade]</ref>

==Layout==
Outpost C9 consists of a base structure built into a small canyon, with the only point of access being the open water at the canyon's fore. To prevent coastal assaults, the primary defense of the base involves a large solid wall, watchtower and a bunker watching down over the beach. The middle of the wall contains a large blast gate which can be opened by a computer terminal inside the base, and a single [[AIE-486H machine gun]] is situated over the gate to deter potential intruders. The interior of the base contains a command center, hangar and a courtyard at the back, among other buildings. The courtyard contains a static [[surface-to-air missile launcher]] for firing [[Advanced Short-Range Ground-to-Air Missile 10X|ASRGAM 10X]] missiles, and the hangar are has several additional locked doors that lead further into the base.

Due to the base's age and abandonment followed by a swift UNSC recommissioning, many of the structures in the base have crumbled over time, but are mixed with more modern and up-to-date technology of the 26th Century.{{Ref/Reuse|HGBeta}}

==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of High Ground}}
Outpost C9 is the location of the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] [[Maps|map]] known as ''[[High Ground]]''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H3_HighGround_Voi Plains.jpg|The plains that surround Outpost C9.
File:H3 HighGround NATO symbol.jpg|The [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] symbol at Outpost C9.
File:H3_HighGround_SAM.png|The base's SAM launcher.
</gallery>

==List of appearance==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:UNSC military bases]]
[[Category:East African Protectorate]]