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A UNSC military base, during the early years of the Human-Covenant War.

A military base is a facility used by the military that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. Because of their stationary nature, they make a promising option for enemy assault by either ground or air forces, as well as making an easy target for artillery and orbital bombardment.

Types[edit]

UNSC[edit]

The United Nations Space Command makes extensive use of military bases. They are often flexible, using various designs, terrain, and functions in their setup, allowing their occupants the best degree of flexibility possible. Incorporating existing and specialty equipment, ranging from old 20th Century bunkers[1] to Forerunner mesas,[2] to repurposed colony starter units,[3] there are many different types.

Typically, UNSC bases incorporate facilities for storage of weapons, ammunition and equipment, as well as barrack facilities for the personnel that staff it. They are often equipped with heavy defenses, such as autocannons to fend off assaults from Covenant air and ground forces. Normally, arrangements are made for the storage of vehicles for transport and combat, such as Warthogs, allowing fast transport to and from the base. Facilities for aircraft, such as Pelican dropships and Sparrowhawk gunships, are standard and, indeed, vital for the bases survival, allowing response to aerial threats, such as Banshees.

Since at least November 2552, the UNSC has used energy shielding, reverse-engineered from Covenant technology, to protect generators in their bases, such as Crow's Nest.[1]

The UNSC also uses firebases, prefabricated base facilities that serve as platforms for other base structures. Based on colony starter units, their modular design allows for rapid deployment and construction on the battlefield. They can be fitted with up to four automated turrets and a number of different buildings.

Known UNSC bases[edit]

Astronomical object Location Base Notes
Arcadia Unknown Fort Deen
Unidentified ONI facility
Cascade Mindoro, Lhopat Fort Southwick
Chi Ceti IV Vhalkem Damascus Testing Facility
Draetheus V Unknown Faraday Base
Earth Mexico City, URNA Base Segundo Terra
Boston, URNA Chawla Base
Tanzania, East African Protectorate Crow's Nest
Kenya, East African Protectorate Outpost C9
Sydney, Australia HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6
New Mombasa, East African Protectorate ONI Alpha Site
Borneo Unidentified UNSC firebase
Diego Garcia Diego Garcia
Harvest Unknown Alpha Base
Installation 00 Unknown Fort Jordan
Installation 04 Unknown Alpha Base
Onyx Unknown Camp Currahee
Reach Highland Mountains Camp Hathcock
Camp Independence
CASTLE Base Destruction during Fall of Reach led to events of Operation: WOLFE seven years later.
Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex
Reach High Command
Babd Catha Ice Shelf SWORD Base Built over a Forerunner crashed ship
Farkas Lake Sabre Program Launch/Research Range
Requiem The Cauldron Magma Base
Unknown Copernicus Base
Galileo Base
Sargasso Unknown Unidentified UNSC military base
Sigma Octanus IV Unknown Alpha Headquarters
Firebase Bravo
Unknown Unknown Fort York
UCMB Sierra Largo

Covenant[edit]

A Covenant Citadel in Halo Wars.
A Covenant citadel.

Covenant bases are often supported by a ship hovering overhead, supplying troops and matériel through its gravity lift or, in rare cases, teleportation spires that also serve as command centers.[4] Covenant base facilities are usually defended by Shades or Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turrets. The Covenant also employ Citadels, modular socket base units similar in principle to the UNSC Firebase. Covenant Citadels can be protected by an energy shield generator, or larger, dome-shaped shields that are integrated into their Spire facilities but have also been used without a Spire.[5]

In addition, each Covenant species has their own accommodation facilities in the field, including Sangheili huts and Unggoy atmosphere pits.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level Crow's Nest
  2. ^ Halo: The Flood
  3. ^ Halo Wars
  4. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
  5. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Dome of Light