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'''CASTLE Base''' was an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] base located on the human colony of [[Reach]]. It was hidden two kilometers directly underneath [[Menachite Mountain]] in the [[Viery Territory]], approximately 500 kilometers from [[Visegrád]].<ref group="note">The planetary map of Reach that comes with the [[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]] has "CAS" marked in the central mountain range of the Viery Territory. Judging by how SWORD Base's location is marked a similar callout "SWO" and Visegrad as "VIS", this places CASTLE Base in the Viery Territory.</ref> Protected by massive amounts of granite, reinforced concrete, plates of [[Titanium-A armor]], and EMP-hardened metal,<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 100, ''Although he barely felt the descent, Wagner knew he had dropped three kilometers into the planet, through solid layers of granite, reinforced concrete, plates of Titanium-A, and EMP-hardened metal. None of this made him feel any safer, though; ONI's research facility on Reach had the same setup, and it had not done those poor bastards any good.''</ref> it was virtually bombproof, well defended, and nigh impenetrable.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 229 | '''CASTLE Base''' was an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] base located on the human colony of [[Reach]]. It was hidden two kilometers directly underneath [[Menachite Mountain]] in the [[Viery Territory]], approximately 500 kilometers from [[Visegrád]].<ref group="note">The planetary map of Reach that comes with the [[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]] has "CAS" marked in the central mountain range of the Viery Territory. Judging by how SWORD Base's location is marked a similar callout "SWO" and Visegrad as "VIS", this places CASTLE Base in the Viery Territory.</ref> Protected by massive amounts of granite, reinforced concrete, plates of [[Titanium-A armor]], and EMP-hardened metal,<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 100'', (''"Although he barely felt the descent, Wagner knew he had dropped three kilometers into the planet, through solid layers of granite, reinforced concrete, plates of Titanium-A, and EMP-hardened metal. None of this made him feel any safer, though; ONI's research facility on Reach had the same setup, and it had not done those poor bastards any good."'')</ref> it was virtually bombproof, well defended, and nigh impenetrable.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 229'' (''"CASTLE was a massive complex, two thousand meters below the granite protection of the Highland Mountains — bombproof, well defended, and impenetrable."'')</ref> CASTLE Base could withstand the force equivalent to an 80-megaton nuclear blast.{{Citation needed}} The complex was originally a [[titanium]] mine, but was closed down after the mine breached the [[Forerunner]] [[Menachite Forerunner complex|complex]] below. | ||
[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] had an office in CASTLE Base's Omega Wing, as did [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]. The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] were familiar with CASTLE Base. During the [[Fall of Reach]], the base was [[Team Delta]]'s fallback position. [[William-043]], [[Vinh-030]], and [[Isaac-039]] arrived there. They were soon joined by [[Frederic-104]] and [[Kelly-087]]. There, they discovered Dr. Halsey, who had remained behind to initiate [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]], destroying the base to prevent the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] from acquiring advanced UNSC technologies. | [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] had an office in CASTLE Base's Omega Wing, as did [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]. The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] were familiar with CASTLE Base. During the [[Fall of Reach]], the base was [[Team Delta]]'s fallback position. [[William-043]], [[Vinh-030]], and [[Isaac-039]] arrived there. They were soon joined by [[Frederic-104]] and [[Kelly-087]]. There, they discovered Dr. Halsey, who had remained behind to initiate [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]], destroying the base to prevent the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] from acquiring advanced UNSC technologies. | ||
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**Omega Wing | **Omega Wing | ||
***Dr. Halsey's office<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 229 | ***Dr. Halsey's office<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 229'' (''"The private office was located deep underground, inside the "Omega Wing" of the super-secure ONI facility, code-named simply CASTLE."'')</ref> | ||
**Medical wing | **Medical wing | ||
***Cold storage facilities | ***Cold storage facilities | ||
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*'''Level Lavender''' | *'''Level Lavender''' | ||
**Section Sigma | **Section Sigma | ||
***Elevator shaft<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 134 | ***Elevator shaft<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 134'' (''"Down the elevator shaft in Section Sigma,"'')</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||