UNSC Barracks: Difference between revisions

This is no UNSC academy. The Barracks is a rustic shack compared to the comforts of a real training center, but then again a Marine in the field isn’t generally thinking about creature comforts. They make you soft. The Barracks simply houses the raw recruits and equipment needed to field squads of UNSC Marines. A quick briefing, visit to the armory, and you’ve got boots on the ground.<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/UNSC.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': UNSC] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/UNSC|Archived]])</ref> Infantry shipped down from the ''Spirit of Fire'' muster in the firebase's Barracks. The Barracks allows the requisition of [[Hellbringers]], [[HRUNTING Mark III Cyclops|Cyclops]], [[Sniper]]s, [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] and unlocks their upgrade options. [[UNSC Army|Army]] and Marine Corps troopers are detached ("chopped") from their parent unit aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'' and deployed to reinforce key firebases on the Ark's surface. replacing injured personnel who are then medevac‘d out of the combat zone. While they await assignment to a fireteam, the "new blood" acclimate and review tactical situation reports in the barracks, which doubles as a recreation area and mess hall during lulls in battle.<ref>''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - Barracks</ref>