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'''CASTLE Base''' is an [[ONI]] base located on the UNSC colony of [[Reach]], inside [[Menachite Mountain]], two thousand meters below the [[Highland Mountains]]. Protected by massive amounts of granite, reinforced concrete, plates of [[Titanium-A]], 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 hadn't done those poor bastards any good.''</ref> it is virtually bombproof, well defended and virtually 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. The complex was originally a titanium mine, but was closed down after the mine breached the [[Forerunner]] [[Menachite Forerunner Complex|complex]] below. | '''CASTLE Base''' is an [[ONI]] base located on the UNSC colony of [[Reach]], inside [[Menachite Mountain]], two thousand meters below the [[Highland Mountains]]. Protected by massive amounts of granite, reinforced concrete, plates of [[Titanium-A]], 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 hadn't done those poor bastards any good.''</ref> it is virtually bombproof, well defended and virtually 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. The complex was originally a titanium mine, but was closed down after the mine breached the [[Forerunner]] [[Menachite Forerunner Complex|complex]] below. | ||
[[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] had an office in CASTLE Base, as did [[Colonel James Ackerson]]. The [[Spartan-II]]s were familiar with CASTLE Base. During the [[ | [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] had an office in CASTLE Base, as did [[Colonel James Ackerson]]. The [[Spartan-II]]s were familiar with CASTLE Base. During the [[Fall of Reach]], the base was Delta Team's fallback position. [[William-043]], [[Vinh-030]] and [[Isaac-039]] arrived here. They were soon accompanied by [[Frederic-104]] and [[Kelly-087]]. It turned out that Dr. Halsey was left in the base as well in order to activate [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]] to prevent the [[Covenant]] from getting [[UNSC]] [[technology|technologies]]. | ||
When the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces breached the base, [[Dr. Halsey]] was forced to put "Operation: WHITEGLOVE" into action, destroying the base and her [[Kalmiya|assistant]] [[AI]] and preventing the Covenant from gaining any intelligence from the [[UNSC]]. Halsey and the Spartans retreated into the dangerous titanium mines below. | When the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces breached the base, [[Dr. Halsey]] was forced to put "Operation: WHITEGLOVE" into action, destroying the base and her [[Kalmiya|assistant]] [[AI]] and preventing the Covenant from gaining any intelligence from the [[UNSC]]. Halsey and the Spartans retreated into the dangerous titanium mines below. | ||