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The Base is located inside Chawia hill, one of the Taita hills, about 24 kilometers west from Voi, Kenya, a few kilometers north of the [[Tsavo Highway]]. The Crow's Nest was built for a war in the 20th century, and because of its age, the base often frustrated UNSC personnel because it required constant maintenance and employed outdated technology, such as its [[door]] controls.<ref name="crow"/> | The Base is located inside Chawia hill, one of the Taita hills, about 24 kilometers west from Voi, Kenya, a few kilometers north of the [[Tsavo Highway]]. The Crow's Nest was built for a war in the 20th century, and because of its age, the base often frustrated UNSC personnel because it required constant maintenance and employed outdated technology, such as its [[door]] controls.<ref name="crow"/> | ||
It was used during the [[Battle of Voi]] for its proximity to what the UNSC thought was the [[Installation 00|Ark]] ( | It was used during the [[Battle of Voi]] for its proximity to what the UNSC thought was the [[Installation 00|Ark]] (which in reality was [[the Portal]]), as well as the fact that its fortified location provided relative protection from aerial and [[orbital bombardment]].<ref name="crow"/><ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref><ref name="ark">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> From it, the UNSC coordinated its resistance efforts in the region surrounding the remnants of New Mombasa and the local countryside. | ||
On the regions surrounding the base and along the Tsavo Highway, there were small UNSC bunker installations with numeric designations such as 6 and F6.<ref name="tsavo"/> | On the regions surrounding the base and along the Tsavo Highway, there were small UNSC bunker installations with numeric designations such as 6 and F6.<ref name="tsavo"/> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
The Crow's Nest was originally constructed for use during the 20th century for an unspecified conflict. In | The Crow's Nest was originally constructed for use during the 20th century for an unspecified conflict. In several locations, [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] compasses can still be seen on the walls. During the occupation of Earth from October to November 2552, it became a base of asymmetrical warfare for human forces in East Africa, because of its prime location deep in the African jungle.<ref name="crow"/> | ||
===Battle of Voi=== | ===Battle of Voi=== | ||
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File:H3 Holdout 1.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the base. | File:H3 Holdout 1.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the base. | ||
File:Concept-H3-Crow-Hangar.jpg|Concept art of the base's | File:Concept-H3-Crow-Hangar.jpg|Concept art of the base's Pelican bay, with the savannahs of [[Voi]] stretching out below. | ||
File:Screens crowsnest schematic.jpg|A schematic of the base with the [[Seventh Column]] symbol | File:Screens crowsnest schematic.jpg|A schematic of the base, with the [[Seventh Column]] symbol visible on the screen. | ||
File:H3 Holdout 2.jpg|The Pelican bay of the base. | File:H3 Holdout 2.jpg|The Pelican bay of the base. | ||
File:Tsavo Highway Mountains.jpg|Chawia hill in the background. | File:Tsavo Highway Mountains.jpg|Chawia hill in the background. | ||