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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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 | 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 [[World War II]]<ref name="Halo 3 - Cut Mission Dialog" /> 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and because of its age, the base often frustrated UNSC personnel because it required constant maintenance and employed outdated technology, such as its [[door]] controls.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]] (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. | 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. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
The Crow's Nest was originally constructed for use during the 20th century for | The Crow's Nest was originally constructed for use during the 20th century for [[World War II]]<ref name="Halo 3 - Cut Mission Dialog">[http://youtu.be/a-Q94dLwd8U?t=5m30s YouTube], Halo 3 - Cut Mission Dialog</ref>. 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=== | ||