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[[File: | [[File:TFoR AS - Damascus Testing Facility.jpg|thumb|300px|The Damascus Testing Facility]] | ||
The '''Damascus Materials Testing Facility''' was an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Materials Group]] research and development base located in [[Vhalkem]],<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/07/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-71013.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin 7.10.13 | The '''Damascus Materials Testing Facility''' was an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Materials Group]] research and development base located in [[Vhalkem]],<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/07/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-71013.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin 7.10.13'']</ref> on the [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] of [[Chi Ceti IV]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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On [[2525#November|November 27, 2525]], the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]] supersoldiers were relocated to the facility for their final stage of [[SPARTAN-II training|training]]: the inclusion of their MJOLNIR armor. Right after the Spartans received their armor, the facility was attacked by a nearby [[Covenant]] ship, the ''[[Unrelenting]]''. All personnel were evacuated and the AIs were deactivated by Halsey when she removed them in the form of data cubes. Spartans [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Samuel-034|Sam-034]] boarded the ''Unrelenting'' and destroyed the ship by detonating its [[pinch fusion reactor|reactor]] with [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile|missiles]] requisitioned from their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropship.<ref>'''Halo: Fall of Reach'''</ref> The remaining Covenant force captured weapons and armor, which were studied later by a [[science lance]] dispatched by the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''Timeline''</ref> | On [[2525#November|November 27, 2525]], the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]] supersoldiers were relocated to the facility for their final stage of [[SPARTAN-II training|training]]: the inclusion of their MJOLNIR armor. Right after the Spartans received their armor, the facility was attacked by a nearby [[Covenant]] ship, the ''[[Unrelenting]]''. All personnel were evacuated and the AIs were deactivated by Halsey when she removed them in the form of data cubes. Spartans [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Samuel-034|Sam-034]] boarded the ''Unrelenting'' and destroyed the ship by detonating its [[pinch fusion reactor|reactor]] with [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile|missiles]] requisitioned from their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropship.<ref>'''Halo: Fall of Reach'''</ref> The remaining Covenant force captured weapons and armor, which were studied later by a [[science lance]] dispatched by the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''Timeline''</ref> | ||
The facility continued to operate in the wake of the Covenant attack. Beginning in [[2542]], the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR armor]] underwent development here under the supervision of Dr. Halsey. The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/EOD variant|MJOLNIR/EOD]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|second generation]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Soldier|MJOLNIR/Soldier]] variants were created and constructed here. | The facility continued to operate in the wake of the Covenant attack. Beginning in [[2542]], the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR armor]] underwent development here under the supervision of Dr. Halsey. The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/EOD variant|MJOLNIR/EOD]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|second generation]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Soldier|MJOLNIR/Soldier]] variants were created and constructed here. The novel branches of the first MJOLNIR system's VISR codebase informed the development of the post-war Primeval [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', Primeval VISR description</ref> | ||
==Mjolnir suits tested== | |||
===GEN1 Suits Tested=== | |||
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV]] | |||
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V]] | |||
*[[EOD-class Mjolnir]] | |||
*[[GRENADIER-class Mjolnir]] | |||
*[[HAZOP-class Mjolnir]] | |||
*[[WILHELM-class Mjolnir]] | |||
===GEN2 Suits Tested=== | |||
*[[PROTECTOR-class Mjolnir]] | |||
*[[SCANNER-class Mjolnir]] | |||
*[[SOLDIER-class Mjolnir]] | |||
*[[WARRIOR-class Mjolnir]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The facility was likely named after [[Wikipedia:Damascus|Damascus]], the capital city of Syria. The facility also may have been named after [[Wikipedia:Damascus steel|Damascus steel]], a type of steel used in sword-making during the Middle Ages. This steel was renowned for its strength and sturdiness. The exact process for forging it is believed to have been lost. | *The facility was likely named after [[Wikipedia:Damascus|Damascus]], the capital city of Syria. The facility also may have been named after [[Wikipedia:Damascus steel|Damascus steel]], a type of steel used in sword-making during the Middle Ages. This steel was renowned for its strength and sturdiness. The exact process for forging it is believed to have been lost. | ||
*In the ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' comic adaptation, the Damascus Facility is depicted as an orbital station, a departure from the novel and Dr. Halsey's journal which depict it as a base located deep underground. The facility's depiction in the single issue comic book (1 of 4) bears a striking resemblance to the central section of the space station [[ | *In the ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' comic adaptation, the Damascus Facility is depicted as an orbital station, a departure from the novel and Dr. Halsey's journal which depict it as a base located deep underground. The facility's depiction in the single issue comic book (1 of 4) bears a striking resemblance to the central section of the space station [[memory-alpha:Deep Space 9|Deep Space 9]] from the [[memory-alpha:Star Trek|''Star Trek'']] [[memory-alpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|series of the same name]]. [[343 Industries]]' fan collaborator [[Stephen Loftus]] brought the potential IP conflict to 343i's attention and the Damascus space station was completely redrawn by Marvel in a new form for publication in the collected trade-sized volume of the ''Fall of Reach: Covenant'' comic. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Damascus_Facility.png|The Damascus Testing Facility as drawn by Dr. Halsey. | |||
File:Damascus DeepSpaceNine.jpg|Damascus Facility as drawn in the comic as a ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' look-alike. | File:Damascus DeepSpaceNine.jpg|Damascus Facility as drawn in the comic as a ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' look-alike. | ||
File:DamascusSpaceNine-fixed.jpg|The Damascus Facility as redrawn by Marvel in the collected issue. | File:DamascusSpaceNine-fixed.jpg|The Damascus Facility as redrawn by Marvel in the collected issue. | ||
File:Damascus Testing Facility - S-II Training.png|Spartan-II's utilizing their newly acquired Mk. IV MJOLNIR Armor within the facility. | File:Damascus Testing Facility - S-II Training.png|Spartan-II's utilizing their newly acquired Mk. IV MJOLNIR Armor within the facility. | ||
File:TFoR AS Concept DamascusFacility.jpg|Concept art of the facility in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''. | |||
File:TFoR AS - Testing interior.jpg|The facility's interior. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC military bases]] | [[Category:UNSC military bases]] | ||