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Inside [[Mechanite Mountain]], [[ONI]]'s '''CASTLE Base''' is located on the planet of [[Reach]], two thousand meters below the [[Highland Mountains]]. Protected by massive amounts of granite, it is virtually bombproof, well defended and virtually impenetrable.<ref | Inside [[Mechanite Mountain]], [[ONI]]'s '''CASTLE Base''' is located on the planet of [[Reach]], two thousand meters below the [[Highland Mountains]]. Protected by massive amounts of granite, 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]] 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 [[Battle 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]]. | [[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 [[Battle 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]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:55, August 25, 2008
Template:Ratings Inside Mechanite Mountain, ONI's CASTLE Base is located on the planet of Reach, two thousand meters below the Highland Mountains. Protected by massive amounts of granite, it is virtually bombproof, well defended and virtually impenetrable.[1] 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 complex below.
Dr. Catherine Halsey had an office in CASTLE Base, as did Colonel James Ackerson. The Spartan-IIs were familiar with CASTLE Base. During the Battle 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 technologies.
When the Covenant forces breached the base, Dr. Halsey was forced to put "Operation: WHITEGLOVE" into action and destroy the base and her assistant AI from preventing the Covenant of gaining any intelligence from the UNSC, forcing Dr. Halsey and the Spartans into the dangerous titanium mines below.
Locations
- Level Aqua
- Section Lambda
- Armory
- Section Lambda
- Level Scarlet
- Omega Wing
- Dr. Halsey's Office[2]
- Medical Wing
- Cold Storage Facilities
- Surgical Bays
- Omega Wing
- Level Lavendar
- Section Sigma
- Elevator Shaft
- Section Sigma
Sources
- ^ 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.
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 229: The private office was located deep underground, inside the "Omega Wing" of the super-secure ONI facility, code-named simply CASTLE.
