Editing Crow's Nest (location)

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|location=[[Kenya]], [[Africa]] <br>
3°28'55.1" S 38°20'44.5" E
|purpose=[[Military base]]
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*[[M12 Warthog LRV]]s
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|built=20th century<ref name="crow">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref>
|destroyed=[[2552#November|November 17th, 2552]]
|usage=2552: [[Battle of Earth]]
|controlledby=*[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]
*[[UNSC Defense Force]]
|commander=[[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]]
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'''Crow's Nest'''<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[military base]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]], close to the town of [[Voi]].<ref name="tsavo">'''Halo 3''', campaing level, ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> It was a command center for local [[UNSC Defense Force]]s in Kenya late in the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]]. During the battle, the base was under command of [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]].

==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]]. According to a UNSC Marine, Crow's Nest was built for a war in the 20th century. Because of its age, the base often frustrated UNSC personnel because it required constant maintenance and employed outdated technology, such as its [[door]] controls.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.

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"/>

==History==
===Early history===
The Crow's Nest was originally constructed for an unspecified conflict, evidently in the 20th century. 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===
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During the Battle of Voi, the Crow's Nest was used as a command base for forces in the area, such as contingents in [[Tsavo]], [[Mombasa]], and [[Arusha]], as well as the jungles and savanna.<ref name="crow"/>

Many wounded [[UNSC Marine Corps|marine]] survivors from encounters with [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] patrols were sent to the base for medical treatment. The few able-bodied soldiers were organized into fire teams, but were spread thin throughout the base.

When [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]] arrived at the base, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] briefed him and the command staff at the base, including the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] and [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] about a low-level assault on [[Covenant Empire|Covenant Loyalist]] warships stationed over the so called "Ark". However, their communication systems were hacked into and the humans received a transmission from the [[Prophet of Truth]], who declared that humanity was doomed to destruction, thus initiating his assault on the Crow's Nest. The UNSC moved to evacuate the facility, electing to destroy the base once they had fled their Covenant attackers. John-117, [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Stacker]], [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Reynolds]], and the Arbiter then organized a defense of the base. 

In the opening stage of the battle, the Master Chief and his allies attacked infantry, mainly [[Unggoy | Grunts]] and Jackals in a large roadway containing numerous supply trucks and armaments. They then assaulted the barracks, where the Marines were being massacred by Brute forces. They were successful in rescuing the remaining survivors and wiping out their killers. They then advanced on one of the base's hangars controlled by Covenant Loyalist forces, with support by [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Type-52 "Phantom" Troop Carriers]].<ref name="crow"/> The UNSC forces then sent in several Pelicans to collect their remaining forces. The Master Chief was forced to return to the command center when the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] attempted to disarm the bomb meant to destroy the base, and quickly reactivated the bomb upon killing the Brutes. With the bomb approaching detonation, the Master Chief and the remaining stragglers retreated to the elevator, fleeing to the underground motor pool just as the bomb detonated.

===Current status===
The Crow's Nest was reportedly destroyed when the bomb armed by Master Chief detonated. However, the motor pool and the cave leading to the Tsavo Highway are still intact, having only received minor damage after the explosion. The smoking hangars leading into the Crow's Nest are still visible from the outside.<ref name="crow"/><ref name="tsavo"/>

==Locations==
*Operations Center
*Armory
*Pipe Room
*South Hangar 
*Motor Pool
*Barracks
*Landing Pad Bravo
*Service Elevator
*Basement
*Ventilation Hub
*Corridor MH1260
*Corridor M70
*Air Turbine 77 (adjacent to 88)
*Air Turbine 88 (adjacent to 77)

==Trivia==
*The name "Crow's Nest" originates from a ship's lookout position, located near the mast.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Crow's nest|'''Wikipedia''': ''Crow's nest'']]</ref>
*Crow's Nest and Voi are the only specific locations that are each featured in two different levels in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' campaign.
*In the final cutscene of the previous level, Crow's Nest is wrongly depicted to be located near the base of Mount Kilimajaro, when actually it is at least 90 kilometers East.
*In ''Halo 3'', a Marine states that the base was built for "some 20th-century war". A snippet of dialog cut from the final game expands on this, with another Marine claiming that the conflict in question was World War II.<ref>[http://youtu.be/a-Q94dLwd8U?t=5m30s '''YouTube:''' ''Halo 3 - Cut Mission Dialog'']</ref> This is unlikely to be the case, however, as Kenya was not involved in World War II to the extent as to warrant the construction of a facility as extensive as Crow's Nest; given the region's lack of involvement in large-scale conflicts as of the early 21st century it is more likely that the base was actually constructed at some point later on.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
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 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 visible on the screen.
File:H3 Holdout 2.jpg|The Pelican bay of the base.
File:Tsavo Highway Mountains.jpg|Chawia hill in the background.
File:UNSC bunker door.jpg|A [[door]] in the base.
File:3 TsavoHW 2.jpg|One of the exterior gates outside Crow's Nest.
File:Halo-3-Postcards-Crows-Nest-2.jpg|Full view of the Pelican bay in Crow's Nest. 
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:East African Protectorate]]
[[Category:UNSC military bases]]