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[[File: | [[File:HW_SupplyPad.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A Heavy Supply Pad.]] | ||
{{Quote|[[Alpha Base (Harvest)|The base]] is up and running again. We need supply pads built, so I can send down materials.|[[Serina]] | {{Quote|[[Alpha Base (Harvest)|The base]] is up and running again. We need supply pads built, so I can send down materials.|[[Serina]]}} | ||
'''Supply Pads''' are [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] structures that form the backbone of a prefabricated [[Firebase]] unit, and are crucial to the smooth operation of any base. | '''Supply Pads''' are [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] structures that form the backbone of a prefabricated [[Firebase]] unit, and are crucial to the smooth operation of any base.<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Features.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': Features] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/Features|Archived]])</ref> | ||
== | ==Summary== | ||
[[ | Supply pads take the form of [[landing pad]] structures that allow [[D82-EST Darter]]s to land and deposit large crates of supplies. The pads are serviced by robotic cranes, which move the supply onto a conveyor belt wherein it is lowered into the firebase's underground assembly and storage areas. Supply Pads allow the firebase to receive a constant flow of [[supplies]] from orbiting support vessels such as {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. These are vital logistical ports for UNSC combat operations, and the force commander carefully weigh the cost of delaying their construction. To sustain high-tempo missions, Supply Pads can be upgraded to the Heavy Supply Pad, which accelerates Supply generation by adding an additional landing pad to double supply intake.<ref name="PL">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - Supply Pad</ref> | ||
Supply Pads allow the firebase to receive a constant flow of [[supplies]] from orbiting support vessels such as {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. These are vital logistical ports for UNSC combat operations, and the force commander carefully weigh the cost of delaying their construction. | |||
The supplies handled by the UNSC's supply pad networks cover everything from medical kits to full-sized [[Warthog]] engines,<ref name="UNSC"/> food, ammunition, spare parts, and power cells.<ref name="PL" /> The crew of a well run supply pad knows that a working pad means a working base.<ref name="UNSC">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/UNSC.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': UNSC] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/UNSC|Archived]])</ref> | |||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
Supply pads were heavily employed by the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' during its operations on [[ | Supply pads were heavily employed by the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' during its operations on [[Harvest]], [[Arcadia]] and the [[Etran Harborage]].<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]''</ref> They were later employed on [[Installation 00]]. While some useful assets could be salvaged and tapped on the Ark's surface, the bulk of the UNSC's supplies still had to be delivered from the ''Spirit of Fire''. Sustaining combat operations on the Ark would be practically impossible without the use of supply pads to quickly unload cargo from dropships and the on-site direction of logisticians to efficiently redistribute the incoming materiel.<ref name="PL"/> | ||
== | ==Gameplay== | ||
=== | ===Halo Wars=== | ||
*Supply Pad: 100 resources. ''Brings in resources.'' | |||
*Heavy Supply Pad: 225 resources and tech level of one. | |||
*They perform the same function as the [[Forerunner Supply Elevator]], and the Covenant [[Warehouse (Covenant)|Warehouse]]. | |||
*Sergeant Forge's Supply Pads start as Heavy Supply Pads, whereas other commanders must upgrade them for 225 resources. | |||
===Halo Wars 2=== | |||
*Supply Pad Info: Produces Supplies, Can be upgraded to a Heavy Supply Pad | |||
*Cost: Population 0, Supplies 150, Energy 0 | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:UNSCSupply Pad concept.jpg|The initial supply pad design. | File:UNSCSupply Pad concept.jpg|The initial supply pad design. | ||
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File:HW EarlySupplyPad Screenshot.jpg|In-game screenshot of the supply pad. | File:HW EarlySupplyPad Screenshot.jpg|In-game screenshot of the supply pad. | ||
File:HW EarlySupplyPad Screenshots.jpg|In-game screenshots of the early supply pad. | File:HW EarlySupplyPad Screenshots.jpg|In-game screenshots of the early supply pad. | ||
File:HW2B Supply Pad.png|A supply pad in the ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''. | File:HW2B Supply Pad.png|A supply pad in the ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''. | ||
File:HW2B Supply Pad1.png|A supply pad in the ''Halo Wars 2 Open Beta''. | File:HW2B Supply Pad1.png|A supply pad in the ''Halo Wars 2 Open Beta''. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{HW buildings}} | {{HW buildings}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC | [[Category:UNSC Buildings]] |