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The UNSC Field Armory in Halo Wars.

The Field Armory is a UNSC military building produced off of a prefabricated Firebase.^[1] The Covenant equivalent to the Field Armory is the Temple, which also fulfils the role of the UNSC Reactor by increasing players' Tech level.

Overview

The Field Armory is a combination of a machine/fabrication shop and a research laboratory. It is the location where the most advanced technology for the UNSC is created by dedicated engineers and scientists.^[1] By the time of the Second Ark Conflict, the Field Armory's functions have been largely subsumed by the Armory structure.^[2]

In-game information

Halo Wars

The Field Armory in-game in Halo Wars.

"The UNSC Field Armory is a combination machine shop and high-tech laboratory. Many advanced technology upgrades can be found here."

— In-game description

In Halo Wars, the Field Armory costs 1 and 150 to be built.

Name	Type	Cost			Description
Name	Type	Population	Tech	Resources	Description
Adrenaline	Upgrade	N/A	1	250 (125 for Professor Anders)^{[Note 1]}	Booster shots enable all infantry units to run at significantly increased speeds.
Reserves	Upgrade	N/A	2	800 (400 for Professor Anders)^{[Note 1]}	Train times for all units are drastically reduced.
Reinforcements	Upgrade	N/A	3	800 (400 for Professor Anders)^{[Note 1]}	Add +10 to the population cap of your army.
Medium Turret	Upgrade	N/A	2	500 (250 for Professor Anders)^{[Note 1]}	Upgrades all Turrets to Medium Turrets, increasing their hitpoints and damage.
Large Turret	Upgrade	N/A	3	800 (400 for Professor Anders)^{[Note 1]}	Upgrades all Turrets to Large Turrets, increasing their hitpoints and damage.
Medium MAC Blast (Captain Cutter)	Upgrade	N/A	2	700	MAC Blast ammo capacity upgraded to provide two shots.
Large MAC Blast (Captain Cutter)	Upgrade	N/A	3	1,000	MAC Blast ammo capacity upgraded to provide three shots.
Super MAC Blast (Captain Cutter)	Upgrade	N/A	4	1,400	MAC Blast ammo capacity upgraded to provide four shots.
Medium Carpet Bomb (Sergeant Forge)	Upgrade	N/A	2	700	Carpet Bomb strafe distance and damage increased.
Large Carpet Bomb (Sergeant Forge)	Upgrade	N/A	3	1,000	Carpet Bomb strafe distance and damage increased.
Super Carpet Bomb (Sergeant Forge)	Upgrade	N/A	4	1,400	Carpet Bomb strafe distance and damage increased.
Medium Cryo Bomb (Professor Anders)	Upgrade	N/A	2	525^{[Note 1]}	Increases the duration of the freeze effect and instantly kills more units.
Large Cryo Bomb (Professor Anders)	Upgrade	N/A	3	750^{[Note 1]}	Increases the duration of the freeze effect and instantly kills more units.
Super Cryo Bomb (Professor Anders)	Upgrade	N/A	4	1050^{[Note 1]}	Increases the duration of the freeze effect and instantly kills more units.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Anders' economic boost halves the cost of all upgrades.

Gallery

An early model for the Field Armory, then known as the "Spec Ops Building".
Concept art for the Field Armory.
Another early design for the Field Armory.
High-poly render of the UNSC Field Armory.
Low-poly render of the UNSC Field Armory.

List of appearances

Halo Wars (First appearance)

Sources

^ ^a ^b Official Halo Wars Community Site, Field Armory (Retrieved on Mar 20, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]
^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Armory

[anders-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Anders' economic boost halves the cost of all upgrades.

[hwsite-1] Official Halo Wars Community Site, Field Armory (Retrieved on Mar 20, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]

[PL-2] Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Armory

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 {{Quote|The UNSC Field Armory is a combination machine shop and high-tech laboratory. Many advanced technology upgrades can be found here.|In-game description}}
-In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Field Armory costs {{HWTech|1}} and {{HWResources|150}} to be built. It allows the player to purchase upgrades in five areas. One upgrade reduces the amount of time needed to requisition combat units. Another increases the actual population capacity by 10 units. Two turret upgrades, available sequentially, replace the standard [[M202 XP machine gun|M202]] [[M5 Talos|turret]] with larger multi-barrel configurations, visually similar to twin- or quad-.50s. A fourth upgrade gives a significant boost to all infantry types' running speeds. The last upgrades available for purchase are three sequential improvements to the selected hero unit's leader power: adding up to three additional [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] gun shots for Captain [[James Cutter|Cutter]], nearly quadrupling the number of bombs and target area of Sergeant [[John Forge|Forge's]] [[Carpet bombing|Carpet Bomb]], and improving Professor [[Ellen Anders|Anders']] [[GBU-1105 bomb|Cryo Bomb]], significantly lengthening its effect, and knocking more aircraft out of the sky during the initial freeze.
+In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Field Armory costs {{HWTech|1}} and {{HWResources|150}} to be built.
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