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[[File:HW_Firebase_Concept_1.jpg|thumb|A UNSC [[Firebase]], a military variant of the Colony Starter.]]
[[File:HW Firebase Concept 1.jpg|thumb|A UNSC [[Firebase]], a military variant of the Colony Starter.]]


A '''colony starter unit''' is a structure capable of being deployed by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colonization teams during the buildup of initial settlements on a planet's surface. Constructed from polycrete, and powered by a small [[hydrogen]] reactor, they were extremely useful during the UNSC's campaign to put down the [[Insurrection]], with modified versions of these forming the basis for the [[Firebase]].<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/firebase.aspx '''Halowars.com''' ''Game Info - Firebase'']</ref>
A '''colony starter unit''' is a structure capable of being deployed by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colonization teams during the buildup of initial settlements on a planet's surface. Constructed from polycrete, and powered by a small [[hydrogen]] reactor, they were extremely useful during the UNSC's campaign to put down the [[Insurrection]], with modified versions of these forming the basis for the [[Firebase]].<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/firebase.aspx '''Halowars.com''' ''Game Info - Firebase'']</ref>


==Upgrades==
==Upgrades==
The military variant of the colony starter unit starts as a [[Firebase]] featuring 3 sockets for buildings and none for [[base turret|turrets]]. After upgrading once the base has 5 sockets and 4 turret sockets. After the final upgrade it has 7 building sockets but still only has 4 turret sockets.
The military variant of the colony starter unit starts as a [[Firebase]] featuring 3 sockets for buildings and none for [[M5 Talos|turrets]]. After upgrading once the base has 5 sockets and 4 turret sockets. After the final upgrade it has 7 building sockets but still only has 4 turret sockets.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 19:17, December 19, 2022

Concept art for the UNSC firebase.
A UNSC Firebase, a military variant of the Colony Starter.

A colony starter unit is a structure capable of being deployed by UNSC colonization teams during the buildup of initial settlements on a planet's surface. Constructed from polycrete, and powered by a small hydrogen reactor, they were extremely useful during the UNSC's campaign to put down the Insurrection, with modified versions of these forming the basis for the Firebase.[1]

Upgrades[edit]

The military variant of the colony starter unit starts as a Firebase featuring 3 sockets for buildings and none for turrets. After upgrading once the base has 5 sockets and 4 turret sockets. After the final upgrade it has 7 building sockets but still only has 4 turret sockets.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]