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[[Image:UNSC Firebase1.jpg|thumb|A UNSC [[Firebase]], a military variant of the Colony Starter.]] | [[Image:UNSC Firebase1.jpg|thumb|A UNSC [[Firebase]], a military variant of the Colony Starter.]] | ||
A ''' | 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]].<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/firebase.aspx '''Halowars.com''' ''Game Info - Firebase'']</ref> | ||
==Upgrades== | ==Upgrades== | ||
The military variant of the | 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. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |