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'''HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6''', nicknamed | '''HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6''', nicknamed '''the Hive''',<ref name="hive"/> is a [[United Nations Space Command]] military base and its formal headquarters located in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. The building was roughly conical in structure, and on the outside, it was surrounded in security gates and other defenses; while on the inside the entrance way bore an atrium.<ref name="hive">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 98, ''Officially designated UNSC HighCom Facility B-6, the sprawling edifice had been nicknamed “the Hive.”''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6's underground section is reinforced with massive blast plating, anti-[[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] armor and three kilometers of solid rock. The [[UNSC Security Council]] and the [[UNSC Security Committee]] convenes here. One notable meeting was the debriefing of [[Lieutenant]] [[Wagner]] in front of the Security Committee on the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 100-106''</ref> | |||
Although Sydney was devastated during the Battle of Earth, Bravo-6 itself remains untouched and continues to be the UNSC's headquarters in the post-war era. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The | *The historic and famous painting "[[Wikipedia:Washington Crossing the Delaware|Washington Crossing the Delaware]]" was located here.<ref name="paintings">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 100''</ref> | ||
*Another painting | *Another painting, "[[Admiral Cole's Last Stand]]" was located here.<ref name="paintings"/> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 08:42, November 2, 2011
Template:Ratings HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6, nicknamed the Hive,[1] is a United Nations Space Command military base and its formal headquarters located in Sydney, Australia. The building was roughly conical in structure, and on the outside, it was surrounded in security gates and other defenses; while on the inside the entrance way bore an atrium.[1]
Background
HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6's underground section is reinforced with massive blast plating, anti-EMP armor and three kilometers of solid rock. The UNSC Security Council and the UNSC Security Committee convenes here. One notable meeting was the debriefing of Lieutenant Wagner in front of the Security Committee on the Fall of Reach.[2]
Although Sydney was devastated during the Battle of Earth, Bravo-6 itself remains untouched and continues to be the UNSC's headquarters in the post-war era.
Trivia
- The historic and famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" was located here.[3]
- Another painting, "Admiral Cole's Last Stand" was located here.[3]
