04.20Durban
Owner: Rogue (South African Coalition)
Location: Earth, East South Africa
Add-Ons:
- Unknown
Mobile Suits (???):
- Unknown
Mobile Armors (???):
- Unknown
Defenses:
- Unknown
Occupants:
Formerly a secondary navy base for the Atlantic Federation, Durban has been the site of a number of installations throughout the years due to its excellent natural harbor. The current base is the seat of the city’s defense force, and is the only major port facility in the South African Coalition with deep water access. While some of the faculties and defenses there are remains from the original Federation base, many of the present features have been built since the end of the Guild War, and the bulk of the base itself along the Wests peninsula is new construction.
Positioned on the interior-facing side of the bluffs, the Durban base is able to oversee all shipping and cargo activity on the civilian docks and ports while being protected from direct approach from the sea by the low hills on the peninsula. Tucked into the jungle areas facing out to sea are a number of heavily reinforced blockhouses and bunkers containing all matters of cannons and other weapons suitable for coastal defense – some of these positions are a century or more old, and are among the few parts of the original Federation base still in use. A variety of mundane camouflage is used to hide these structures from observation. While the heavy artillery is entirely pointed out towards the sea, smaller defenses intended for protection against aircraft and mobile suits is positioned in and around the base proper, ensuring that the installation has no major gaps in coverage.