In the years following the victory at Sanctuary, and numerous (smaller) USFF victories worldwide, the USFF center of operations for military command and first mech replication facility, "Deep Mountain", would soon reach limitations of scale. With the sudden knowledge of HUMNX's parallel and successful effort to create mechs of their own, it was clear an arms race was underway, and had been underway for years. It was therefore imperative to create a second base of operations, and by 2097, serious construction and migration had begun.
By 2099, the new Collins Base (named for former USFF General, Amanda Collins) was already responsible for half the mech replication output expected in 2100. Its location in Antarctica kept the base unreachable and undiscoverable - or so they believed.
The HUMNX onslaught was no less than devastating. Newest model HUMNX Mechs made quick work of the available USFF frontline defenses, and a massive planet-coring airship systematically destroyed key sections of the base, including those a thousand feet underground.
To the USFF, Collins Base is now a complete loss. However, a vast spider web of facilities remains underground, and operations to reclaim (or tactically destroy) them are ongoing. It is not clear how damaging any turnovers to HUMNX would be, but the USFF will take no chances.
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