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'''Alta Base''' is a military outpost on the surface of [[Detritus]], directly above [[Igneous Cavern]]. It is the primary DDF base,{{book ref|Skyward|3}} until the Defiants reclaim several of the planet's orbital platforms and establish [[Platform Prime]].{{book ref|sky2|2}}
== Geography ==
Alta Base sits over 120 kilometers west of a mountain range. Anti-aircraft (AA) guns protect the base
It contains the only trees on Detritus.{{book ref|sky1|7}}
== History ==
In the beginning, Alta Base had been cloaked to hide it from the [[varvax|Krell]], in an attempt to build up a defense force against the aliens using ship factories in Igneous Cavern. The Krell, however, discovered the base and sent a large force to attack and destroy the humans. The DDF won the Battle of Alta, chasing off the Krell and saving Alta Base. Following the battle, they removed the cloaking from Alta Base and further fortified their position.
The [[Battle of Alta Second]] took place on the day of [[Skyward Flight]]'s graduation. [[Judy Ivans|Admiral Ironsides]] sent the entire fleet of the [[Defiant Defense Force]] to a falling [[shipyard]] to recover its [[acclivity ring]]s,{{book ref|sky1|48}} leaving the base vulnerable. As expected, the Krell attack the DDF ships, attempting to destroy the shipyard and acclivity rings. This attack, however, was a diversion planned by the Krell so they could gain an opening to directly attack and destroy Alta Base.{{book ref|sky1|49}} A second force of Krell, including a [[lifebuster]], went to attack Alta Base while it was undefended. The force broke through Alta Base's exterior defenses where a falling lifebuster from the other battle had destroyed anti-aircraft gun outposts forty-six through forty-eight.{{book ref|sky1|48}} [[Spensa]] defended the base in a damaged [[Poco]] by anticipating the movement of the Krell using her [[cytonics|cytonic]] abilities.{{book ref|sky1|50}} Spensa's ship crash-landed before she is able to take down the lifebuster. [[Cobb]], piloting [[M-Bot]] (who had rewritten his code to allow another pilot to fly him into combat), found Spensa and gave her control of M-Bot so she could rejoin the battle.{{book ref|sky1|51}} When the lifebuster dropped its bomb, Spensa dives towards it and uses her [[Starfighter#Light-Lance|light-lance]] to pull it safely away from Alta Base and [[Igneous Cavern]].{{book ref|sky1|52}}{{book ref|sky1|53}} Just before its detonation, she used her cytonic abilities to hyperjump M-Bot outside of the blast radius. {{book ref|sky1|53}}
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