A new idea for a cover for Prime Base

[Gelrir]

Heh, you don't have to be a *suxcessful* document storage facilty.

• Iron Mountain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Mountain_(company) ... they still own several old mines now used for records storage.
• The LDS Granite Mountain Records Vault: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granit..._Records_Vault
• The Church of Scientology has several underground vaults. Here's a video of one under construction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxovieJi_PU ... a higher level of secrecy about land ownership and contractor security would be needed for the Project.

Many more: https://www.google.com/search?ei=dOJ....0.PqeW_lmb6FM

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Michael B.

[mmartin798]

Originally Posted by Gelrir

Heh, you don't have to be a *suxcessful* document storage facilty.

• Iron Mountain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Mountain_(company) ... they still own several old mines now used for records storage.
• The LDS Granite Mountain Records Vault: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granit..._Records_Vault
• The Church of Scientology has several underground vaults. Here's a video of one under construction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxovieJi_PU ... a higher level of secrecy about land ownership and contractor security would be needed for the Project.

Many more: https://www.google.com/search?ei=dOJ....0.PqeW_lmb6FM

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Michael B.

You are correct, being successful is not a requirement, but some level of success is needed to warrant continuing traffic. Many of the storage sites you mention are close to major population centers and nuke targets in 4th edition. All three of Iron Mountains facilities are really close. The LDS Vault is arguably safe, though fallout could be an issue. The Scientology center is a winner for your argument. The best example may be one hidden in the Google search you share. Underground Vaults & Storage in Hutchinson KS may be the best. Salt is still mined there, construction of new shafts where freezing an aquifer was needed, as well as the multiple contractors during that shaft construction all can give cover to a base. The only issue is one of mine safety inspectors, but as mentioned before these could be CoT plants in those positions that overlook the base construction areas.

[rcaf_777]

Originally Posted by mmartin798

You are correct, being successful is not a requirement, but some level of success is needed to warrant continuing traffic. Many of the storage sites you mention are close to major population centers and nuke targets in 4th edition. All three of Iron Mountains facilities are really close. The LDS Vault is arguably safe, though fallout could be an issue. The Scientology center is a winner for your argument. The best example may be one hidden in the Google search you share. Underground Vaults & Storage in Hutchinson KS may be the best. Salt is still mined there, construction of new shafts where freezing an aquifer was needed, as well as the multiple contractors during that shaft construction all can give cover to a base. The only issue is one of mine safety inspectors, but as mentioned before these could be CoT plants in those positions that overlook the base construction areas.

The Company and easily have many of the Morrow Industries as clients nor it could have separate site (IE hey business is growing so we are building another mine shaft.) Also you need to remember that when Iron mountain start is was a company and protected documents from a Nuclear war so it sites were away from the major centers and underground. The Company also got US Government Contacts for this service

[tsofian]

Originally Posted by rcaf_777

The Company and easily have many of the Morrow Industries as clients nor it could have separate site (IE hey business is growing so we are building another mine shaft.) Also you need to remember that when Iron mountain start is was a company and protected documents from a Nuclear war so it sites were away from the major centers and underground. The Company also got US Government Contacts for this service

The problem comes in that if it is well known to be full of things the US Government wants to survive a nuclear war it becomes a nuclear target at some point

[knightofrubus]

How do you guys usually hide Boltholes? I'm tempted to say that the project used a lot of private holdings such as housing developments to get them set up under cover. As for Prime Base its been bugging me how you could hide it in this day and age. The best option really would be something like a mine especially if its out west.

[dragoon500ly]

Originally Posted by knightofrubus

How do you guys usually hide Boltholes? I'm tempted to say that the project used a lot of private holdings such as housing developments to get them set up under cover. As for Prime Base its been bugging me how you could hide it in this day and age. The best option really would be something like a mine especially if its out west.

Boltholes can be hidden in private property, under new construction storage units is an old favorite of mine, that new Wally World/Targeted/Cheapco store could have an extra buried under the corner, industrial parks, the list can be endless.

As for Prime, you can take risk of a mine, or any of the great ideas already presented, but you have to figure out just how you will disguise the amount of traffic that will be coming in. An argument can be made that Prime is far too large for its Command & Coordination mission...I feel that this really will depend on the size of a Project, that you as the PD feel comfortable with.