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|base= Malta Station | |base= Malta Station | ||
|image= [[Image:Maltastation.jpg|left|300px|Malta Station just before destruction.]] | |image= [[Image:Maltastation.jpg|left|300px|Malta Station just before its destruction.]] | ||
|location= Space station in orbit over the island [[wikipedia:Malta|Malta]] | |location= Space station in orbit over the island of [[wikipedia:Malta|Malta]] | ||
|built= | |built= | ||
|destroyed= October 20, [[2552]] | |destroyed= October 20, [[2552]] | ||
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{{Quote|Malta what is your status, over?|[[Cortana]]}} | {{Quote|Malta what is your status, over?|[[Cortana]]}} | ||
{{Quote|I don't believe it! They're retreating, we've won!|Unknown [[UNSC]] member | {{Quote|I don't believe it! They're retreating, we've won!|Unknown [[UNSC]] member aboard the Malta Station, moments before the station's violent destruction <ref name="ref1">Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>}} | ||
'''''Malta Station''''', [[Hull Classification Symbol]] '''ODP-143''', was a [[UNSC]] [[Orbital Defense Platform]] in [[Earth]] orbit. It was so named because it held station above the [[Malta (Island)|island of Malta]]. It was in the same battle cluster as ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station]]''. <ref name="ref1">Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref> | '''''Malta Station''''', [[Hull Classification Symbol]] '''ODP-143''', was a [[UNSC]] [[Orbital Defense Platform]] in [[Earth]] orbit. It was so named because it held station above the [[Malta (Island)|island of Malta]]. It was in the same battle cluster as ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station]]''. <ref name="ref1">Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref> | ||
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During the [[First Battle of Earth]], the station was destroyed by a [[Covenant Bomb]] placed by [[Covenant]] boarders. Unaware of the invader's true intent, the withdrawal of the boarders was misinterpreted by some of the station's crew members as a full retreat by the Covenant. | During the [[First Battle of Earth]], the station was destroyed by a [[Covenant Bomb]] placed by [[Covenant]] boarders. Unaware of the invader's true intent, the withdrawal of the boarders was misinterpreted by some of the station's crew members as a full retreat by the Covenant. | ||
The destruction of ''Malta'' | The destruction of ''Malta'' occurred shortly before that of ''Athens'', allowing the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Covenant Assault Carrier|Assault Carrier]] to break through the orbital defenses to the [[Battle of New Mombasa|surface]] of Earth. It is assumed that all hands on board were lost when the bomb exploded, destroying the pressurized environment. | ||
The wreckage of the Malta formed a debris field, which was shattered when the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier flew through it. | The wreckage of the Malta formed a debris field, which was shattered when the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier flew through it. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:Places]] | [[Category:Places]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC]] | [[Category:UNSC]] | ||