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Orbital weapons platforms serve to guard their charges via a number of means. The term is a loose descriptor that can encompass a range of satellite types, ranging from small and/or unmanned satellites that consist simply of a missile pod linked to a targeting array and communications relay, up to the massive manned [[space station]]s that form the most predominant and iconic imagery of the concept. The largest of these are built around a core [[Capital ship|capital]]-scale [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (MAC), colloquially referred to as a "big stick", and serve as some of the largest and most powerful examples of MAC weaponry available to [[human]]ity.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFGlassed}} | Orbital weapons platforms serve to guard their charges via a number of means. The term is a loose descriptor that can encompass a range of satellite types, ranging from small and/or unmanned satellites that consist simply of a missile pod linked to a targeting array and communications relay, up to the massive manned [[space station]]s that form the most predominant and iconic imagery of the concept. The largest of these are built around a core [[Capital ship|capital]]-scale [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (MAC), colloquially referred to as a "big stick", and serve as some of the largest and most powerful examples of MAC weaponry available to [[human]]ity.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFGlassed}}{{Ref/Site|URL=http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/topic/16805-halo-waypoint-update-with-spartan-new-ships/page-7|Site=Spartan Games|Page=Halo Waypoint Update with Spartan - NEW SHIPS!|Detail=(defunct)|Quote='Super MAC' is more a category than a specific weapon. Many defense platforms do not have 'super MACs' as used by Reach installations, for example.}} | ||
Alongside their primary defensive weaponry, ODPs may also equip a number of secondary armaments to aid in their own defence. These include [[point-defense gun]]s, such as in case of the [[M606 Goalkeeper point defense gun|M606 Goalkeepers]] included on the {{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform|}}. Larger OWPs usually also equip [[hangar]] support facilities for [[dropship]]s and [[Space fighter|strikecraft]], with the precise examples carried varying across the fleet. OWPs are deployed in battle clusters of (in the case of the ''Moncton'') three stations, each designed to mutually support and reinforce one another. As such, each carries a slightly different loadout, allowing the three to each specialise in a particular collateral function and cover one another's bases.{{Ref/Reuse|WF30}} | Alongside their primary defensive weaponry, ODPs may also equip a number of secondary armaments to aid in their own defence. These include [[point-defense gun]]s, such as in case of the [[M606 Goalkeeper point defense gun|M606 Goalkeepers]] included on the {{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform|}}. Larger OWPs usually also equip [[hangar]] support facilities for [[dropship]]s and [[Space fighter|strikecraft]], with the precise examples carried varying across the fleet. OWPs are deployed in battle clusters of (in the case of the ''Moncton'') three stations, each designed to mutually support and reinforce one another. As such, each carries a slightly different loadout, allowing the three to each specialise in a particular collateral function and cover one another's bases.{{Ref/Reuse|WF30}} | ||