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{{Era|HCW}}
{{Title|''Athens Station''}}
{{Title|''Athens Station''}}
{{Base Infobox
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Base infobox
|base=Athens Orbital Defense Platform
|base=Athens Orbital Defense Platform
|image=[[File:H2A-Athens Station.png|300px|Destruction of the UNSC Athens 'Super' MAC platform as a result of Covenant boarding action]]  
|image=[[File:H2A-Athens Station.png|300px|Destruction of the UNSC Athens 'Super' MAC platform as a result of Covenant boarding action]]  
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|usage=*[[Battle of Earth]]
|usage=*[[Battle of Earth]]
|section(s)=
|section(s)=
|defence=
|defence=[[Durasteel]] armor{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|armament=Fifth-generation [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]
|armament=*1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon#"Super" Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14D4A1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*7 [[M606 Goalkeeper point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|equipment=
|equipment=
|vehicles=*[[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]]
|vehicles=*[[D82-EST Darter]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*Maintenance drones{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|soldier(s)=
|soldier(s)=
|commander(s)=
|commander(s)=
|era(s)=
|era(s)=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|notable=
|notable=
|affiliation=[[UNSC Defense Force|UNSCDF]]
|affiliation=[[UNSC Defense Force|UNSCDF]]
}}
}}
{{Quote|...With coordinated fire from the Athens and the [[Malta Station|Malta]], nothing's getting past this battle cluster in one piece.|[[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Avery Johnson]]}}
{{Quote|...With coordinated fire from the Athens and the [[Malta Station|Malta]], nothing's getting past this battle cluster in one piece.|[[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Avery Johnson]] on the [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]}}
'''''Athens Station''''', [[hull classification symbol]] '''OWP-144''', was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[orbital defense platform]] in [[geosynchronous orbit]] above [[Earth]]. It was in the same battle cluster as both ''[[Cairo Station]]'' and ''[[Malta Station]]''.<ref name="cairo">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> Unlike its sister stations, its hangars were equipped for [[D82-EST Darter]] cargo dropships.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 30</ref>
'''''Athens Station''''', [[hull classification symbol]] '''OWP-144''', was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Moncton-class orbital weapon platform|''Moncton''-class]] [[orbital defense platform]] in [[geosynchronous orbit]] above [[Earth]]. It was in the same battle cluster as both ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo]]'' and ''[[Malta Station]]''.<ref name="cairo">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> Unlike its sister stations, its hangars were equipped for [[D82-EST Darter]] cargo dropships and maintenance drones.<ref name="Warfleet">'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', p. 30</ref>


== Operational history ==
== Operational history ==
During the [[Battle of Earth]], the ''Athens'' was destroyed right after the ''Malta'' and in the same fashion: [[Covenant]] [[boarding|boarders]] placed an [[antimatter charge]] on the station and then withdrew prior to its detonation. This initially led the human forces onboard to believe they had beaten the Covenant back until the Covenant bomb exploded, destroying the station.
During the [[Battle of Earth]], the ''Athens'' was destroyed right after the ''Malta'' and in the same fashion: [[Covenant]] [[Naval boarding|boarders]] placed a {{Pattern|Chershi|void maker|}} [[antimatter charge]] on the station and then withdrew prior to its detonation. This initially led the human forces onboard to believe they had beaten the Covenant back until the Covenant bomb exploded, destroying the station.


After both ''Athens'' and ''Malta'' were destroyed, the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]] ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' broke through the orbital defenses to the [[Battle of Mombasa|surface]] of Earth.<ref name="cairo"/>
After both ''Athens'' and ''Malta'' were destroyed, the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]] ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' broke through the orbital defenses to the [[Battle of Mombasa|surface]] of Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}}
 
By [[2560]], both ''Athens'' and ''Malta'' Stations were replaced by newly fabricated orbital platforms.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=37}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''{{mo}}
*''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'' {{mo}}


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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[[Category:Orbital defense platforms]]
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