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Super [[MAC]] Platforms were first mentioned in the book [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] (there were twelve defending the military strong hold [[Reach]], running off power from generators on the planet), and the [[Spartans]] were sent to defend them in order to buy the [[UNSC]] ships in space more time, but eventually failed. After the fall of Reach, a [[UNSC]] officer wanted to send a small battle group to the [[Epsilon Eridani]] system to learn its fate and look for survivors, but Colonel [[James Ackerson]] refused to allow it, saying the [[UNSC]] needed all the ships they could get to defend earth untill the new Orbital Defense was up. This eventually turned out to be 300 hundred Super [[Mac]]’s around [[Earth]] for all round defense. | Super [[MAC]] Platforms were first mentioned in the book [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] (there were twelve defending the military strong hold [[Reach]], running off power from generators on the planet), and the [[Spartans]] were sent to defend them in order to buy the [[UNSC]] ships in space more time, but eventually failed. After the fall of Reach, a [[UNSC]] officer wanted to send a small battle group to the [[Epsilon Eridani]] system to learn its fate and look for survivors, but Colonel [[James Ackerson]] refused to allow it, saying the [[UNSC]] needed all the ships they could get to defend earth untill the new Orbital Defense was up. This eventually turned out to be 300 hundred Super [[Mac]]’s around [[Earth]] for all round defense. | ||
== First Battle Of Earth == | == [[First Battle Of Earth]] == | ||
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During the First Battle Of Earth, the stations proved to be an excellent defense against the Covenant with their MAC guns. However, the [[Covenant]] fleet brought bombs with them to destroy the stations from inside. Both | During the First Battle Of Earth, the stations proved to be an excellent defense against the Covenant with their MAC guns. However, the [[Covenant]] fleet brought [[anit-matter bomb|bombs]] with them to destroy the stations from inside. Both [[Malta]] and [[Athens]] were destroyed, but the [[Master Chief]] was able to prevent the destruction of [[Cairo]] station. | ||