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False statement: much of Halo inspired from Aliens; little inspired from Starship Troopers, though it is a possibility. Check out List_of_pop_culture_references_in_the_Halo_series#Starship_Troopers for more.

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 ==Deployment==
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-By [[2552#August|August 2552]], [[Reach]] was protected by twenty ODPs. At least one of these platforms was in place by [[2517|May 2517]];<ref> Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp</ref> at least one was online by [[2527]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 50''</ref> During the [[Fall of Reach]], the orbital defense platforms inflicted massive losses on the Covenant armada in the opening stages of the battle, and also provided support fire for ground forces on Reach. Large numbers of UNSC forces were deployed to protect the orbital platforms' planetside power generators but were ultimately unable to do so against determined enemy assaults. The disabling of the defense platforms was a major factor on the battle's outcome.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach'''</ref>
+By [[2552#August|August 2552]], [[Reach]] was protected by twenty ODPs. One of these platforms was in place by [[2517|May 2517]];<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'''</ref> at least one was online by [[2527]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 50''</ref> During the [[Fall of Reach]], the orbital defense platforms inflicted massive losses on the Covenant armada in the opening stages of the battle, and also provided support fire for ground forces on Reach. Large numbers of UNSC forces were deployed to protect the orbital platforms' planetside power generators but were ultimately unable to do so against determined enemy assaults. The disabling of the defense platforms was a major factor on the battle's outcome.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach'''</ref>
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 *The kinetic energy of a single shell from an orbital defense platform would be equivalent to almost''' '''51.6 gigatons of TNT, 1031.08 times the yield of the real world's largest nuclear weapon currently tested.
 *They were originally proposed sometime before 2490 as [[Avery Johnson]] mentions that they were being proposed around the same time he shipped out for boot camp.
-*Like many other ships and vehicles from the ''Halo'' franchise, the Orbital defense '''grid''' (all 300 platforms together) may draw inspiration from the movie Starship Troopers. It bears similarities to the [http://starshiptroopers.wikia.com/wiki/Lunar_Base_(Film)/ Lunar base], which is a space station designated to refueling and refiting ships, and also to the defense of planet earth. Like the Orbital defense grid, the Lunar Base is composed of multile guns and U shaped docking stations, which are used to house [http://starshiptroopers.wikia.com/wiki/Corvette_Transport/ Corvettes], which is the Starship troopers equivalent of the [[UNSC Frigate]].
 ==List of appearances==