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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
[[Image:Macstationcairolarge1ki.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Cairo Orbital Defense Platform.]] | |||
An Orbital Defense Platform is a small space station that is | An Orbital Defense Platform is a small space station that is, in theory, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_orbit geosynchronous orbit] over a city on [[Earth]] for which it is named. On board the station is a small contingent of [[Marines]], apparently as a defense force in the event of an enemy boarding. The station's main purpose and feature is its Mark V "Super" [[MAC]] gun, which is capable of destroying a [[Covenant]] ship with a single hit. The station also has two docking spaces for [[UNSC]] ships, apparently available to evacuate station personnel or for other miscellaneous activities. | ||
[[ | In [[Halo 2]], three stations are mentioned: [[Cairo Station]], [[Malta Station]] and [[Athens Station]]. The first level you are in combat in [[Halo 2]] starts on [[Cairo Station]], for which the level is named. | ||
==Role in [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]== | ==Role in [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]== |