Cairo Station (Platform): Difference between revisions

In [[2552]], [[John-117]] received the [[MJOLNIR Armor|MJOLNIR Mk. VI armor]] in the ''Cairo'' armory prior to attending an awards ceremony on the station's command center. The ceremony was interrupted by the [[First Battle of Earth]] when thirteen Covenant [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] and two [[Assault Carriers]] assaulted Earth. They tried to break through the ''Cairo'''s battle cluster by sending boarding craft to plant bombs on the stations to destroy them. [[Lord Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Hood]] commanded the UNSC forces from the station during the attack. Unlike ''Athens'' and ''Malta'', ''Cairo'' survived the [[Covenant]] attempt to detonate a [[Covenant Bomb]] on board. In an ironic twist, the bomb was located and used by [[John-117]] to destroy a Covenant [[Covenant Assault Carrier|assault carrier]]. When SPARTAN-117 returned later to Earth ''Cairo'' was still intact but appeared damaged from the battle. Lord Hood was still on board and in command of the escalating [[Second Battle of Earth]] <ref>Halo 2, [http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/The_Great_Journey_%28Level%29#Fourth_Cinematic| The Great Journey]</ref>. The ''Cairo'', the other MAC platforms, and three UNSC fleets held firm against the onslaught of the Covenant Loyalist forces.