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[[Image:Macstationcairolarge1ki.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Cairo'', a typical Orbital Defense Platform.]] | [[Image:Macstationcairolarge1ki.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Cairo'', a typical Orbital Defense Platform.]] | ||
An '''Orbital Defense Platform''' was a small [[UNSC]] space station used to defend locations of great importance. Many stations were placed in a [[wikipedia:Geosynchronous orbit|geosynchronous orbit | An '''Orbital Defense Platform''' was a small [[UNSC]] space station used to defend locations of great importance. Many stations were placed in a [[wikipedia:Geosynchronous orbit|geosynchronous orbit]] over planets. Primary armament was a Mk. V "Super" [[MAC]] gun, capable of causing severe damage to even a shielded [[Covenant]] warship with a single hit<ref>Halo 2, [[The Armory (Level)]], cutscene</ref>. | ||
==Facilities== | ==Facilities== | ||
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A portion of the 300 platforms saw action at the [[First Battle of Earth]]. ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Malta Station]]'' were each destroyed by an [[Anti-Matter Bomb]] placed by [[Covenant]] boarding parties, with ''[[Cairo Station]]'' narrowly avoiding the same fate<ref>Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>. | A portion of the 300 platforms saw action at the [[First Battle of Earth]]. ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Malta Station]]'' were each destroyed by an [[Anti-Matter Bomb]] placed by [[Covenant]] boarding parties, with ''[[Cairo Station]]'' narrowly avoiding the same fate<ref>Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>. | ||
The ODPs would fire in anger | The ODPs would again fire in anger at the [[Second Battle of Earth]]<ref>Halo 2, [[The Great Journey (Level)]], cutscene</ref>. | ||
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