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==Deployment==
==Deployment==
===Reach===
===Reach===
[[File:Magnetic Accelerator Cannon.png|thumb|right|300px|An ODP above Reach firing its main cannon.]]
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> a number were 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. At least one of these platforms was in place by [[2517|May 2517]];<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'''</ref> a number were 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>