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The UNSC Marine Corps remained in large force on Earth and its geosynchronous [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s, and were thus mostly prepared to repulse a [[Covenant]] invasion when fifteen Covenant capital warships, two [[Assault Carrier]]s and thirteen [[Covenant Cruiser]]s, entered the Sol System. | The UNSC Marine Corps remained in large force on Earth and its geosynchronous [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s, and were thus mostly prepared to repulse a [[Covenant]] invasion when fifteen Covenant capital warships, two [[Assault Carrier]]s and thirteen [[Covenant Cruiser]]s, entered the Sol System. | ||
Because the large number of orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannons made it almost impossible for any of the Covenant warships to reach Earth unscathed, the Covenant sent [[Covenant Boarding Craft|boarding craft]] to board numerous Orbital Defense Platforms. The boarders swiftly penetrated the platform's infantry defenders and set bombs in the core of the stations and then detonated them, destroying the defense station inside-out with | Because the large number of orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannons made it almost impossible for any of the Covenant warships to reach Earth unscathed, the Covenant sent [[Covenant Boarding Craft|boarding craft]] to board numerous Orbital Defense Platforms. The boarders swiftly penetrated the platform's infantry defenders and set bombs in the core of the stations and then detonated them, destroying the defense station inside-out with miimal losses. ''[[Malta Station]]'' and ''[[Athens Station]]'' fell almost immediately to the internal sabotaging, | ||
Covenant forces invaded ''[[Cairo Station]]'' as well, the command center for UNSC fleet operations during the battle. The crew of the ''Cairo'' held out longer, albeit with heavy casualties, and Marines and crewmen fought a coordinated holding action, trying to force the boarders out of the peripheral hangars and the intermediate common rooms, but their defenses were penetrated by a small force of [[Elite]]s and [[Grunt]]s that planted a bomb in the Fire Control Center of ''Cairo Station''. Only [[SPARTAN-117]]'s timely reinforcement of the Marine garrison and his assault on the Fire Control Center managed to '''disarm''' the bomb in time, thus saving ''Cairo Station'' from destruction<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Cairo Station (Level)]]''</ref>. | Covenant forces invaded ''[[Cairo Station]]'' as well, the command center for UNSC fleet operations during the battle. The crew of the ''Cairo'' held out longer, albeit with heavy casualties, and Marines and crewmen fought a coordinated holding action, trying to force the boarders out of the peripheral hangars and the intermediate common rooms, but their defenses were penetrated by a small force of [[Elite]]s and [[Grunt]]s that planted a bomb in the Fire Control Center of ''Cairo Station''. Only [[SPARTAN-117]]'s timely reinforcement of the Marine garrison and his assault on the Fire Control Center managed to '''disarm''' the bomb in time, thus saving ''Cairo Station'' from destruction.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Cairo Station (Level)]]''</ref>. | ||
However, despite the fact that ''Cairo Station'' and hundreds of others of Orbital Defense Platforms still stood, the loss of the ''Malta'' and ''Athens'' allowed a Covenant Assault Carrier to penetrate the UNSC Navy's defensive web around Earth, and this Assault Carrier attacked [[Mombasa]], [[Africa]]. | However, despite the fact that ''Cairo Station'' and hundreds of others of Orbital Defense Platforms still stood, the loss of the ''Malta'' and ''Athens'' allowed a Covenant Assault Carrier to penetrate the UNSC Navy's defensive web around Earth, and this Assault Carrier attacked [[Mombasa]], [[Africa]]. | ||