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'''Aspis platforms''' are a kind of [[Forerunner]] [[battle station]]. They are roughly one kilometre long.<ref name="WF86">''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]'', Battle Stations - p.86-87</ref>
'''Aspis platforms''' are a kind of [[Forerunner]] [[battle station]]. They are roughly one kilometer long.<ref name="WF86">''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]'', Battle Stations - p.86-87</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

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Aspis platforms are a kind of Forerunner battle station. They are roughly one kilometer long.[1]

Trivia

  • An Aspis is a type of large, round shield that was used by hoplites in Ancient Greece. The name may imply that the Aspis platform is defensive in role, and/or disc-like in shape.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Warfleet, Battle Stations - p.86-87