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|base= Malta Station | |base= Malta Station | ||
|image= [[Image:Maltastation.jpg|left|300px|Malta Station just before destruction.]] | |image= [[Image:Maltastation.jpg|left|300px|Malta Station just before its destruction.]] | ||
|location= Space station in orbit over the island [[wikipedia:Malta|Malta]] | |location= Space station in orbit over the island of [[wikipedia:Malta|Malta]] | ||
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|destroyed= October 20, [[2552]] | |destroyed= October 20, [[2552]] | ||
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{{Quote|Malta what is your status, over?|[[Cortana]]}} | {{Quote|Malta what is your status, over?|[[Cortana]]}} | ||
{{Quote|I don't believe it! They're retreating, we've won!|Unknown [[UNSC]] member | {{Quote|I don't believe it! They're retreating, we've won!|Unknown [[UNSC]] member aboard the Malta Station, moments before the station's violent destruction <ref name="ref1">Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>}} | ||
'''''Malta Station''''', [[Hull Classification Symbol]] '''ODP-143''', was a [[UNSC]] [[Orbital Defense Platform]] in [[Earth]] orbit. It was so named because it held station above the [[Malta (Island)|island of Malta]]. It was in the same battle cluster as ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station]]''. <ref name="ref1">Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref> | '''''Malta Station''''', [[Hull Classification Symbol]] '''ODP-143''', was a [[UNSC]] [[Orbital Defense Platform]] in [[Earth]] orbit. It was so named because it held station above the [[Malta (Island)|island of Malta]]. It was in the same battle cluster as ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station]]''. <ref name="ref1">Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref> | ||
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During the [[First Battle of Earth]], the station was destroyed by a [[Covenant Bomb]] placed by [[Covenant]] boarders. Unaware of the invader's true intent, the withdrawal of the boarders was misinterpreted by some of the station's crew members as a full retreat by the Covenant. | During the [[First Battle of Earth]], the station was destroyed by a [[Covenant Bomb]] placed by [[Covenant]] boarders. Unaware of the invader's true intent, the withdrawal of the boarders was misinterpreted by some of the station's crew members as a full retreat by the Covenant. | ||
The destruction of ''Malta'' | The destruction of ''Malta'' occurred shortly before that of ''Athens'', allowing the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Covenant Assault Carrier|Assault Carrier]] to break through the orbital defenses to the [[Battle of New Mombasa|surface]] of Earth. It is assumed that all hands on board were lost when the bomb exploded, destroying the pressurized environment. | ||
The wreckage of the Malta formed a debris field, which was shattered when the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier flew through it. | The wreckage of the Malta formed a debris field, which was shattered when the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier flew through it. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:Places]] | [[Category:Places]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC]] | [[Category:UNSC]] | ||
Revision as of 02:07, July 7, 2009
- "Malta what is your status, over?"
- — Cortana
- "I don't believe it! They're retreating, we've won!"
- — Unknown UNSC member aboard the Malta Station, moments before the station's violent destruction [1]
Malta Station, Hull Classification Symbol ODP-143, was a UNSC Orbital Defense Platform in Earth orbit. It was so named because it held station above the island of Malta. It was in the same battle cluster as Athens Station and Cairo Station. [1]
During the First Battle of Earth, the station was destroyed by a Covenant Bomb placed by Covenant boarders. Unaware of the invader's true intent, the withdrawal of the boarders was misinterpreted by some of the station's crew members as a full retreat by the Covenant.
The destruction of Malta occurred shortly before that of Athens, allowing the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier to break through the orbital defenses to the surface of Earth. It is assumed that all hands on board were lost when the bomb exploded, destroying the pressurized environment.
The wreckage of the Malta formed a debris field, which was shattered when the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier flew through it.
Sources
- ^ a b Halo 2, Cairo Station (Level)
