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Introduced by at least [[2517]], several ''Moncton''-class orbital weapon platforms along with the [[Erőd-class orbital weapon platform|''Erőd''-class]] were utilized at [[Reach]],<ref>''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]''</ref> where they were later [[Fall of Reach|destroyed]] along with its [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet|defending fleet]] in summer [[2552]] by combined Covenant naval forces under command of [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee[[Fleet of Particular Justice|'s Fleet of ''Particular Justice'']].<ref>''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''</ref> | Introduced by at least [[2517]], several ''Moncton''-class orbital weapon platforms along with the [[Erőd-class orbital weapon platform|''Erőd''-class]] were utilized at [[Reach]],<ref>''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]''</ref> where they were later [[Fall of Reach|destroyed]] along with its [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet|defending fleet]] in summer [[2552]] by combined Covenant naval forces under command of [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee[[Fleet of Particular Justice|'s Fleet of ''Particular Justice'']].<ref>''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''</ref> | ||
''Moncton''-class orbital weapon platforms made the entrirety of the three hundred orbital defense platforms that formed [[Earth]]'s orbital defense grid{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=37}} under the authority of [[Unified Ground Command]] by the [[UNSC Air Force]] and the [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]].{{Ref/Level|Id=H2TA|Game=Halo 2|Level=The Armory}} It was a key part of Earth's orbital defense grid, an ambitious plan that combined ground-based aerospace fighters, low-orbit satellites, and warship squadrons into a multi-layered integrated system. During the [[Battle for Earth]], when the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|Fleet of ''Sacred Consecration'']] stumbled into Earth's defenses, ''Moncton''-class platforms engaged the Covenant fleet at range, with [[Cairo Station (station)|''Cairo'']] serving as [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood's]] command center to coordinate the defense of Earth, devastating the unusually small force despite the Covenant being able to board and destroy the [[Athens Station|''Athens'']] and [[Malta Station|''Malta'']] stations and slipping [[Solemn Penance|a single]] {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} through the defense grid to [[Battle of Mombasa|deploy]] forces throughout [[Mombasa]] after exiting [[slipstream space|slipspace]] over the city.{{Ref/Level|Id=H2CS|Game=Halo 2|Level=Cairo Station}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H2Out|Game=Halo 2|Level=Outskirts}}{{Ref/Game|Id=sscirc1arc2|ODST|Detail=Sadie's Story, Circle 1, Arc 2}} | |||
The ''Moncton'' platforms would continue to defend Earth even as more additional [[Covenant fleet]]s began to be dispatched to the [[Sol system]] and later when [[Prophet of Truth]][[Truth's fleet|-commanded final overwhelming armada]] finally arrived in November.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TGJ}} Despite particularly strong defenses, the final Covenant invading fleet overrun much of the orbital defense grid and the Home Fleet, thus presumably disabled or destroyed the mass of remaining orbital defense platforms as it was weakened by the previous Covenant fleets.{{Ref/Level|Id=H3CN|Game=Halo 3|Level=Crow's Nest}} However, it is likely that the orbital defense platforms destroyed the majority of the Covenant invading fleet in return.{{Ref/Level|Id=TGJ|Game=Halo 2|Level=[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H2TA}} The ''Cairo'' remained intact, but left damaged after the final space battle.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TGJ}} When the [[Forerunner]] [[keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' jumped to Earth on November 17, [[Nassau Station|''Nassau'' Station]] tracked the [[Tykos 30]] in [[Ruwan Ackerson]]'s bloodstream to identify ''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'' as a priority target and destroy it, killing the [[Minister of Inquisition]].<ref>''[[Halo: Uprising]]'', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|Issue #4]]'' </ref> | The ''Moncton'' platforms would continue to defend Earth even as more additional [[Covenant fleet]]s began to be dispatched to the [[Sol system]] and later when [[Prophet of Truth]][[Truth's fleet|-commanded final overwhelming armada]] finally arrived in November.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TGJ}} Despite particularly strong defenses, the final Covenant invading fleet overrun much of the orbital defense grid and the Home Fleet, thus presumably disabled or destroyed the mass of remaining orbital defense platforms as it was weakened by the previous Covenant fleets.{{Ref/Level|Id=H3CN|Game=Halo 3|Level=Crow's Nest}} However, it is likely that the orbital defense platforms destroyed the majority of the Covenant invading fleet in return.{{Ref/Level|Id=TGJ|Game=Halo 2|Level=[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=H2TA}} The ''Cairo'' remained intact, but left damaged after the final space battle.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TGJ}} When the [[Forerunner]] [[keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' jumped to Earth on November 17, [[Nassau Station|''Nassau'' Station]] tracked the [[Tykos 30]] in [[Ruwan Ackerson]]'s bloodstream to identify ''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'' as a priority target and destroy it, killing the [[Minister of Inquisition]].<ref>''[[Halo: Uprising]]'', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|Issue #4]]'' </ref> | ||