Moncton-class orbital weapon platform: Difference between revisions

Introduced by at least [[2550]], the ''Moncton''-class orbital weapon platform formed part of [[Earth]]'s orbital defense grid under the authority of [[Unified Ground Command]] by the [[UNSC Air Force]]. 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. When the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s forces 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 a single {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} through the defense grid to deploy forces throughout [[Mombasa]]. The ''Moncton'' platforms would continue to defend Earth even as the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s own fleet began arriving,<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', [[The Great Journey]]</ref> with [[Nassau Station|''Nassau'' Station]] tracking 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> An unknown number of platforms survived the end of the war, and continued to serve in Earth's defence grid as late as March 22nd, 2558.<ref>''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|Issue #7]]''</ref>