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{{Quote|That MAC gun can put a round clean through a Covenant capital ship.|[[Avery Johnson]], describing the gun of a ''Moncton''-class orbital weapons platform.{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}}}} | {{Quote|That MAC gun can put a round clean through a Covenant capital ship.|[[Avery Johnson]], describing the gun of a ''Moncton''-class orbital weapons platform.{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}}}} | ||
'''Orbital defense platform'''<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 330</ref> ('''ODP'''),<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 294 (2011)</ref> also known as an '''orbital weapon platform''',<ref name="cairo">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[Cairo Station]]</ref> is a general term for a wide variety of [[space station]]s employed by the UNSC. Stations falling into this classification include unmanned weapon satellites all the way to large stations with a capital grade [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] built into it.<ref name="lookingglassed">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-looking-glassed ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Looking Glassed]</ref> Some classes of ODP have the [[hull classification symbol]] of '''OWP'''. | '''Orbital defense platform'''<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 330</ref> ('''ODP'''),<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', p. 294 (2011)</ref> also known as an '''orbital weapon platform''',<ref name="cairo">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[Cairo Station]]</ref> is a general term for a wide variety of [[space station]]s employed by the UNSC. Stations falling into this classification include unmanned weapon satellites all the way to large stations with a capital grade [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] built into it.<ref name="lookingglassed">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-looking-glassed ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Looking Glassed]</ref> Some classes of ODP have the [[hull classification symbol]] of '''OWP'''. | ||
Orbital defense platforms are frequently placed in [[geosynchronous orbit]] and deployed in groups, or clusters, of two to five platforms. The well-equipped and large bridge of an ODP is suitable for directing large-scale engagements. Such was the case when [[Lord Hood|Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood]] directed UNSC forces from an ODP during the [[Battle of Earth]]. These platforms are capable of destroying even the largest of [[Covenant]] capital ships but are vulnerable to [[Covenant boarding craft]] which can avoid the heavy slugs and latch onto the stations. If they survive the point defense guns, it is up to the UNSC personnel within the stations to repel any [[Boarding|boarders]].{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}} | Orbital defense platforms are frequently placed in [[geosynchronous orbit]] and deployed in groups, or clusters, of two to five platforms. The well-equipped and large bridge of an ODP is suitable for directing large-scale engagements. Such was the case when [[Lord Hood|Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood]] directed UNSC forces from an ODP during the [[Battle of Earth]]. These platforms are capable of destroying even the largest of [[Covenant]] capital ships but are vulnerable to [[Covenant boarding craft]] which can avoid the heavy slugs and latch onto the stations. If they survive the point defense guns, it is up to the UNSC personnel within the stations to repel any [[Boarding|boarders]].{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}} | ||
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===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||
====MAC platforms==== | ====MAC platforms==== | ||
The primary and crucial armament is a Mk. V "''Super''" [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] capable of causing near-fatal damage to even a shielded Covenant capital warship with a single slug. The slug can weigh up to 3,000 tons and is launched at 4% the speed of light,<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 283</ref><ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Fall of Reach (2010 edition)]]'', p. 320</ref>{{Ref/Note|While the [[Halo Encyclopedia]] lists the velocity as 40% the speed of light, the figure remains unchanged in the reissue of ''The Fall of Reach'', a more recent source.}} ensuring the complete annihilation of the target.{{Ref/Reuse|armory}} As with starship-mounted MACs, a platform's cannon is commonly controlled by an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]. Due to the immense power of the MAC, a large recoil dampening system is situated at the base of the cannon.{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}} The weapon is vulnerable to the detonation of nuclear weapons, as their superconductive coils could be burned out from their electromagnetic pulse.<ref name="TFORC34">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Chapter 34</ref> | The primary and crucial armament is a Mk. V "''Super''" [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] capable of causing near-fatal damage to even a shielded Covenant capital warship with a single slug. The slug can weigh up to 3,000 tons and is launched at 4% the speed of light,<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 283</ref><ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Fall of Reach (2010 edition)]]'', p. 320</ref>{{Ref/Note|While the [[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]] lists the velocity as 40% the speed of light, the figure remains unchanged in the reissue of ''The Fall of Reach'', a more recent source.}} ensuring the complete annihilation of the target.{{Ref/Reuse|armory}} As with starship-mounted MACs, a platform's cannon is commonly controlled by an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]. Due to the immense power of the MAC, a large recoil dampening system is situated at the base of the cannon.{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}} The weapon is vulnerable to the detonation of nuclear weapons, as their superconductive coils could be burned out from their electromagnetic pulse.<ref name="TFORC34">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Chapter 34</ref> | ||
====Point defense guns==== | ====Point defense guns==== | ||