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[[File:H2A Terminals - ODPs.jpg|300px|thumb|{{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform}}s in deployment over a colony world.]] | |||
{{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|H2Cairo}}}} | {{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|H2Cairo}}}} | ||
An '''orbital defense platform''' (ODP){{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=294}}, or '''orbital weapon platform''' (OWP), is a kind of armed satellite employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]] for defensive purposes. They can range massively in size and scope, and are frequently deployed in a [[geosynchronous orbit]] around a given world to act as a defensive line against a potential invading enemy force.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=34}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFGlassed|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-looking-glassed|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Looking Glassed|D=16|M=01|Y=2021}} Within the UNSC, orbital weapons platforms are assigned the [[hull classification symbol]] '''OWP'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=WF30|HWF|Page=30-31}} | An '''orbital defense platform''' (ODP){{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=294}}, or '''orbital weapon platform''' (OWP), is a kind of armed satellite employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]] for defensive purposes. They can range massively in size and scope, and are frequently deployed in a [[geosynchronous orbit]] around a given world to act as a defensive line against a potential invading enemy force.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=34}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFGlassed|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-looking-glassed|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Looking Glassed|D=16|M=01|Y=2021}} Within the UNSC, orbital weapons platforms are assigned the [[hull classification symbol]] '''OWP'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=WF30|HWF|Page=30-31}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Orbital weapons platforms serve to guard their charges via a number of means. The term is a loose descriptor that can encompass a range of satellite types, ranging from small and/or unmanned satellites that consist simply of a missile pod linked to a targeting array and communications relay, up to the massive manned [[space station]]s that form the most predominant and iconic imagery of the concept. The largest of these are built around a core [[Capital ship|capital]]-scale [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (MAC), colloquially referred to as a "big stick", and serve as some of the largest and most powerful examples of MAC weaponry available to [[human]]ity.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFGlassed}} | Orbital weapons platforms serve to guard their charges via a number of means. The term is a loose descriptor that can encompass a range of satellite types, ranging from small and/or unmanned satellites that consist simply of a missile pod linked to a targeting array and communications relay, up to the massive manned [[space station]]s that form the most predominant and iconic imagery of the concept. The largest of these are built around a core [[Capital ship|capital]]-scale [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (MAC), colloquially referred to as a "big stick", and serve as some of the largest and most powerful examples of MAC weaponry available to [[human]]ity.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFGlassed}}{{Ref/Site|URL=http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/topic/16805-halo-waypoint-update-with-spartan-new-ships/page-7|Site=Spartan Games|Page=Halo Waypoint Update with Spartan - NEW SHIPS!|Detail=(defunct)|Quote='Super MAC' is more a category than a specific weapon. Many defense platforms do not have 'super MACs' as used by Reach installations, for example.}} | ||
Alongside their primary defensive weaponry, ODPs may also equip a number of secondary armaments to aid in their own defence. These include [[point-defense gun]]s, such as in case of the [[M606 Goalkeeper point defense gun|M606 Goalkeepers]] included on the {{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform|}}. Larger OWPs usually also equip [[hangar]] support facilities for [[dropship]]s and [[Space fighter|strikecraft]], with the precise examples carried varying across the fleet. OWPs are deployed in battle clusters of (in the case of the ''Moncton'') three stations, each designed to mutually support and reinforce one another. As such, each carries a slightly different loadout, allowing the three to each specialise in a particular collateral function and cover one another's bases.{{Ref/Reuse|WF30}} | Alongside their primary defensive weaponry, ODPs may also equip a number of secondary armaments to aid in their own defence. These include [[point-defense gun]]s, such as in case of the [[M606 Goalkeeper point defense gun|M606 Goalkeepers]] included on the {{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform|}}. Larger OWPs usually also equip [[hangar]] support facilities for [[dropship]]s and [[Space fighter|strikecraft]], with the precise examples carried varying across the fleet. OWPs are deployed in battle clusters of (in the case of the ''Moncton'') three stations, each designed to mutually support and reinforce one another. As such, each carries a slightly different loadout, allowing the three to each specialise in a particular collateral function and cover one another's bases.{{Ref/Reuse|WF30}} | ||
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==Deployment== | ==Deployment== | ||
===Reach=== | ===Reach=== | ||
[[File:Magnetic Accelerator Cannon.png|thumb | [[File:Magnetic Accelerator Cannon.png|thumb|300px|An ODP above Reach firing its main cannon.]] | ||
By [[2552#August|August 2552]], [[Reach]] was protected by 20 orbital defense platforms, with at least one being an {{Class|Erőd|orbital weapon platform}} | By [[2552#August|August 2552]], [[Reach]] was protected by 20 orbital defense platforms, with at least one being an {{Class|Erőd|orbital weapon platform}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Another was a {{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform}} which was in place by [[2517|May 2517]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=bootcamp|[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]}} A number of Reach's ODPs were online by [[2527]].{{Ref/Book|Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Page=50}} During the [[Fall of Reach]], the orbital defense platforms inflicted massive losses on the Covenant armada in the opening stages of the battle, as well as providing fire support for ground forces on Reach. Large numbers of UNSC forces were deployed to protect the orbital platforms' planetside power generators, but they ultimately fell against determined enemy assaults. The disabling of the defense platforms was a major factor on the battle's outcome.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach}} | ||
===Earth=== | ===Earth=== | ||
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===Camber=== | ===Camber=== | ||
Several orbital defense platforms were stationed around [[Camber]]; these were eventually destroyed when the Covenant [[Battle of Camber| | Several orbital defense platforms were stationed around [[Camber]]; these were eventually destroyed when the Covenant [[Battle of Camber|assaulted]] the moon during the Human-Covenant War. | ||
===Meridian=== | ===Meridian=== | ||
Several orbital defense platforms held station above the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Meridian]], owing to the world's critical importance as an industrial supplier of the UNSC; these stations were lost to the Covenant during the [[Battle of Meridian]] in [[2551]]. | Several orbital defense platforms held station above the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Meridian]], owing to the world's critical importance as an industrial supplier of the UNSC; these stations were lost to the Covenant during the [[Battle of Meridian]] in [[2551]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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File:BootCamp - Reach.png|An orbital defense platform above Reach, along with the [[Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet]] in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''. | File:BootCamp - Reach.png|An orbital defense platform above Reach, along with the [[Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet]] in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''. | ||
File:Orbitoldefencestation.jpg|An ODP, as shown in one of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''{{'}}s [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]. | File:Orbitoldefencestation.jpg|An ODP, as shown in one of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''{{'}}s [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]. | ||
File: | File:HTMCC H2A Achievement BombSquad.png|''Halo 2: Anniversary'' concept art of a ''Moncton''-class ODP shown in orbit above Earth. | ||
File:Oaxaca Station.jpg|''Oaxaca Station'' in [[2558]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | File:Oaxaca Station.jpg|''Oaxaca Station'' in [[2558]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | ||
File:H2A - Cairo Station Bay.jpg|The underside of a Super MAC platform. | File:H2A - Cairo Station Bay.jpg|The underside of a Super MAC platform. | ||
File:H2A-MAC Recoil Dampener.png|The dampening system at the base of an ODP's MAC. | File:H2A-MAC Recoil Dampener.png|The dampening system at the base of an ODP's MAC. | ||
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*''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'' | *''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' | *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]'' | |||
**''[[Reach (TV Series)|Reach]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||