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*The kinetic energy of a single shell from an orbital defense platform would be equivalent to almost''' '''51.6 gigatons of TNT, 1031.08 times the yield of the real world's largest nuclear weapon currently tested. | *The kinetic energy of a single shell from an orbital defense platform would be equivalent to almost''' '''51.6 gigatons of TNT, 1031.08 times the yield of the real world's largest nuclear weapon currently tested. | ||
*They were originally proposed sometime before 2490 as [[Avery Johnson]] mentions that they were being proposed around the same time he shipped out for boot camp. | *They were originally proposed sometime before 2490 as [[Avery Johnson]] mentions that they were being proposed around the same time he shipped out for boot camp. | ||
*Like many other ships and vehicles from the ''Halo'' franchise, the Orbital defense '''grid''' (all 300 platforms together) may draw inspiration from the movie Starship Troopers. It bears similarities to the [http://starshiptroopers.wikia.com/wiki/Lunar_Base_(Film)/ Lunar base], which is a space station designated to refueling and refiting ships, and also to the defense of planet earth. Like the Orbital defense grid, the Lunar Base is composed of multile guns and U shaped docking stations, which are used to house [http://starshiptroopers.wikia.com/wiki/Corvette_Transport/ Corvettes], which is the Starship troopers equivalent of the [[UNSC Frigate]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||