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|length={{Convert|536|m|ft|sigfig=3}}<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo Warfleet]]'', ''p. 30-31''</ref> | |length={{Convert|536|m|ft|sigfig=3}}<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo Warfleet]]'', ''p. 30-31''</ref> | ||
|width= | |width={{Convert|2580|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=3|disp=flip}}<ref name="Model">'''[[Halo 2]]''' 3D model file</ref> | ||
|height={{Convert|1336|m|ft|sigfig=3}}<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |height={{Convert|1336|m|ft|sigfig=3}}<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|mass=2.9 million metric tons<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |mass=2.9 million metric tons<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|power= | |power=*[[Fusion reactor]]<ref name="Warfleet"/><!--Doesn't specifically name it a fusion reactor, but it does make mention that there is some kind of reactor on the station..--> | ||
*Liquid-metal capacitance cells<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
|engine=Station-keeping thrusters<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |engine=Station-keeping thrusters<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|slipspace drive= | |slipspace drive= | ||
|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
|hull=[[Durasteel]] armor<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |hull=[[Durasteel]] armor<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|shielding= | |shielding=None | ||
|armament=*1 [[MAC#"Super" Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14D4A1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |armament=*1 [[MAC#"Super" Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14D4A1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
*7 [[M606 Goalkeeper point defense gun]]s<ref name="Warfleet"/> | *7 [[M606 Goalkeeper point defense gun]]s<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|complement=*136 [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |complement=*136 [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
*[[SKT-9 Bumblebee]]s<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
*Various aircraft: | *Various aircraft: | ||
**10 [[D77-TC Pelican]]s or [[F-41 Broadsword#F-41D|F-41D Broadswords]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | **10 [[D77-TC Pelican]]s or [[F-41 Broadsword#F-41D|F-41D Broadswords]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
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**[[D82-EST Darter]]s<ref name="Warfleet"/> | **[[D82-EST Darter]]s<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|crew=152 [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] personnel.<ref name="OSFM">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 136</ref> | |crew=152 [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] personnel.<ref name="OSFM">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 136</ref> | ||
|passengers= | |passengers=*136 [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|othersystems= | |othersystems= | ||
|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]] | |era=*[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
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|affiliation=[[UNSC]] | |affiliation=[[UNSC]] | ||
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The '''''Moncton''-class orbital weapon platform''' ([[hull classification symbol]]: '''OWP''') is a line of [[orbital defense platform]]s | The '''''Moncton''-class orbital weapon platform''' ([[hull classification symbol]]: '''OWP''') is a line of [[orbital defense platform]]s utilized by the [[UNSC]] towards the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|in the years beyond]]. | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
=== Powerplant === | |||
The ''Moncton''-class, unlike other models of defense platforms, was built with an on-board power source. As well as a [[fusion reactor]], the lower stalk of the station was composed of stacked liquid-metal capacitors, which allowed for the rapid firing of its MAC so long as there is charge in their cells. If the reactor is damaged, the docking umbilicals could parasitically leach charge off a docked UNSC warship to power its weapon.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
=== Armament === | === Armament === | ||
''Moncton'' platforms are equipped with a 14D4A1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, | ''Moncton''-class platforms are equipped with a 14D4A1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], a power-hungry 802.2 metre (2,632 ft) long coilgun that fires a ferric-[[tungsten]] round traveling at several kilometers per second, which carries enough energy to punch clean through a Covenant [[capital ship]]. The shell is accelerated by hundreds of asynchronous linear induction motors which all line the barrel of the weapon. They were also equipped with seven [[M606 Goalkeeper point defense gun]]s to protect them from enemy fighters, bombers and boarding craft.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
=== Crew and Complement === | |||
152 [[UNSC Air Force|UNSC Air Force]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] personnel manned the ''Moncton''-class platforms, who all lived in cramped crew quarters on the station's ring section. This can include a number of senior officers who resided in an exposed command center, which can be modified with the equipment and facilities needed to coordinate entire defensive efforts around the planet they were stationed at. For security, 136 [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] were assigned aboard them within security wings. They could be overwhelmed by Covenant boarding teams, provided enough of them were able to reach the station. For emergency evacuation, at least sixteen [[SKT-9 Bumblebee]]s were stowed away in launch bays around the docking section.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
In addition, multiple [[hangar bays]] were fitted. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], each individual station in a given battle cluster was optimized to accept a specific type of aircraft. One would be equipped to service light [[space fighter]]s and utility craft, carrying up to ten [[F-41 Broadsword#Variants|F-41D Broadswords]] and [[D77-TC Pelican]]s. Another would carry interceptors such as [[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s. The third is specialized towards [[D82-EST Darter]]s and maintenance drones.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Constructed in 2550, the ''Moncton''-class orbital weapon platform formed part of [[Earth]]'s orbital | Constructed in 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|''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> | ||
== Known stations == | == Known stations == | ||
