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|base=Athens Orbital Defense Platform | |base=Athens Orbital Defense Platform | ||
|image=[[Image:Athensstation.jpg|300px|Destruction of the UNSC Athens 'Super' MAC | |image=[[Image:Athensstation.jpg|300px|Destruction of the UNSC Athens 'Super' MAC platform as a result of Covenant boarding action]] | ||
|location= | |location=[[Earth]] [[geosynchronous orbit]] | ||
|built= | |built= | ||
|destroyed= October 20, [[2552]] | |destroyed= October 20, [[2552]] | ||
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|armament=Fifth-generation [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] | |armament=Fifth-generation [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] | ||
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|vehicles= | |vehicles=*[[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]] | ||
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{{Quote|...With coordinated fire from the Athens and the [[Malta Station|Malta]], nothing's getting past this battle cluster in one piece.|[[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Avery Johnson]]}} | {{Quote|...With coordinated fire from the Athens and the [[Malta Station|Malta]], nothing's getting past this battle cluster in one piece.|[[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Avery Johnson]]}} | ||
'''''Athens Station''''' | '''''Athens Station''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[orbital defense platform]] in [[geosynchronous orbit]] above [[Earth]]. It was in the same battle cluster as both ''[[Cairo Station]]'' and ''[[Malta Station]]''.<ref name="cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
== Operational history == | == Operational history == | ||
During the [[Battle of Earth]], the ''Athens'' was destroyed right after the ''Malta'' and in the same fashion: [[Covenant | During the [[Battle of Earth]], the ''Athens'' was destroyed right after the ''Malta'' and in the same fashion: [[Covenant]] [[boarding|boarders]] placed an [[antimatter charge]] on the station and then withdrew prior to its detonation. This initially led the human forces onboard to believe they had beaten the Covenant back until the Covenant bomb exploded, destroying the station. | ||
After both ''Athens'' and ''Malta'' were destroyed, the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' broke through the orbital defenses to the [[Battle of Mombasa|surface]] of Earth. | After both ''Athens'' and ''Malta'' were destroyed, the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]] ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' broke through the orbital defenses to the [[Battle of Mombasa|surface]] of Earth.<ref name="cairo"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
By the looks of the station's location through the Cairo Station's windows, it appears to be much further south than Athens really is. | Based on the name of the station, it has been theorized that it held geosynchronous orbit over [[Greece|Athens, Greece]]. By the looks of the station's location through the Cairo Station's windows, however, it appears to be much further south than Athens really is. Additionally, the ''Cairo'', ''Athens'' and ''Malta'' stations are in visible distances of one another whereas their Earth namesakes are hundreds of kilometers apart. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 00:09, December 18, 2013
- "...With coordinated fire from the Athens and the Malta, nothing's getting past this battle cluster in one piece."
- — Sergeant Avery Johnson
Athens Station was a UNSC orbital defense platform in geosynchronous orbit above Earth. It was in the same battle cluster as both Cairo Station and Malta Station.[1]
Operational history
During the Battle of Earth, the Athens was destroyed right after the Malta and in the same fashion: Covenant boarders placed an antimatter charge on the station and then withdrew prior to its detonation. This initially led the human forces onboard to believe they had beaten the Covenant back until the Covenant bomb exploded, destroying the station.
After both Athens and Malta were destroyed, the Prophet of Regret's assault carrier Solemn Penance broke through the orbital defenses to the surface of Earth.[1]
Trivia
Based on the name of the station, it has been theorized that it held geosynchronous orbit over Athens, Greece. By the looks of the station's location through the Cairo Station's windows, however, it appears to be much further south than Athens really is. Additionally, the Cairo, Athens and Malta stations are in visible distances of one another whereas their Earth namesakes are hundreds of kilometers apart.
Sources
- ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
