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{{Title|''Athens Station''}} | {{Title|''Athens Station''}} | ||
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|base=Athens Orbital Defense Platform | |base=Athens Orbital Defense Platform | ||
|image=[[File:H2A-Athens Station.png|300px|Destruction of the UNSC Athens 'Super' MAC platform as a result of Covenant boarding action]] | |image=[[File:H2A-Athens Station.png|300px|Destruction of the UNSC Athens 'Super' MAC platform as a result of Covenant boarding action]] | ||
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|usage=*[[Battle of Earth]] | |usage=*[[Battle of Earth]] | ||
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|defence= | |defence= | ||
|armament= | |armament=Fifth-generation [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] | ||
|equipment= | |equipment= | ||
|vehicles=*[[ | |vehicles=*[[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]] | ||
|soldier(s)= | |soldier(s)= | ||
|commander(s)= | |commander(s)= | ||
|era(s)= | |era(s)= | ||
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|affiliation=[[UNSC Defense Force|UNSCDF]] | |affiliation=[[UNSC Defense Force|UNSCDF]] | ||
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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''''', [[hull classification symbol]] '''OWP-144''', was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC | '''''Athens Station''''', [[hull classification symbol]] '''OWP-144''', 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> Unlike its sister stations, its hangars were equipped for [[D82-EST Darter]] cargo dropships.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 30</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 [[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. | 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== | ||
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. | 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, enough that the curvature of the Earth blocks direct line-of-sight between them. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''{{mo}} | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:Orbital defense platforms]] | [[Category:Orbital defense platforms]] | ||
[[Category:Earth]] | [[Category:Earth]] | ||
