Editing Cairo Station (Platform)

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{{Seealso Level|Cairo Station (Level)|Halo 2}}
{{Base Infobox
|base = Cairo Orbital Defense Platform
|image = [[File:CairoStationCallouts.jpg|300px]]
|location = Geosynchronous orbit over the City [[wikipedia:Cairo|Cairo]]
|built =
|destroyed =
|purpose = Orbital Defense
|usage =
|defense =
|armament = Mark V "Super" [[MAC]] Gun
|equipment =
|vehicles = *[[Bumblebee]] Life Pods
*[[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|D77-TC ''Pelican'' Dropship]]
*[[C709 Longsword-class Interceptor|C709 ''Longsword''-class Interceptor]]
|soldier(s) = [[Master Gunnery Sergeant (Armory)|The Armorer]], [[John-117]], [[Sergeant Johnson]], [[Miranda Keyes]], [[Fleet Admiral Terrance Hood]], [[Sergeant Banks]].
|commander(s) = *[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Sir Terrence Hood]]
|era(s) =
|notable = Only surviving station in its Battle Cluster
|affiliation = [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]]
}}

'''''Cairo Station''''', [[Hull Classification Symbol]] '''ODA-142''', is an [[Orbital Defense Platform]] in [[Geosynchronous Orbit|geosynchronous orbit]] about 35,900 kilometers above [[Earth]], over the [[Arab Republic of Egypt|Egyptian]] city of [[Cairo (City)|Cairo]], hence the station's name. It is in the same battle cluster as ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Malta Station]]'' so it seems to be mainly guarding the area above the Mediterranean. It is commanded by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Sir Terrence Hood]].

==History==
[[File:Hood.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Lord Hood, Sgt Johnson and Master Chief on Cairo station]]

The Cairo Station was assembled and put in to orbit at some point before 2552. In [[2552]], [[John-117]] received the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mk. VI armor]] in the ''Cairo'' armory prior to attending an awards ceremony on the station's command center. The ceremony was interrupted by the [[Battle of Earth]] when thirteen Covenant [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]s and two [[Assault Carriers]] attacked [[Earth]]. They tried to break through the ''Cairo'''s battle cluster by sending boarding craft to plant bombs on the stations to destroy them. [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Hood]] commanded the UNSC forces from the station during the attack. Unlike the ''[[Athens Station|Athens]]'' and ''[[Malta Station|the Malta]]'', ''Cairo'' survived the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attempt to detonate a [[Covenant Bomb]] on board. In an ironic twist, the bomb was located and used by [[John-117]] to destroy a Covenant assault carrier. When SPARTAN-117 returned later to [[Earth]], ''Cairo'' was still intact, but appeared damaged from the battle. Lord Hood was still on board and in command of the escalating [[Battle of Earth]].<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', [[The Great Journey (Level)#Fourth_Cinematic|The Great Journey]]</ref> The ''Cairo'', the other MAC platforms, and three [[UNSC]] [[fleets]] held firm against [[Battle of Earth|the onslaught of the Covenant Loyalist forces]]. It was last seen in the end of Halo 2 where Lord Terrence Hood says "You mind telling me what you're doing on that ship?" ''Cairo'' could have survived the Battle of Earth and could have fired on certain areas where the Covenant had a foothold on the planet, assuming the fusion generator powering it had not been destroyed in the battle.

==The Station==
[[File:1206045726 Orbital MAC Gun.jpg|left|thumb|Cairo Station right before the [[Battle of Earth]]]]
{{Quote|When I shipped out for Basic, the orbital defense grid was all theory and politics. Now look! The Cairo is just one of three hundred geosync platforms. That [[MAC]] gun can put a round clean through a Covenant capital ship.|[[Sergeant Johnson]]}}

Cairo Station's main purpose is as a defense station for Earth. Its main armament is a Mark V "Super" [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] gun, capable of causing severe damage to even a shielded [[Covenant]] Capital Ship with a single hit.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', [[The Armory (Level)]], cutscene</ref> However, it does not seem to have any kind of point defense [[weapons]], as enemy boarding craft were able to attack the station unhindered. But it could have been originally planned that some of the docked and/or space-borne ships were to defend it from boarding craft. While there is an apparent lack of point-defense systems, an AI such as [[Cortana]] can operate the station's MAC gun. It runs on power transmitted from a [[Orbital Defense Generator|planetside generator]], much like the [[MJOLNIR|Type III prototype exoskeletons]].
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==Internal==
Internally, it is very similar to [[UNSC]] ships with set out decks and specialized rooms. Like all United Nations Space Command space constructs it featured regular bulkheads for protection against hull breaches but seemed especially adept for fending off boarding parties. It had large stockpiles of [[Combat Barriers]], large supplies of [[M247 GPMG]]s, security booths providing defense points and regular weapons lockers in the walls containing [[BR55 Battle Rifle|Battle Rifles]] and [[M7 Caseless Sub Machine Gun|SMGs]]. It is possible that these weapons are a substitute for point defenses. 

===Armory A-01===
''Cairo Station'' Armory A-01 was the United Nations Space Command armory on the port side of ''Cairo Station''. [[Master Chief|Master Chief's]] battle suit was checked and tested using the different machines within the room; the targeting device and the energy shield test. During the [[Battle of Earth]], [[Covenant]] boarders invaded Armory A-01. Elites armed with [[Plasma Rifles]] killed the [[Master Gunnery Sergeant (Armory)|Master Gunnery Sergeant]], who was equipped with a [[shotgun]]. SPARTAN-117, from Hangar A-02, wasn't able to get to him in time (as the doors on the floor would not open), but he was able to avenge him.

===Bridge===
The Bridge is located right by [[Security R-01]] and [[Habitat Alpha]]. It is the command point of the entire station where Lord Hood commands all the forces above and on Earth. Due to this, it is one of the most heavily defended positions surrounding Earth. 

===Commons B-01===
Commons B-01, also known as Commons Blue, is a generic United Nations Space Command term for one of the Commons modules on the port side of an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. It consists of a standard-sized rectangular room, with "islands" regularly spaced to the edges of the room. Security B-01 overlooks Commons B-01. Commons B-01 was the Commons area closest to the bridge. During the Battle of Earth, Covenant boarders invaded Commons Blue, pushing back Marines to the far side of the room and pinning them down by overlapping fields of fire from Plasma Cannons on the "islands", along with Grunts and Elites. However, they were repelled by SPARTAN-117. 

===Commons R-01===
Commons R-01, also known as Commons Red, is a generic United Nations Space Command term for one of the Commons modules on the port side of an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. It consists of a standard-sized rectangular room, with "islands" regularly spaced to the edges of the room. Security R-01 overlooks Commons R-01. ''Cairo Station'' Commons Red was the United Nations Space Command Commons of ''Cairo Station'' further from the bridge. During the Battle of Earth, Covenant boarders invaded Commons Red, hampering SPARTAN-117s efforts at getting to the Covenant Bomb. 

===Firing Control===
Firing Control is a generic United Nations Space Command term for any center or position referring to the operations of weapons systems aboard a starship, such as a UNSC Frigate or Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. During the Battle of Earth, Covenant boarders invaded ''Cairo Station's'' Firing Control, killed all Marines stationed there, with the exception of one who hid, and planted a bomb that was intended to destroy the station, but they were repulsed by the Master Chief. 

===Habitat Alpha===
Habitat Alpha is a generic United Nations Space Command term for one of the quarters sections of an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. ''Cairo Station'' Habitat Alpha was invaded by the Covenant during the invasion of Earth. The UNSC defense coordinator ordered multiple Fire Teams to the habitat, but eventually was forced to send a full Marine squad to repel the intruders. 

===Habitat Delta===
Habitat Delta is a generic United Nations Space Command term for for one of the quarters sections of an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. ''Cairo Station'' Habitat Delta was invaded by the Covenant during the invasion of Earth. The UNSC defense coordinator ordered multiple Fire Teams to the habitat, but eventually was forced to send a full Marine squad to repel the intruders. 

===Hangar A-01===
Hangar A-01, also known as Hanger Bay A, is a generic United Nations Space Command term for one of the two-story Longsword and Pelican hangers on the port side of an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. During the Battle of Earth, Covenant boarders invaded Hangar A-01. A Covenant Boarding Craft had docked and deployed waves of Grunts and [[Elite]]s. Marine defenders, equipped with Battle Rifles, SMGs, and even a Machine Gun Turret (on lower difficulties), were being overwhelmed at their position at the second floor when SPARTAN-117 came to assist, killing all the Covenant and repulsing them back to their landing ship. SPARTAN-117 then moved to adjacent Hangar A-02. 

===Hangar A-02===
Hangar A-02, also known as Hanger Bay B, is a generic United Nations Space Command term for one of the two-story [[Longsword]] and Pelican hangars on the port side of an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. During the [[Battle of Earth]], Hangar A-02 was invaded by Covenant boarders. A Covenant Boarding Craft had docked and deployed waves of Grunts and Elites. Marine defenders were overwhelmed and forced to retreat to the mouth of the bay, where several soldiers were under suppressive fire from two [[Plasma Cannons]] manned by Gunner Grunts on the second floor. [[Spartan 117]] then arrived from Hangar A-01, bolstering the Marine forces. The group was able to kill all of the Covenant boarders and repulse them back to their landing ship. 

===Hangar C-01===
Hangar C-01 is a generic United Nations Space Command term for one of the two-deck Longsword and Pelican hangers below the MAC gun on an Orbital Defense Platform. During the Battle of Earth, SPARTAN-117 was able to kill all Covenant defending the bomb in Firing Control and take it to Hangar C-01. He then activated the airlock door, explosively decompressing the bay. The [[SPARTAN-II]] was miraculously able to guide his trajectory to intersect with a nearby unshielded Covenant [[Assault Carrier]]. He used the bomb to destroy the enemy vessel and safely arrived on the ''In Amber Clad''. 

===MAC Storage===
MAC Storage is a generic United Nations Space Command term for either of the two areas on an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform between the armories and Firing Control where MAC rounds are stored. ''Cairo Station'' MAC Storage refers to the area below Armory A-01 where MAC rounds are stored. During the Battle of Earth, SPARTAN-117 went through MAC Storage to get to the Armory, where he avenged the Master Gunnery Sergeant's death before moving on to Commons B-01.

===Recreation R-01===
Recreation R-01 is a generic United Nations Space Command term for the Recreation area on the port side of the Bridge on an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. It consists of video phones for contact with Earth, as well as screens dictating information about ''Cairo Station''. During the Battle of Earth, it was one of the first areas invaded by Covenant. SPARTAN-117 repulsed the boarders before moving on to Commons B-01. 

===Security B-01===
Security B-01 is a generic United Nations Space Command term for one of the security stations on the port side of an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. It overlooks Commons B-01. ''Cairo Station'' Security B-01 was the United Nations Space Command port side security station of ''Cairo Station'' closest to the bridge. During the Battle of Earth, Covenant boarders invaded the security station, but were repelled by the Master Chief. Security B-01 is where one of the Plasma Cannons pinning down the Marines were located. 

===Security R-01===
Security R-01 is a generic United Nations Space Command term for one of the security stations on the port side of an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. It overlooks Commons R-01. ''Cairo Station'' Security R-01 was the United Nations Space Command port side security station of ''Cairo Station'' further from the bridge. During the Battle of Earth, Covenant boarders invaded the security station, but were repulsed by SPARTAN-117. 

===Security Station One===
Security Station One is a generic United Nations Space Command term for for one of the security stations of an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. During the Battle of Earth, Covenant boarders invaded and took the security station. 

===Security Station Four===
Security Station Four is a generic United Nations Space Command term for for one of the security stations of an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. During the Battle of Earth, Covenant boarders invaded the security station, but were supposedly repulsed by Marines. 

===Terminal Two===
Terminal Two is a generic United Nations Space Command term for a monorail station on an Orbital Magnetic Accelerator Cannon Platform. During the Battle of Earth, it was invaded by the Covenant, and the UNSC defense coordinator ordered multiple Fire Teams to the terminal. 

===Tram Station===
The Tram Station is the station for the tram system that goes all around Cairo Station. It is located near the Starboard Shipping. 

===Umbilicals===
Umbilicals are corridors branching out from UNSC geosynchronous Super MAC platforms, like ''Cairo Station'', to other ships that may dock to the station. During the Battle of Earth, the Master Chief cleared the portside Umbilicals for Commander Miranda Keyes' safe passage to ''In Amber Clad'' before moving on to shipping to get to the Covenant Bomb.

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==Trivia==
*If you walk into the loading arm of the MAC gun in the Firing Control Center in the level "Cairo Station", you will be crushed and sometimes fall down into the cutscene hangar, where the Chief jumps out with the Covenant bomb. However, if you do this too many times, you might glitch back to the previous checkpoint. 
*Despite being called the Cairo Station, the platform is located more towards central Africa than Cairo, much like the misplacement of Athens and Malta. 

==Sources==
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[[Category:Cairo Station]]
[[Category:Orbital Defense Platforms]]
[[Category:Earth]]

[[es:Estación Cairo]]