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{{Title|''Malta Station''}} | {{Title|''Malta Station''}} | ||
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|base=Malta Orbital Defense Platform | |base=Malta Orbital Defense Platform | ||
|image= [[File:H2A-Malta Station.png|300px|Malta Station just before its destruction.]] | |image= [[File:H2A-Malta Station.png|left|300px|Malta Station just before its destruction.]] | ||
|location= [[Geosynchronous orbit]] over [[Earth]] | |location= [[Geosynchronous orbit]] over [[Earth]] | ||
|built= | |built= | ||
|destroyed= [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]] | |destroyed= [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]] | ||
|purpose= Defense of [[Earth]] | |purpose= Defense of [[Earth]] | ||
|defence=*[[Durasteel]] armor | |defence=*[[Durasteel]] armor<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
*[[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] | *[[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] | ||
|armament=*1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon#"Super" Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14D4A1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name="Warfleet">'''[[Halo Warfleet]]''', ''Cairo Station'', ''p. 30-31''</ref> | |armament=*1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon#"Super" Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14D4A1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name="Warfleet">'''[[Halo Warfleet]]''', ''Cairo Station'', ''p. 30-31''</ref> | ||
*7 [[M606 Goalkeeper point defense gun]]s | *7 [[M606 Goalkeeper point defense gun]]s<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|equipment= | |equipment= | ||
|vehicles=[[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s | |vehicles=[[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|soldier(s)= | |soldier(s)= | ||
|commander(s)= | |commander(s)= | ||
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|3=Conversation between Cortana and a defense coordinator aboard the Malta Station, moments before the station's violent destruction.<ref name="ref1">'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>}} | |3=Conversation between Cortana and a defense coordinator aboard the Malta Station, moments before the station's violent destruction.<ref name="ref1">'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>}} | ||
'''''Malta Station''''', [[hull classification symbol]] '''OWP-143''', was a UNSC [[Moncton-class orbital weapon platform|''Moncton''-class]] [[orbital defense platform]] in [[Earth]] orbit. It was in the same battle cluster as ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''. | '''''Malta Station''''', [[hull classification symbol]] '''OWP-143''', was a UNSC [[Moncton-class orbital weapon platform|''Moncton''-class]] [[orbital defense platform]] in [[Earth]] orbit. It was in the same battle cluster as ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''.<ref name="ref1"/> Unlike its sister stations, the ''Malta<nowiki>s</nowiki>'' hangars were equipped with [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] interceptors.<ref>'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', p. 30</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the [[Battle of Earth]], the station was destroyed by | During the [[Battle of Earth]], the station was destroyed by an [[antimatter charge]] placed by [[Covenant]] [[boarding|boarders]]. Unaware of the invader's true intent, the withdrawal of the boarders was misinterpreted by some of the station's crew members as a full retreat by the Covenant. The destruction of ''Malta'' occurred shortly before that of ''Athens'', allowing the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' to break through the orbital defenses to the [[Battle of Mombasa|surface]] of Earth. The wreckage of the ''Malta'' formed a debris field, which was shattered when the Prophet of Regret's assault carrier flew through it.<ref name="ref1"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Based on the name of the station, it has been theorized that it held geosynchronous orbit over [[Wikipedia:Malta|Malta]]. By the looks of the station's location through the Cairo Station's windows, however, it appears to be much further south than Malta 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 [[Wikipedia:Malta|Malta]]. By the looks of the station's location through the Cairo Station's windows, however, it appears to be much further south than Malta 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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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:Earth]] | [[Category:Earth]] | ||
[[Category:Orbital defense platforms]] | [[Category:Orbital defense platforms]] | ||
