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|base= Malta Station
|image= [[Image:Maltastation.jpg|left|300px|Malta Station just before its destruction.]]
|location= Space station in orbit over the island of [[wikipedia:Malta|Malta]]
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|destroyed= October 20, [[2552]]
|purpose= Defense of [[Earth]]
|defence=On board [[Marines]] and other soldiers.
|armament= An onboard super [[MAC]] gun
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|era(s)= [[Human-Covenant War]]
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|affiliation= [[UNSC]]
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{{Quote|Malta what is your status, over?|[[Cortana]]}}
{{Quote|I don't believe it! They're retreating, we've won!|Unknown [[UNSC]] member aboard the Malta Station, moments before the station's violent destruction.<ref name="ref1">Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>}}


'''''Malta Station''''', [[Hull Classification Symbol]] '''ODP-143''', was a [[UNSC]] [[Orbital Defense Platform]] in [[Earth]] orbit. It was so named because it held station above the [[Malta (Island)|island of Malta]]. It was in the same battle cluster as ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station]]''.<ref name="ref1">Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>
<big>'''Malta Station'''</big>
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During the [[Battle of Earth]], the station was destroyed by a [[Covenant Bomb]] placed by [[Covenant]] 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.
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The destruction of ''Malta'' occurred shortly before that of ''Athens'', allowing the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Covenant Assault Carrier|Assault Carrier]] to break through the orbital defenses to the [[Battle of Mombasa|surface]] of Earth. It is assumed that all hands on board were lost when the bomb exploded, destroying the pressurized environment.  
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The [[Malta Station]] is an Orbital Defence Platform, similar to [[Cairo Station]]. It appears in the [[Cairo Station (Level)]]. It is in orbit over the small island (and country) of Malta.  At one point in the level it can be seen exploding as a result of a [[Covenant]] bomb.


The wreckage of the Malta formed a debris field, which was shattered when the Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier flew through it.
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== Sources ==
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[[Category:Orbital Defense Platforms]]

Revision as of 22:13, July 30, 2010

Summary

Malta Station

http://www.yesalbum.com/v001/thepretenders22/malta_small.jpg

The Malta Station is an Orbital Defence Platform, similar to Cairo Station. It appears in the Cairo Station (Level). It is in orbit over the small island (and country) of Malta. At one point in the level it can be seen exploding as a result of a Covenant bomb.

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