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== Summary ==
An '''Orbital Defense Generator''', or '''ODG''', was a large groundside power plant used to provide the energy needed by [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s to fire their primary weapon.


'''Orbital Defense Generators (ODG)''' are large, groundside power plant facilities that power [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s. It is unknown exactly how this process works, but it can be assumed that energy is sent through the atmosphere to the Mark V "Super" MAC guns in space. As seen in the [[Fall of Reach]], there are only [[seven]] facilities, but there are 15 MAC guns in orbit, meaning that one generator station can probably power more than one MAC gun.
Prior to the [[Battle of Reach]], Reach had seven ODGs to power fifteen ODPs.  As demonstrated during the battle, ODGs were vulnerable to ground assault, and the failure of UNSC ground forces to protect the power plants and the resulting nullification of the planet's ODPs was a major factor in the battle's outcome.


Because of their groundside location, ODGs are succeptible to enemy ground attack in order to disable the MAC guns as seen during the [[Battle of Reach]]. Because  they are extremely valuble to [[UNSC]] space combat units, they may have up to a fully armed company protecting them.
==Speculation==
Although never explicitly elaborated upon, it seems likely that the means of power transmission from the ODGs on the ground to the ODPs in orbit was through a means similar to [[Wikipedia:Rectenna|rectennas]].


== References ==
== References ==
[[The Fall of Reach]]
*[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]

Revision as of 04:31, July 2, 2007

An Orbital Defense Generator, or ODG, was a large groundside power plant used to provide the energy needed by Orbital Defense Platforms to fire their primary weapon.

Prior to the Battle of Reach, Reach had seven ODGs to power fifteen ODPs. As demonstrated during the battle, ODGs were vulnerable to ground assault, and the failure of UNSC ground forces to protect the power plants and the resulting nullification of the planet's ODPs was a major factor in the battle's outcome.

Speculation

Although never explicitly elaborated upon, it seems likely that the means of power transmission from the ODGs on the ground to the ODPs in orbit was through a means similar to rectennas.

References