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Erőd-class orbital weapon platform
Production information
Class:	Orbital defense platform
Role:	Planetary defense
Technical specifications
Length:	Around 800 metres (2,620 ft)
Height:	Around 2,400 metres (7,870 ft)
Hull:	Titanium-A battleplate
Armament:	Rapid fire Super MAC; Point-defense guns;
Chronological and affiliation
Era:	Human-Covenant War
Affiliation:	UNSC

Revision as of 05:27, November 20, 2023

This Erőd-class orbital weapon platform^[3] is a classification of orbital defense platform utilized by the United Nations Space Command. They were prominent as the primary ODP classification present during the defense of Reach.^[1]^[2]

Overview

The station has a similar overall design to the Moncton-class orbital weapon platform, though lacks the Moncton's large habitation ring surrounding the gun mechanism. Two frigate docks are present to allow a friendly warship to dock at the station. The station itself has a height of around 2,400m (2,620ft),^{[Note 1]} roughly double that of the Moncton. The longer acceleration channels on the OWP's spinal coilgun allow the projectile fired an extremely high muzzle velocity, capable of being fired at "point-four-tenths" the speed of light.^[4]^{[Note 2]}

The outer hull of the station is coated in the dull grey characteristic of Titanium-A battleplate,^[1] as opposed to the white durasteel of the Moncton-class.

Armament

This class of OWP has equipped a rapid fire Super MAC,^[1] that was among the most powerful ever built. The MAC was powered by ground-based reactors.^[2]

Stations of the line

As with Moncton-class orbital weapon platforms over Earth, Erőd-class weapon platforms over Reach are named after cities on the planet below. The Erőd-class itself takes its name from Erőd, a region on the surface of Reach.

Quezon Station (Named after Quezon)
The station Casimir Station also shares its name with a city on Reach, indicating it may be part of the same class.

History

During the Fall of Reach, the Covenant targeted the Erőd-class stations and their generators on the surface of the planet.^[3]

Halo: Fleet Battles

UNSC MAC Platform

This element includes a single ODP.

UNSC MAC Platform		Capital Ship, Medium (160 PTS)
		Movement	0"	Systems Loadout
		Damage Track	7 • 6 • 3	Emplacement Point Defence (5) Titanium Armour (5)
		Build Rating	3
		Hangars	4
		Boarding Craft	2
		Security Detail	6
Primary Weapon	Range	Weapon Loadouts	Arc	Dice
Super MAC	20/40"	MAC (3)	Forward	10

The MAC has the following special rules:

Fighter Cover: ONLY Interceptors can be selected by MAC Platforms. Bombers are not available.
Vital Defensive Asset: A maximum of two MAC Platforms per FULL 1000 points are permitted.

Gallery

3D print models for the MAC platform in Fleet Battles.
Painted MAC platforms alongside an Epoch-class heavy carrier and a trio of Paris-class heavy frigates.
An Erőd (middle) among several other ships.
A tabletop game of Fleet Battles with a battery of Erőds deployed in the rear lines of the UNSC fleet (left).

List of appearances

Halo: Fleet Battles (First appearance)

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c These figures are calculated from the physical model in Halo: Fleet Battles.
^ Due to ambiguity in the wording of this statement in the original Fall of Reach book, it is unclear what precise figure the source text intended.

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo: Fleet Battles: MAC Platform unit
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Looking Glassed (Retrieved on Jan 16, 2021) [archive]
^ ^a ^b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 36
^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 31

[Size-2] These figures are calculated from the physical model in Halo: Fleet Battles.

[6] Due to ambiguity in the wording of this statement in the original Fall of Reach book, it is unclear what precise figure the source text intended.

[fb-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo: Fleet Battles: MAC Platform unit

[CFGlassed-3] Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Looking Glassed (Retrieved on Jan 16, 2021) [archive]

[Enc22-4] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 36

[5] Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 31

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 The station has a similar overall design to the {{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform}}, though lacks the ''Moncton''{{'}}s large habitation ring surrounding the gun mechanism. Two [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] docks are present to allow a friendly warship to dock at the station. The station itself has a height of around 2,400m (2,620ft),{{Ref/NoteReuse|Size}} roughly double that of the ''Moncton''. The longer acceleration channels on the OWP's spinal coilgun allow the projectile fired an extremely high muzzle velocity, capable of being fired at "point-four-tenths" the speed of light.{{Ref/Novel|HTFoR|Chapter=31}}{{Ref/Note|Due to ambiguity in the wording of this statement in the original ''Fall of Reach'' book, it is unclear what precise figure the source text intended.}}
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