Erőd-class orbital weapon platform

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

This Erőd-class orbital weapon platform 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.

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), 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.

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

Armament

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

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.

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

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  Concept art for Halo: Fleet Battles' cover art, depicting several Erőds in orbit over Reach.

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  An alternate variation of the prior image.

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  3D print models for the MAC platform in Fleet Battles.

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  Painted MAC platforms alongside an Epoch-class heavy carrier and a trio of Paris-class heavy frigates.

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  An Erőd (middle) among several other ships.

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  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: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
• Halo: Fleet Battles (First named)