Erőd-class orbital weapon platform
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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 appears to be 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,[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) | ||||
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| Damage Track | 7 • 6 • 3 |
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| 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
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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
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f 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
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