Multi-Purpose Defense Platform

The Multi-Purpose Defense Platform was a type of geosynchronized orbital station intended for the defense of United Nations Space Command bodies of interest.
The MPDP was designed to act as inexpensive form of planetary defense in the years following the [[w:c:halo:. First used in the Great Civil War of 2553, they proved to be a cost-effective form of defense. In 2557, two were put into use: one at the planet Maforos and one in the orbit of Gamma V. The first and only to see action during the war was that in orbit around Maforos, which was in a system in the vicinity of Mara, headquarters of the Union of Free Colonies. The station destroyed a rebel Mako-class Corvette and two refitted Parabola-class freighters at the Battle of Maforos.
==Armament==
The MPDP mounts the newest MAC model: the Very Heavy Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, or VHMAC. The VHMAC fires a 2,200 ton ferric tungsten/depleted uranium slug, whereas the Heavy MAC fires a 1,200 ton slug, and the Super MAC on Orbital Defense Platforms fire a 3,000 ton slug. This makes it capable of destroying even the largest of Covenant ships in 2-3 shots. The MPDP also sports two mass driver turrets, each firing a 200 ton slug every ten seconds. The platform's payload of Crossbow Missiles further adds to the station's firepower. Lastly, the MPDP's complement of fighters and ground forces tops off its combat capabilities.
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