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==== Orbital Defense Platform ====

[[File:OWP.jpg|300px|right|thumb|An annoying pest.]]

[[Halo|Not to be confused with another Orbital Defense Platform from another Sci-Fi franchise that both function the same.]] Orbital Defense Platforms as their name implies, are orbiting Space Stations used by the Imperial Navy and [[Planetary Defense Force|Planetary Defense Forces]] for the defense of a world against enemy spacecraft.

They are deployed within a planet or moon's gravity well and are armed with a variety of weapons. The most sophisticated Orbital Defense Platforms, those used to defend Adeptus Mechanicus worlds and key planets, have no crew at all and use complex logic engines to detect and fire at enemy vessels that do not broadcast the correct identification codes. There are a few types of ODPs listed here:
*'''Orbital Weapons Platforms:''' The most common type of ODPs, these usually mount several [[Lance Weapon|laser batteries]] capable of striking at the enemy before they get too close to the planet. They are more of an annoyance than a threat due to their immobility.
*'''Orbital Defense Laser Platforms:''' Different from the normal ODP's laser batteries by the sheer fact of having [[Dakka|a bigger gun.]] They are armed with massive [[Defense Laser|Defense Lasers]], large laser cannons capable of penetrating a capital ship's armour. Built around a powerful plasma reactor, a defense laser platform is armed with several of these large cannons, giving it the ability to fire them in every direction. Defense laser platforms are particularly effective at destroying fast-moving escort craft sent ahead of the main enemy fleet to conduct reconnaissance and raiding.
*'''Orbital Torpedo Launchers:''' These ODPs launch either [[torpedo]] or [[Missile Launcher|missile batteries]] and are one of the greatest deterrents to an enemy intent on attacking an Imperial world. They can attack from a distance to disrupt an enemy fleet's advance and deliver a lethal blow against vessels that approach too close to a planet. They have proved effective against attacks by Ork and Chaos forces.
Dimensions can be seen here:
*'''Length:''' 1-3km approx
*'''Mass:''' 1.5-4.5 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 9,000-15,000 crew; approx