The Moscow Station Incident

The Moscow Station incident was a short skirmish that occured on the Moscow Station. The skirmish started when three Terminators stowed onto the station on board a freighter. When the Empire of the Hood found out about the stowaways by studying the stations CCTV network, they quickly evacuated the station. However, the Empire Military soon fell to the Terminators.

The Terminators depressurised several areas of the station specifically to kill the Marines there, since Terminators have no need of air.

The Terminators hacked into an ONI terminal on board Moscow station and downloaded a lot of information about alien races from the ONI databases, specifically data relating to the Covenant. However, before they could access the entire database, their connection was cut.

Outraged, all three Terminator units then ransacked the station. In desperation, Lord Hood ordered all ships to open fire on Moscow Station, and the first MAC blast sent from the UNSC Tyrant's Advance obliterated the southernmost spire of the station, and Moscow station began its fiery descent toward Earth, where Lord Hood was confident it could be recovered. In response, the Three Terminators self-destructed, obliterating the majority of the station before it crashed onto the frozen plains of Russia.

It is unknown why the Terminators showed interest in the ONI files, or whether what they recovered was transmitted to their mainframe. Lord Hood advertised the Incident as a victory against the Terminators, despite the losses dealt against the UNSC and the Empire.