UNSC Pillar of Autumn II

Pillar of Autumn II
Ship history
	Unified Earth Government
Name:	Pillar of Autumn II
Class:	Autumn-class heavy cruiser
Namesake:	UNSC Pillar of Autumn
Operator:	UNSC Navy
Manufacturer:	SinoViet Heavy Machinery
General characteristics Type: Cruiser Length: 1,425 meters (4,674 ft) Width: 383 meters (1,255 ft) Height: 431 meters (1,415 ft) Mass: 10.1 million metric tons Maneuver drive: Fusion drives Slipspace drive: Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine Crew: 800 sailors Complement: 12 D77 or D79 Pelicans D82 Darters (optional) 216 M8900 SOEIVs or cargo drop pods Troops: 45 Marines 220 ODSTs Hull: Titanium-A armor Shielding: Shield-reinforced armor Sensors: Hyperscanner detector UNSC battle network relays Planetary survey sensors Probe launchers Armaments: 1 Mark IX, Heavy Coil - 45J3D3/MAC 4 Mark 40 Spitfire naval coilgun batteries 6 M66 Sentry autocannon turrets 32 M58 Archer missile pods 6 M910 Rampart point defense guns Shiva-class nuclear missiles Air facilities: 2 hangar bays 6 drop pod bays

UNSC Pillar of Autumn II is an Autumn-class heavy cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy and the lead ship of her class, commissioned into service as a replacement for the Marathon class after the end of the Human-Covenant War. She was named after the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, a Halcyon-class light cruiser which played a pivotal role in the events leading up to the conclusion of the war. Like her predecessor, the Pillar of Autumn II is colloquially known as the "Autumn", thereby serving as her class' namesake.