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===M58 Archer===
===M58 Archer===
M58 Archers are mounted
The M58 Archer launch system is the preferred model of Archer missile for the UNSC Navy, with most models of [[UNSC frigate|frigates]] and at least two classes of [[Cruiser|cruisers]] mounting these as their supplemental anti-ship weapon system. The number of individual devices per pods varied: the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} was armed with twenty-four M58 Archers per pod as part of its refit for [[Operation: RED FLAG]],<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Data Drop 5'']</ref> The post-war {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}, while the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}} had thirty missiles in each pod instead.<refname="TFoR"/>
{{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s are armed with sixteen pods of M58 Archer missiles.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/unsc-in-amber-clad '''Halo Waypoint''': ''UNSC In Amber Clad'']</ref> The {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} was armed with thirty-two pods of twenty-six M58 Archers, giving the ship a total of 768 missiles after being refit for [[Operation: RED FLAG]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Data Drop 5'']</ref> The post-war {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}, partially based on the design architecture of the ''Pillar of Autumn'', is likewise armed with an M58 Archer delivery system.<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 191''</ref>


==Service history==
==Service history==
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