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''Pillar of Autumn'' was roughly 43 years old at the time of its escape from Reach and later destruction on Installation 04. It was a cruiser of the ''Halcyon''-class, the lightest cruisers in the UNSC Fleet.<ref name="page238">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 238, (''"The Pillar of Autumn is forty-three years old," Cortana said. "''Halcyon''-class ships were the smallest vessel ever to receive the cruiser designation. It is approximately one-third the tonnage of the [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|''Marathon''-class]] cruiser currently in service."''</ref> | ''Pillar of Autumn'' was roughly 43 years old at the time of its escape from Reach and later destruction on Installation 04. It was a cruiser of the ''Halcyon''-class, the lightest cruisers in the UNSC Fleet.<ref name="page238">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 238, (''"The Pillar of Autumn is forty-three years old," Cortana said. "''Halcyon''-class ships were the smallest vessel ever to receive the cruiser designation. It is approximately one-third the tonnage of the [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|''Marathon''-class]] cruiser currently in service."''</ref> | ||
The internal superstructure of ''Pillar of Autumn'' was designed by [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Doctor Robert McLees]], though it was deemed unnecessarily over-massed and costly due to a series of cross-bracings and interstitial honeycombs. This led to the design being dropped from future models of ''Halcyon''-class ships. ''Pillar of Autumn'' and 10 others out of 50 were built with this type of superstructure. The internal bracing structure allowed the ship to function even after sustaining critical levels of damage.{{Ref/Reuse|HCESGuide}} Furthermore, the ship was fitted with an intraship transit system, which consisted of a network of lifts, stairs and mag-rail platforms. This allowed personnel to quickly travel through the ship. Following its refit in 2552, the ''Autumn'' had a substantially expanded [[SOEIV]] launch bays and its hull was wrapped in the latest Titanium-A ablative armor plating. Protruding from its front face is a foremast that is equipped with [[slipspace]] navigation sensors and hardened [[ | The internal superstructure of ''Pillar of Autumn'' was designed by [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Doctor Robert McLees]], though it was deemed unnecessarily over-massed and costly due to a series of cross-bracings and interstitial honeycombs. This led to the design being dropped from future models of ''Halcyon''-class ships. ''Pillar of Autumn'' and 10 others out of 50 were built with this type of superstructure. The internal bracing structure allowed the ship to function even after sustaining critical levels of damage.{{Ref/Reuse|HCESGuide}} Furthermore, the ship was fitted with an intraship transit system, which consisted of a network of lifts, stairs and mag-rail platforms. This allowed personnel to quickly travel through the ship. Following its refit in 2552, the ''Autumn'' had a substantially expanded [[SOEIV]] launch bays and its hull was wrapped in the latest Titanium-A ablative armor plating. Protruding from its front face is a foremast that is equipped with [[slipspace]] navigation sensors and hardened [[proselytization network]] transponders. A planetary scanning array is mounted just below its Omega-pattern bridge, which is outfitted with planetary survey sensors and probe/satellite launchers. Four compact auxiliary fusion rockets are installed on either side of the cruiser, and while they are capable of a high-thrust, they are considered inefficient in their design. At the very top of the engine cowling is a multipurpose scan array, which contains tactical sensors and an electronic eavesdropping suite.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | ||
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