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|engine=[[Fusion drive]]s | |engine=[[Fusion drive]]s | ||
|slipspace drive= [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive= [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
|hull=*[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]] | |hull=*[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]] (reinforced with localized [[Energy shielding|shielding]])<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|armament=*1 Mark IX, Heavy Coil-45J3D3 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 191''</ref> | |armament=*1 Mark IX, Heavy Coil-45J3D3 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 191''</ref> | ||
*4 [[Mark 40 Spitfire coilgun|Mark 40 Spitfire naval coilgun batteries]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | *4 [[Mark 40 Spitfire coilgun|Mark 40 Spitfire naval coilgun batteries]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
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*6 [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 Rampart 50mm point defense guns]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | *6 [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 Rampart 50mm point defense guns]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
|complement=*Naval personnel | |complement=*Naval personnel | ||
*45 Marines, 220 [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] | *45 Marines, 220 [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]]<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
*12 [[D77-TC Pelican|D77]] or [[D79-TC Pelican|D79 Pelican]] dropships<ref name="Warfleet"/> | *12 [[D77-TC Pelican|D77]] or [[D79-TC Pelican|D79 Pelican]] dropships<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
*[[D82-EST Darter]]{{c|optional}} | *[[D82-EST Darter]]{{c|optional}} | ||
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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
===Hull=== | ===Hull=== | ||
As the first ships of the class were built on recycled ''Halcyon'' class hulls<ref name="Warfleet"/>, they superficially resemble the preceding ''Halcyon'' class, particularly the ''Pillar of Autumn'' after the ship's [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn#Specifications|last refit]] in [[2552]]. However, the ''Autumn'' class differs from its namesake in a number of details, primarily its much greater size. Specifically, an ''Autumn''-class cruiser is {{Convert|4674|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip|sigfig=3.5}} long (255 meters longer than a ''Halcyon'') as well as proportionally wider and taller. It has a different number of viewports and the radar dishes are smaller, with different configurations across the hull. The antenna-like planetary survey | As the first ships of the class were built on recycled ''Halcyon'' class hulls<ref name="Warfleet"/>, they superficially resemble the preceding ''Halcyon'' class, particularly the ''Pillar of Autumn'' after the ship's [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn#Specifications|last refit]] in [[2552]]. However, the ''Autumn'' class differs from its namesake in a number of details, primarily its much greater size. Specifically, an ''Autumn''-class cruiser is {{Convert|4674|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip|sigfig=3.5}} long (255 meters longer than a ''Halcyon'') as well as proportionally wider and taller. It has a different number of viewports and the radar dishes are smaller, with different configurations across the hull. The antenna-like planetary survey scanner array at the front of the ship is double the length of the original ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s, and are used to deploy microsatellite constellations and drones in support of ground operations.<ref name="Warfleet"/> The ''Autumns'' also feature reverse-engineered Covenant [[hyperscanner]]s alongside its long range sensors on its dorsal superstructure.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
These vessels are equipped with [[Energy shielding|energy shields]].<ref name="fleet battles"/> Unlike Covenant energy shields, which envelop a ship in an invisible barrier, the ''Autumn''-class use a variation of electromagnetic armor. Hull sensors detect impacts against the ships' thick hull plating and trigger a series of localised shields over the threatened area. These emitters are smaller, but easier and cheaper to manufacture than the conventional system.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | These vessels are equipped with [[Energy shielding|energy shields]].<ref name="fleet battles"/> Unlike Covenant energy shields, which envelop a ship in an invisible barrier, the ''Autumn''-class use a variation of electromagnetic armor. Hull sensors detect impacts against the ships' thick hull plating and trigger a series of localised shields over the threatened area. These emitters are smaller, but easier and cheaper to manufacture than the conventional system.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | ||
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==Complement== | ==Complement== | ||
Unlike the refit ''Pillar of Autumn'', ''Autumn''-class heavy cruisers carry a much smaller troop complement of 45 Marines and 220 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Its drop pod bays, nicknamed "hell's waiting room," are located on the underside of the ships and can launch up to 216 [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]s carrying troops and cargo in one salvo once the armored doors have retracted.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Its hangar bays are modular and containerized, and able to swapped out for various mission capabilities, including orbital assault and strike, which adds docking cradles for [[D82-EST Darter]] dropships and blast-shielded ammunition storage for ODST and gunship munitions.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
Unlike the refit ''Pillar of Autumn'', ''Autumn''-class heavy cruisers carry a much smaller troop complement of 45 Marines and 220 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Its drop pod bays, nicknamed "hell's waiting room," are located on the underside of the ships and can launch up to 216 [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle | |||
]]s carrying troops and cargo in one salvo once the armored doors have retracted.<ref name="Warfleet"/> Its hangar bays are modular and containerized, and able to swapped out for various mission capabilities, including orbital assault and strike, which adds docking cradles for [[D82-EST Darter]] dropships and blast-shielded ammunition storage for ODST and gunship munitions.<ref name="Warfleet"/> | |||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||