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The ship's main Magnetic Accelerator Cannon was enhanced to fire in three round bursts. While each individual round was weakened, this firing pattern typically ensured at least one projectile would penetrate a Covenant vessel's shields. Damaged, the targeted ship could then be overwhelmed with Archer missiles, nuclear weaponry, or further bombardment once the ''Autumn'' recharged its main batteries. Unfortunately, the ship and nearly all of its original crew were destroyed in an attempt to prevent the firing of the Halo array, and to prevent the release of the parasitic life-form known as the Flood. The detonation of the ''Autumn's'' fusion reactors destroyed not only the ring, but the majority of the Covenant flotilla which had pursued it from Reach. | The ship's main Magnetic Accelerator Cannon was enhanced to fire in three round bursts. While each individual round was weakened, this firing pattern typically ensured at least one projectile would penetrate a Covenant vessel's shields. Damaged, the targeted ship could then be overwhelmed with Archer missiles, nuclear weaponry, or further bombardment once the ''Autumn'' recharged its main batteries. Unfortunately, the ship and nearly all of its original crew were destroyed in an attempt to prevent the firing of the Halo array, and to prevent the release of the parasitic life-form known as the Flood. The detonation of the ''Autumn's'' fusion reactors destroyed not only the ring, but the majority of the Covenant flotilla which had pursued it from Reach. | ||
By [[2557]], several ''Halcyon''s remained active during the postwar period, likely to fill a "cruiser gap" left by the destruction of many ''Marathon''-class ships. The ''[[UNSC Infinity]]'', the largest and most advanced ship in the post-war Fleet, had two rotating escort groups; one was comprised of seven ''Halcyon''-class light cruisers following the vessel's commissioning.<ref name="A Hero Awakens">''The Making of Halo 4: A Hero Awakens Part I''</ref><ref>'''[[The Commissioning]]'''</ref> | By [[2557]], several ''Halcyon''s remained active during the postwar period, likely to fill a "cruiser gap" left by the destruction of many ''Marathon''-class ships. The ''[[UNSC Infinity]]'', the largest and most advanced ship in the post-war Fleet, had two rotating escort groups; one was comprised of [[seven]] ''Halcyon''-class light cruisers following the vessel's commissioning.<ref name="A Hero Awakens">''The Making of Halo 4: A Hero Awakens Part I''</ref><ref>'''[[The Commissioning]]'''</ref> | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||