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The '''Mark II Hanley-Messer DFR''' is a type of [[human]]-manufactured [[fusion drive]]. {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}s such as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} were equipped with three Mark II reactors.<ref name= "data drop">[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop 5'']</ref> The Mark II engines were obsolete by [[2552]], providing only a tenth of the power generated by modern reactors at the time.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 238''</ref> | The '''Mark II Hanley-Messer DFR''' is a type of [[human]]-manufactured [[fusion drive]]. {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}s such as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} were equipped with three Mark II reactors.<ref name= "data drop">[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop 5'']</ref> The Mark II engines were obsolete by [[2552]], providing only a tenth of the power generated by modern reactors at the time.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 238''</ref> In order to fit the demands of [[Operation: RED FLAG]], the ''Autumn'' was later refit with a significantly more efficient experimental reactor set.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 274''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Though unconfirmed, "DFR" may be short for "[[deuterium]] [[fusion reactor]]", as UNSC starship reactors are known to use | Though unconfirmed, "DFR" may be short for "[[deuterium]] [[fusion reactor]]", as UNSC starship reactors are known to use deuterium for fuel.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 275''</ref> This may suggest the drive utilizes deuterium-deuterium [[nuclear fusion]] reactions for power generation. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 09:26, October 17, 2011
The Mark II Hanley-Messer DFR is a type of human-manufactured fusion drive. Halcyon-class light cruisers such as the UNSC Pillar of Autumn were equipped with three Mark II reactors.[1] The Mark II engines were obsolete by 2552, providing only a tenth of the power generated by modern reactors at the time.[2] In order to fit the demands of Operation: RED FLAG, the Autumn was later refit with a significantly more efficient experimental reactor set.[3]
Trivia
Though unconfirmed, "DFR" may be short for "deuterium fusion reactor", as UNSC starship reactors are known to use deuterium for fuel.[4] This may suggest the drive utilizes deuterium-deuterium nuclear fusion reactions for power generation.
Sources
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Data Drop 5
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 238
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 274
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 275
