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[[File:POA Panorama.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The ''Pillar of Autumn'' after executing a Class-L flash dock.]] | [[File:POA Panorama.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The ''Pillar of Autumn'' after executing a Class-L flash dock.]] | ||
{{Quote| Class-L flash-docks are basic math for a corvette or a frigate, but for a cruiser like Autumn, well, let’s be real, it’d be like flying a brick with bottle rockets.|[[Gail Purdy]]<ref name="datadrop">[[Data Drop|Data Drop #6]]</ref>}} | {{Quote| Class-L flash-docks are basic math for a corvette or a frigate, but for a cruiser like Autumn, well, let’s be real, it’d be like flying a brick with bottle rockets.|[[Gail Purdy]]<ref name="datadrop">''[[Data Drop|Data Drop #6]]''</ref>}} | ||
A '''Class-L flash-dock''' is a type of maneuver used for the purpose of docking [[human]] spacecraft on a planetary surface when speed is of the essence. It is typically performed by small spacecraft such as [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]] and [[UNSC frigate|frigates]]<ref name="datadrop"/>, and is a restricted maneuver for ships on the scale of a {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}.<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Halo: Reach maps - Beachhead''] (defunct, archive [[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Games/Halo: Reach|here]] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20141012163535/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps Archive.org]) - (''"During the Covenant's invasion, it's rumored that the'' UNSC Pillar of Autumn'' executed a Class-L flash-dock, a restricted atmospheric maneuver for a ship of that size, in order to swiftly procure an asset significant to the war effort."'')</ref> | A '''Class-L flash-dock''' is a type of maneuver used for the purpose of docking [[human]] spacecraft on a planetary surface when speed is of the essence. It is typically performed by small spacecraft such as [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]] and [[UNSC frigate|frigates]]<ref name="datadrop"/>, and is a restricted maneuver for ships on the scale of a {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}.<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Halo: Reach maps - Beachhead''] (defunct, archive [[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Games/Halo: Reach|here]] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20141012163535/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps Archive.org]) - (''"During the Covenant's invasion, it's rumored that the'' UNSC Pillar of Autumn'' executed a Class-L flash-dock, a restricted atmospheric maneuver for a ship of that size, in order to swiftly procure an asset significant to the war effort."'')</ref> | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
During the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]], the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} was fitted with [[R7 thrust coupling]]s so it could perform a flash-dock, successfully berthing at the [[Asźod ship breaking yards]], despite the danger and difficulty of landing a ship of that size, in order to receive a [[Cortana|critical asset]] for [[Operation: RED FLAG]] before returning to space.<ref name="POA"> | During the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]], the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} was fitted with [[R7 thrust coupling]]s so it could perform a flash-dock, successfully berthing at the [[Asźod ship breaking yards]], despite the danger and difficulty of landing a ship of that size, in order to receive a [[Cortana|critical asset]] for [[Operation: RED FLAG]] before returning to space.<ref name="POA">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
Revision as of 20:54, March 23, 2020
- " Class-L flash-docks are basic math for a corvette or a frigate, but for a cruiser like Autumn, well, let’s be real, it’d be like flying a brick with bottle rockets."
- — Gail Purdy[1]
A Class-L flash-dock is a type of maneuver used for the purpose of docking human spacecraft on a planetary surface when speed is of the essence. It is typically performed by small spacecraft such as corvettes and frigates[1], and is a restricted maneuver for ships on the scale of a Halcyon-class light cruiser.[2]
Usage
During the Fall of Reach in 2552, the UNSC Pillar of Autumn was fitted with R7 thrust couplings so it could perform a flash-dock, successfully berthing at the Asźod ship breaking yards, despite the danger and difficulty of landing a ship of that size, in order to receive a critical asset for Operation: RED FLAG before returning to space.[3]
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Data Drop #6
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Halo: Reach maps - Beachhead (defunct, archive here and Archive.org) - ("During the Covenant's invasion, it's rumored that the UNSC Pillar of Autumn executed a Class-L flash-dock, a restricted atmospheric maneuver for a ship of that size, in order to swiftly procure an asset significant to the war effort.")
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
