UNSC Song of the East

Song of the East
Ship history
Name:	Song of the East
Class:	Autumn-class heavy cruiser
Operator:	UNSC Navy
Manufacturer:	SinoViet Heavy Machinery
Status:	In active service as of February 2558
General characteristics
Type:	Cruiser
Length:	1,425 meters (4,674 ft)
Width:	383 meters (1,255 ft)
Height:	431 meters (1,415 ft)
Mass:	10.1 million metric tons
Maneuver drive:	Fusion drives
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Crew:	800 sailors
Complement:	12 D77 or D79 Pelicans; D82-EST Darters (optional); 216 M8900 SOEIVs or cargo drop pods;
Troops:	45 Marines; 220 ODSTs;
Hull:	Titanium-A armor
Shielding:	Shield-reinforced armor
Sensors:	Hyperscanner detector; UNSC battle network relays; Planetary survey sensors; Probe launchers;
Armaments:	1 Mark IX, Heavy Coil - 45J3D3/MAC; 4 Mark 40 Spitfire naval coilgun batteries; 6 M66 Sentry autocannon turrets; 32 M58 Archer missile pods; 6 M910 Rampart point defense guns; Shiva-class nuclear missiles;
Air facilities:	2 hangar bays; 6 drop pod bays;

UNSC Song of the East is an Autumn-class heavy cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy, assigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence. She, along with ten other Autumn-class cruisers, escorted UNSC Infinity in Earth's orbit at some point prior to the flagship's departure to Requiem in February 2558.^[1]

List of appearances[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Halo 4, Halo: Infinity
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Halo: Warfleet, page 26-27
^ ^a ^b Spartan Games, Autumn-class Heavy Cruiser: Defunct "This Autumn-class heavy cruiser represents a considerable leap forwards in human warship design, and is a testament to the UNSCs technological prowess and industrial resilience. Using improvements and modifications made to the Halcyon-class light cruiser for Operation: RED FLAG as a starting point, the naval architects at SinoViet Heavy Machinery have added energy shield-reinforced armor, powerful fusion drives, long-range targeting matrixes, and a state-of-the-art magnetic accelerator cannon. These new weapons and systems are continually being improved to give the UNSC a competitive edge in battles against Covenant remnants and other threats that may yet arise." (Retrieved on Apr 7, 2017)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 118
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 191
^ Halo Waypoint, UNSC Cruiser (Retrieved on Jul 25, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - En Voyage (Retrieved on Apr 19, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn