Halcyon-class light cruiser: Difference between revisions

|armament= *[[2510]] configuration

**1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark II 56A2D4 light MAC]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

**4 [[Spitfire naval coilgun battery|Mark 33 Spitfire naval coilgun battery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

**4 [[Sentry autocannon|M66 Sentry autocannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

**20 [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

**40 [[M810 Helix point defense guns]] or [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 Rampart point defense guns]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The primary armament of the ''Halcyon''-class was its single [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. It was armed with only six [[Archer missile|Archer missile pods]] which was far below standards at the time. Each pod would have contained several individual missiles. The class was equipped with four [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s and numerous [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 50mm point-defense guns]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 271''</ref> With the outbreak of the [[Human-Covenant War]], ''Halcyon''-class ships were put through extensive refits. At least one ship, the ''Pillar of Autumn'', had the following armament one upgraded Magnetic Accelerator Cannon capable of firing three rounds in quick succession. The ''Autumn'' now had 300 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile pods]], which were arranged in thirty columns and ten rows. Each pod contained 24 individual devices, equaling 7,200 missiles.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 274-275'' (2001 edition) (Captain Keyes mentions performing a fly-by inspection of the starboard shuttle bay and counting Archer missile pods thirty across and ten down, making for 300 Archer missile pods. The next sentence then reads "Each pod held dozens of missiles.)</ref> The ''Autumn'' was still armed with four Shiva nuclear warheads. One of these missiles was loaded aboard a Longsword fighter, which could be remote-controlled.<ref name="tfor275">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 275'' (2001 edition)</ref> Forty M910 50mm point-defense guns were installed, with overlapping fields of fire for point defense against single ships.<ref name= "data drop"/> The ship was also equipped with three [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK warheads]].{{Ref/Reuse|tfor275}}