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The ''Pillar of Autumn'' was one of few ships which escaped [[The Battle of Reach]]. The ship made a [[slipstream]] jump to the planet [[Threshold]], the location of [[The Forerunner|Forerunner]] [[Installation 04]], which the [[Covenant]] believed was their religious icon "Halo." The remaining crew believed the jump to be random, in order to avoid leading the Covenant to [[Earth]] as per the [[Cole Protocol]]; in actuality, the [[AI]] [[Cortana]] interpreted symbols on a Forerunner artifact into map coordinates.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] Epilogue</ref>
The ''Pillar of Autumn'' was one of few ships which escaped [[The Battle of Reach]]. The ship made a [[slipstream]] jump to the planet [[Threshold]], the location of [[The Forerunner|Forerunner]] [[Installation 04]], which the [[Covenant]] believed was their religious icon "Halo." The remaining crew believed the jump to be random, in order to avoid leading the Covenant to [[Earth]] as per the [[Cole Protocol]]; in actuality, the [[AI]] [[Cortana]] interpreted symbols on a Forerunner artifact into map coordinates.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] Epilogue</ref>
[[Image:Halo-14.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Pillar of Autumn'' after crash landing on "[[Halo]]"]]
[[Image:Halo-14.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Pillar of Autumn'' after crash landing on "[[Halo]]"]]
After the crash landing on "[[Halo]]" the ship ended up balanced over the side of a cliff. The [[ODST]]s who had escaped the crash landing made a short [[Pelican]] flight to the crash site for supplies and armor in the form of [[Scorpions]] and [[Warthogs]] that were taken back to alpha base, but during the end of the events on Installation 04, the [[Master Chief]] raced to the crash site to try and blow up the PoA and escape the ring-world.
After the crash landing on "[[Halo]]" the ship ended up balanced over the side of a cliff. The [[ODST]]s who had escaped the crash landing made a short [[Pelican]] flight to the crash site, retrieving supplies and armor in the form of [[Scorpions]] and [[Warthogs]].  These were taken back to Alpha Base, but during the end of the events on Installation 04, the [[Master Chief]] raced to the crash site to try and blow up the "Autumn" and escape the ring-world.


The ''Pillar of Autumn'' suffered severe damage from Covenant forces orbiting [[Threshold]] and crashed on "[[Halo]]". Cortana and the Master Chief manually detonated the ship's nuclear fusion engines in order to destroy "[[Halo]]" and prevent [[The Flood|Flood]] from escaping.
The ''Pillar of Autumn'' suffered severe damage from Covenant forces orbiting [[Threshold]] and crashed on "[[Halo]]". Cortana and the Master Chief manually detonated the ship's nuclear fusion engines in order to destroy "[[Halo]]" and prevent [[The Flood|Flood]] from escaping.
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There are 40 50mm auto cannons for point defense, and 1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC Cannon]] capable of firing three "shredder shots" on a single charge.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 274/275</ref> There are also 4 [[Shiva Nuclear-tipped missile|Shiva Missiles]] and 128 [[Archer Missiles|Archer missile]] pods, each with 30 missiles. The ''Autumn'' is capable of firing over 1000 missiles at once, leaving at least 2840 more.   
There are 40 50mm auto cannons for point defense, and 1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC Cannon]] capable of firing three "shredder shots" on a single charge.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 274/275</ref> There are also 4 [[Shiva Nuclear-tipped missile|Shiva Missiles]] and 128 [[Archer Missiles|Archer missile]] pods, each with 30 missiles. The ''Autumn'' is capable of firing over 1000 missiles at once, leaving at least 2840 more.   


Pg. 272 of "The Fall of Reach" mentions Captain Keys performing a fly-by inspection of the starboard shuttle bay and seeing Archer Missile Pods counting thirty pods across and ten pods down, making for 300 Archer Missile Pods, and as is also mentioned in the next sentence "Each pod held dozens of missiles," in just one section of the Pillar of Autumn's Armament, suggesting the count of 128 Archer Missile Pods with 30 missiles each to be a severe under-estimation of the ships missile capabilities.  
Pg. 272 of "The Fall of Reach" mentions Captain Keyes performing a fly-by inspection of the starboard shuttle bay and seeing Archer Missile Pods counting thirty pods across and ten pods down, making for 300 Archer Missile Pods, and as is also mentioned in the next sentence "Each pod held dozens of missiles," in just one section of the Pillar of Autumn's Armament, suggesting the count of 128 Archer Missile Pods with 30 missiles each to be a severe under-estimation of the ships missile capabilities.  


In the beginning cutscene, 11 Longswords can be seen flying escort around the Pillar of autumn, and one is still in Hangar bay seven, bringing that number up to 12, a whole squadron. In this hangar, there are as many as 16 Pelican hangars, and four Scorpion tanks can be counted, as well as an unknown number of warthogs.  When the Marines raid the ship on page 136-138 of Halo: The Flood, they liberate 4 Scorpion Tanks, 26 Warthog-Trailer Combos, "more rolling off the ship," 2 Warthogs flown off by Pelicans, and a total of 34 vehicles in the convoy, bringing the Warthog total to 32 in this action, the 34 total having 4 Scorpions, and the additional two having been flown off to battles elsewhere.  Platoon Leader Oros mentions asking the Pelicans to bring back 15 Warthog capable personnel, alloing him to squeeze additional 'Hogs into the convoy and put at least two people on each tank, meaning that there were 3-2 additional warthogs, bringing the total to 35.  An additional bay with 6 Warthogs is shown in the Maw, plus 1 Warthog used in the second level and a crashed Warthog outside the Maw-Bay, brings the total to 43+ Warthogs.
In the beginning cutscene, 11 Longswords can be seen flying escort around the Pillar of autumn, and one is still in Hangar bay seven, bringing that number up to 12, a whole squadron. In this hangar, there are as many as 16 Pelican hangars, and four Scorpion tanks can be counted, as well as an unknown number of warthogs.  When the Marines raid the ship on page 136-138 of Halo: The Flood, they liberate 4 Scorpion Tanks, 26 Warthog-Trailer Combos, "more rolling off the ship," 2 Warthogs flown off by Pelicans, and a total of 34 vehicles in the convoy, bringing the Warthog total to 32 in this action, the 34 total having 4 Scorpions, and the additional two having been flown off to battles elsewhere.  Platoon Leader Oros mentions asking the Pelicans to bring back 15 Warthog capable personnel, alloing him to squeeze additional 'Hogs into the convoy and put at least two people on each tank, meaning that there were 3-2 additional warthogs, bringing the total to 35.  An additional bay with 6 Warthogs is shown in the Maw, plus 1 Warthog used in the second level and a crashed Warthog outside the Maw-Bay, brings the total to 43+ Warthogs.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The ''Autumn'' is approximately 1.17 km long. [http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_poaconundrum/] This is, however, contradictory to the final level of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], in which you must drive along a service coridor which runs the length of the ship, and is about 3 km long.
*The ''Autumn'' is approximately 1.17 km long. [http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_poaconundrum/] This is, however, contradictory to the final level of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], in which you must drive along a service coridor which runs the length of the ship, and is about 3 km long. This was probably for the sake of building tension and atmosphere that the Maw Run generates.
*The sides of the ''Autumn'' have a [[Marathon]] logo in them. The ship's official emblem has a Marathon logo as well.
*The sides of the ''Autumn'' have a [[Marathon]] logo in them. The ship's official emblem has a Marathon logo as well.


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