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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> 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>
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> They 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==

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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] They 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

  1. ^ Halo Waypoint: Data Drop 5
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 238
  3. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 274
  4. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 275
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