Halcyon-class light cruiser: Difference between revisions

{{Ship class infobox

|name=''Halcyon''-class light cruiser

|image=[[File:HR-UNSCPillarOfAutumn-Side.png|300px]]

|manufacturer=[[Reyes-McLees Shipyards]]

|class=[[Cruiser]]

|crew=1,000{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Book|WF|Id=Warfleet|Chapter Human, Pillar of Autumn|Page=25}}

|role=* Naval engagements

*All-purpose attack and defense{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}

*Troop and supply transport{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}

|length={{Convert|3840.64|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=6|disp=flip}}<ref name="H1GameData">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' 3D model data</ref>

|width={{Convert|1155.73|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=5|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|H1GameData}}

|height={{Convert|1359.69|ft|m|sp=us|sigfig=5|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|H1GameData}}

|mass =11 million tonnes{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=119}}

|engine=[[Fusion drive]]s

*[[Mark II Hanley-Messer DFR]] (3) {{c|pre-refit}}<ref name= "data drop">[https://www.halopedia.org/File:DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop 5'']</ref>

*Experimental reactor set {{c|1 primary, 2 secondary}} {{c|''Pillar of Autumn'' refit package}}<ref name="for274">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 274''</ref>

|slipspace drive= [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]

|hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]]; resistant to around 5 plasma bolts.

|armament= *[[2510]] configuration

**1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=261}}

|Complement=*[[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]]s (6+)

|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]

The '''''Halcyon''-class light cruiser''',<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref> known as the '''Human Attack Ship class C-II''' by the [[Covenant]],<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 4''</ref> is a [[United Nations Space Command]] cruiser starship classification designed by [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Dr. Robert McLees]] before [[2507]], with a [[hull classification symbol]] of '''C'''.  

The most noteworthy design feature was a series of internal cross bracings and honeycombs designed by [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Doctor Robert McLees]].<ref name="HCESGuide">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]''', ''page 60''</ref> This internal superstructure made the ships surprisingly resistant to battle damage; ships of the class were able to remain operational despite sustaining breaches to all compartments and losing 90% of their armor.<ref name="for238">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 238''</ref> The durability of the design was demonstrated by the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} when she survived a crash-landing on [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]] after taking a tremendous beating at Reach and over the ring.  However, while the cruiser was intact, it was damaged beyond repair and could never fly again, although some systems were still online such as the fusion core, engines, and self-destruct.<ref name="maw">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[The Maw]]''</ref>  Another example of the ship's durability was during the [[Fall of Reach]] when the ship took on an immensely powerful [[Kewu-pattern battleship|Covenant warship]]. Having wreaked havoc on Reach's defense fleet, this formidable Covenant warship breached the ''Autumn's'' hull with two piercing beam attacks, one of which severely damaged its reactors. Not only did the ''Autumn'' continue its engagement with limited loss of functionality, it destroyed the Covenant vessel after a protracted battle. However, the special superstructure was deemed unnecessarily over-massed and costly due to its cross-bracings and interstitial honeycombs. This led to the design being dropped from future models of ''Halcyon''-class ships. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' and 10/50 others were built with this type of superstructure.{{Ref/Reuse|HCESGuide}}

The primary armament of the ''Halcyon''-class was its single Mark II 56A2D4 light [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. It was armed with only twenty [[M58 Archer missile]] pods, which was far below standards at the time. Each pod would have contained several individual missiles. The class' firepower was further supplemented with four [[Spitfire naval coilgun battery#Mark 33 Spitfire|Mark 33 Spitfire naval coilgun batteries]] and four [[M66 Sentry autocannon]]s, with both types of turrets featuring two barrels each. The ''Halcyon''-class cruisers could also be equipped with forty point defense guns, using either the [[M810 Helix point defense gun|M810 Helix]] or the [[Rampart point defense gun#M910 Rampart|M910 Rampart]] point defense guns.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} 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 been upgraded with an improved Magnetic Accelerator Cannon capable of firing three rounds in quick succession. The ''Autumn'' now had 32 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile pods]],{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} with each pod contained 24 individual devices. The ''Autumn'' was still armed with four Shiva nuclear warheads.<ref name= "data drop"/> 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> The ship was also equipped with three [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK warheads]].{{Ref/Reuse|tfor275}}