UNSC Pillar of Autumn II

Pillar of Autumn II
Ship history
Name:	Pillar of Autumn II
Class:	Autumn-class heavy cruiser
Operator:	UNSC Navy
Manufacturer:	SinoViet Heavy Machinery
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
Complement:	12 D77 or D79 Pelicans; D82-EST Darters; 216 Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicles 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 Pillar of Autumn II is an Autumn-class heavy cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy and the lead ship of her class, commissioned into service as a replacement for the Marathon class after the end of the Human-Covenant War. She was named after the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, a Halcyon-class light cruiser which played a pivotal role in the events leading up to the conclusion of the war.^[2] Like her predecessor, the Pillar of Autumn II is colloquially known as the "Autumn", thereby serving as her class' namesake.^[9]

Sources

^ ^a ^b Halo 4, Halo: Infinity
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 191
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s 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
^ 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
^ Stephen Loftus on the Autumn class' talk page