Autumn-class heavy cruiser

The Autumn-class heavy cruiser is a class of capital ship commissioned into service with the UNSC Navy following the end of the Human-Covenant War. It was designed to be the successor for the Marathon class and the Halcyon class as most vessels of those classes were destroyed in the war. Many of these ships serve as escort vessels for the UNSC Infinity.

The Autumn class' name is a colloquialism for that of its lead ship, which in turn is named for the Halcyon-class UNSC Pillar of Autumn.

Specifications

Hull

Superficially, the Autumn class closely resembles the preceding Halcyon class, particularly the Pillar of Autumn after the ship's last refit in 2552. However, the Autumn class differs from its namesake in a number of details, primarily its much greater size. Specifically, an Autumn-class cruiser is 1,425 meters (4,674 ft) long (255 meters longer than a Halcyon) as well as proportionally wider and taller. It has a different number of viewports and the radar dishes are smaller, with different configurations across the hull. The antenna-like protrusion at the front of the ship is double the length of the original Pillar of Autumn's.

These vessels are equipped with energy shields.

Armament

The vessel's primary armament is a single Mark IX, Heavy Coil-45J3d3 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon. Secondary and tertiary armament comprises an unknown number of M58 Archer and Shiva-class nuclear missiles. The class sports thirty-six M910 point defense guns, four fewer than the Pillar of Autumn's complement.

Ships of the line

• UNSC Euclid's Anvil
• UNSC Pillar of Autumn II - lead ship
• UNSC Song of the East
• UNSC Unto the Breach

Halo: Fleet Battles

UNSC Autumn-class Heavy Cruiser This element includes a single Autumn-class heavy cruiser. Cost: 100 points Movement: 6" Damage Track: 6 • 6 • 3 Build Rating: 2 Hangars: 2 Boarding Craft: 2 Security Detail: 3 System loadouts: Defence Arrays (2) Hard Burn (3") Missile Barrage Point Defence (2) Titanium Armor (2) Primary Weapon: Heavy MAC Range: 16/32" Weapon loadouts: MAC (2) Firing arc: Forward Dice: 7 Secondary Weapon: Missile Batteries Range: 12/24" Weapon loadouts: Missiles Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard Dice: 5

UNSC Escorted Autumn-class Heavy Cruiser This element includes an Autumn-class heavy cruiser and one Halberd-class destroyer. Cost: 115 points Movement: 6" Damage Track: 7 • 6 • 3 Build Rating: 3 Hangars: 2 Boarding Craft: 2 Security Detail: 4 System loadouts: Defence Arrays (2) Hard Burn (2") Missile Barrage Point Defence (2) Titanium Armor (3) Primary Weapon: Heavy MAC Range: 16/32" Weapon loadouts: MAC (3) Firing arc: Forward Dice: 9 Secondary Weapon: Missile Batteries Range: 12/24" Weapon loadouts: Missiles Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard Dice: 6

Gallery

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  The UNSC Infinity and the accompanying fleet of Autumn-class heavy cruisers in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.

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  The UNSC Song of the East in Halo 4.

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  Autumn-class cruisers in Earth's low orbit.

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  An Autumn-class cruiser alongside the Infinity over Earth in Halo: Escalation.

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  Profile of the Autumn-class cruiser in Halo: Fleet Battles.

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  Models of the Autumn-class cruiser.

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  Size comparison between an Autumn-class cruiser and a Carrack.

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  Autumn-class cruisers with the Infinity in Halo Mythos

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List of appearances

• Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (First appearance)
• Halo 4
• Halo: Escalation
• Hunt the Truth (Mentioned only)
• Halo: Fleet Battles
• Halo Mythos