Halcyon-class light cruiser: Difference between revisions
Why do we assume when he said dozens of missiles, he's referring to long/baker's dozens? There is no reason at all to think that, especially with Waypoint Data Drop 5 saying the pre-retrofit PoA's archer pods having 24 missiles per pod.
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(Why do we assume when he said dozens of missiles, he's referring to long/baker's dozens? There is no reason at all to think that, especially with Waypoint Data Drop 5 saying the pre-retrofit PoA's archer pods having 24 missiles per pod.) |
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===Armament=== | ===Armament=== | ||
The primary armament of the ''Halcyon''-class was its single [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. It was armed with only six [[Archer missile|Archer missile pods]] which was far below standards at the time. Each pod would have contained several individual missiles. The class was equipped with four [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s and numerous [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 50mm point-defense guns]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 271''</ref> 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 the following armament one upgraded Magnetic Accelerator Cannon capable of firing three rounds in quick succession. The ''Autumn'' now had 300 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile pods]], which were arranged in thirty columns and ten rows. Each pod contained | The primary armament of the ''Halcyon''-class was its single [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. It was armed with only six [[Archer missile|Archer missile pods]] which was far below standards at the time. Each pod would have contained several individual missiles. The class was equipped with four [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s and numerous [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 50mm point-defense guns]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 271''</ref> 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 the following armament one upgraded Magnetic Accelerator Cannon capable of firing three rounds in quick succession. The ''Autumn'' now had 300 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile pods]], which were arranged in thirty columns and ten rows. Each pod contained 24 individual devices, equaling 7,200 missiles.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 274-275'' (2001 edition) (Captain Keyes mentions performing a fly-by inspection of the starboard shuttle bay and counting Archer missile pods thirty across and ten down, making for 300 Archer missile pods. The next sentence then reads "Each pod held dozens of missiles.)</ref> The ''Autumn'' was still armed with four Shiva nuclear warheads. 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> Forty M910 50mm point-defense guns were installed, with overlapping fields of fire for point defense against single ships.<ref name= "data drop"/> The ship was also equipped with three [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK warheads]].{{Ref/Reuse|tfor275}} | ||
==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||