#UNSC HALCYON CLASS CRUISER SERIES#

Halcyon-cruisers were often found with eighteenВ Class-3 Bumblebee lifeboats, in case the ship's crew must be evacuated. Eight docking bays allowed a number ofВ PelicanВ dropships,В GA-TL1 LongswordВ Interceptors,В M12 WarthogsВ andВ M808B ScorpionВ tanks to be carried.

#UNSC HALCYON CLASS CRUISER SERIES#

Halcyon-class cruisers were constructed in space and are not rated for atmospheric deployment В however,В R7 thrust couplingsВ allow them limited atmospheric operation capabilities, as demonstrated by theВ Pillar of AutumnВ which was capable of achieving liftoff fromВ AsЕєod, supported by a series of rocket pods.ДЄrmories were located throughout the ship, holding a selection of small arms and their requisite ammunition. The corridors served a secondary purpose of lessening the ship's considerable mass, thereby increasing acceleration. If necessary, these expansive corridors, including aВ Class Seven service corridorВ running along the dorsal structure of the vessel, could permit passage to Warthogs and some sections were large enough to accept Pelicans. Although normally restricted to personnel, they could be accessed byВ liftsВ in main engineering or connecting passageways from the docking bays. A potential application of this was during a hostile boarding action, whereas the atmosphere in the sealed sections could be vented via commands from the bridge, asphyxiating enemy troops.ДЄ number of service corridors ran the length of the ship. In the event of an emergency, these bulkheads could be closed and affected sections sealed from the remainder of the ship. TheВ Pillar of AutumnВ and 10/50 others were built with this type of superstructure.Д¬orridors on theВ Halcyon-class were segmented by several retractable containment bulkheads. This led to the design being dropped from future models ofВ Halcyon-class ships. However, the special superstructure was deemed unnecessarily over-massed and costly due to its cross-bracings and interstitial honeycombs.

Not only did theВ AutumnВ continue its engagement with limited loss of functionality, it destroyed the Covenant vessel after a protracted battle. Having wreaked havoc on Reach's defense fleet, this formidable Covenant warship breached theВ Autumn'sВ hull with two piercing beam attacks, one of which severely damaged its reactors. 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.В Another example of the ship's durability was during theВ Fall of ReachВ when the ship took on an immensely powerfulВ Covenant warship. The durability of the design was demonstrated by theВ UNSCВ Pillar of AutumnВ when she survived a crash-landing onВ Alpha HaloВ after taking a tremendous beating at Reach and over the ring. The most noteworthy design feature was a series of internal cross bracings and honeycombs designed byВ Doctor Robert McLees.В 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. Lastly, theВ MACВ cannon is visible as a bump on the bow. There are also slots for eighteen lifepods on the ship's hull. TheВ bridgeВ is slung underneath one of the forward sections and eightВ docking baysВ are distributed throughout the ship. Halcyon-class cruisers are composed of five hexagonal and octagonal sections mounted onto each other. Despite the disadvantages of the original design, the heavily modifiedВ UNSCВ Pillar of AutumnВ proved to be one of the most effective, and costly, ships deployed in the war. They were replaced by theВ Marathon-class cruiser. Their service lives were short due to a unique hull design that was costly to construct and maintain with low maneuverability, poor armament, and concerns about their tactical viability. Robert McLeesВ beforeВ 2507, with aВ hull classification symbolВ ofВ C. TheВ Halcyon-class light cruiser,В known as theВ Human Attack Ship class C-IIВ by theВ Covenant, is aВ United Nations Space CommandВ cruiser starship classification designed byВ Dr.

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