The Cross and Davids Star wrote:You know, I just realized something: The Pillar of Autumn may have been severely underequipped when it came to evacuation methods.
Not really. Cruisers were some of the UNSC's biggest ships with the biggest guns, and had space for huge amounts of people and equipment. Theoretically people could use Pelicans to escape when using lifeboats became an issue.
The reason you think the Autumn may be underequipped may be since literally everyone onboard is scrambling for the lifepods. We're lucky to even have found one.