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'''Thermite-Carbon Cord''' is a type of | '''Thermite-Carbon Cord''' is a type of incendiary device used by the [[UNSC]]. It consists of a long wire of unknown type with a charge. Once the charge is activated, a large amount of heat energy is released, and the subsequent burst of heat is capable of enormous amounts of anti-material damage, melting through solid metal. | ||
The [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Beta Company]] used Thermite-Carbon Cords during [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. [[Tom-B292]], used it to destroy the dump valve for a reactor of a [[Covenant]] facility.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 24</ref>. | The [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Beta Company]] used Thermite-Carbon Cords during [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. [[Tom-B292]], used it to destroy the dump valve for a reactor of a [[Covenant]] facility.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 24</ref>. | ||
==Conjecture== | ==Conjecture== | ||
*It is possible that the Cord's charge is thermite (hence the name) and will thus burn at a very high | *It is possible that the Cord's charge is thermite (hence the name) and will thus burn at a very high temperature. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||