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[[File:Reach 596390 Medium.jpg|thumb|250px|The {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}'s hull holding its own against the ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', despite being severely outgunned.]] | [[File:Reach 596390 Medium.jpg|thumb|250px|The {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}'s hull holding its own against the ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', despite being severely outgunned.]] | ||
Titanium-A has numerous uses throughout the UNSC due largely to titanium being lightweight and extremely strong, with a high tolerance to heat. Its primary use is armor for ships. Typically, as much as one-third of a standard UNSC military vessel's mass is the Titanium-A plating.<ref name="enc315"/> [[UNSC frigate]]s have sixty centimeters of plating on their hull, [[UNSC destroyer]]s have up to two meters of plating and [[UNSC carrier]]s have thirty-six centimeters of Titanium-A plating.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 259''</ref> {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s have 191 centimeter-thick layers of Titanium-A armor, allowing them to sustain far greater damage.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref> [[D77-TC Pelican]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 18''</ref> and [[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 40''</ref> are both covered in Titanium-A armor to provide additional protection in dogfights. [[Slipstream space probe]]s are almost | Titanium-A has numerous uses throughout the UNSC due largely to titanium being lightweight and extremely strong, with a high tolerance to heat. Its primary use is armor for ships. Typically, as much as one-third of a standard UNSC military vessel's mass is the Titanium-A plating.<ref name="enc315"/> [[UNSC frigate]]s have sixty centimeters of plating on their hull, [[UNSC destroyer]]s have up to two meters of plating and [[UNSC carrier]]s have thirty-six centimeters of Titanium-A plating.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 259''</ref> {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s have 191 centimeter-thick layers of Titanium-A armor, allowing them to sustain far greater damage.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref> [[D77-TC Pelican]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 18''</ref> and [[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 40''</ref> are both covered in Titanium-A armor to provide additional protection in dogfights. [[Slipstream space probe]]s are almost solid Titanium-A to allow them to survive the stresses of frequent [[slipspace]] entries and exits.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 356''</ref> [[Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pod]]s are given additional Titanium-A plating to allow the pods to be launched from slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 13''</ref> [[Refit station]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 156''</ref> and construction platforms, such as [[Station Delphi]], are essentially slabs of Titanium-A armor plating.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 51''</ref> | ||
The UNSC uses Titanium-A for construction of [[military base]]s as well, to make them less susceptible to destruction. Underground facilities such as [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]], [[CASTLE Base]]<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 125''</ref> and [[Camp Hathcock]] used Titanium-A armor in their superstructures. Even lockers used by UNSC personnel are reinforced with a centimeter of Titanium-A armor plating.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 55''</ref> [[Eridanus Secundus]], a [[United Rebel Front]] [[asteroid]] base located in the [[Eridanus system]], was reinforced with a layer of Titanium-A armor which also helps deflect UNSC and Covenant sensors.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 309''</ref> | The UNSC uses Titanium-A for construction of [[military base]]s as well, to make them less susceptible to destruction. Underground facilities such as [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]], [[CASTLE Base]]<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 125''</ref> and [[Camp Hathcock]] used Titanium-A armor in their superstructures. Even lockers used by UNSC personnel are reinforced with a centimeter of Titanium-A armor plating.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 55''</ref> [[Eridanus Secundus]], a [[United Rebel Front]] [[asteroid]] base located in the [[Eridanus system]], was reinforced with a layer of Titanium-A armor which also helps deflect UNSC and Covenant sensors.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 309''</ref> | ||