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[[File:H2A Cutscene EnergyProjectorPiercing.png|thumb|250px|A {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}'s [[energy projector]] piercing the hull of a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}.]] | [[File:H2A Cutscene EnergyProjectorPiercing.png|thumb|250px|A {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}'s [[energy projector]] piercing the hull of a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}.]] | ||
The armor of neither Covenant nor UNSC warships provides significant protection against plasma, which will melt through the hulls of both. Covenant plasma torpedoes have a temperature of approximately 3,000 degrees Celsius,<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 17''</ref> while [[titanium]], a key component of UNSC ship armor, has a melting point of 1668 degrees Celsius.<ref group="note">There is a difference between baseline titanium and [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]], an augmented form of titanium, used in UNSC starship armor. This along with the fact that Titanium-A armor is sometimes layered with [[tungsten]] (which has a melting point of 3,422 °C) means that the melting point of their starship armor is higher than that of conventional titanium.</ref> In all encounters with Covenant ships, plasma-based weaponry has melted through and disabled UNSC ships in a matter of seconds. However, it is possible that since the UNSC uses [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]], an augmented form of titanium, in its ship armor, the melting point of their starship armor is much higher than suspected. | The armor of neither Covenant nor UNSC warships provides significant protection against plasma, which will melt through the hulls of both. Covenant plasma torpedoes have a temperature of approximately 3,000 degrees Celsius,<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 17''</ref> while [[titanium]], a key component of UNSC ship armor, has a melting point of 1668 degrees Celsius.<ref group="note">There is a difference between baseline titanium and [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]], an augmented form of titanium, used in UNSC starship armor. This along with the fact that Titanium-A armor is sometimes layered with [[tungsten]] (which has a melting point of 3,422 °C) means that the melting point of their starship armor is higher than that of conventional titanium.</ref> In all encounters with Covenant ships, plasma-based weaponry has melted through and disabled UNSC ships in a matter of seconds. However, it is possible that since the UNSC uses [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]], an augmented form of titanium, in its ship armor, the melting point of their starship armor is much higher than suspected. | ||
Frank O'Connor, Bungie's former head of public relations, has stated that the plasma used by the Covenant is not plasma as current science knows it, but something "far more dangerous, arcane, and destructive."<ref>'''http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive25.pl?read=743326'''</ref> | |||
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