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+[[File:01_cairostation_doors_large_2.png|thumb|250px|A set of blast doors on [[Cairo Station]].]]
+A '''blast door''' is a type of heavy [[door]] designed to withstand large amounts of damage, especially by explosives, or to seal pressurized compartments on a starship in case of a [[hull breach]].
-A '''blast door''' is a type of [[door]], and an important safety measure for [[UNSC]] ships. Blast Doors are similar to [[airlock]]s in that they are used to seal off areas suffocating, or have a strong possibility of suffocating a breach and loss of atmosphere. They are distinguished by their interlocking sections that rise from the floor, and drop from the ceiling. The Blast Doors have large panels of what seem to be high-strength plexi-glass, since it can resist blasts of plasma from the handheld [[Plasma Rifle]].
+==Background==
+Blast doors are an important safety measure for many starships or space stations. Blast doors are similar to [[airlock]]s in that they are used to seal off areas suffocating, or have a strong possibility of suffocating a breach and loss of atmosphere. They are distinguished by their interlocking sections that rise from the floor, and drop from the ceiling. The {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}s blast doors had large panels of what seem to be high-strength plexi-glass, since it can resist blasts of plasma from the handheld [[Plasma Rifle]].
+<ref name="poa">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>
-==Trivia==
+On the ''Pillar of Autumn'', the blast doors were also used to trap [[Covenant]] [[Boarding (attack)|boarding parties]]. This is an efficient way of cutting off boarding parties, as the doors are built to be extremely resilient to damage.<ref name="poa"/>
-*On the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, the blast doors were also used to trap [[Covenant]] [[Boarding Party|boarding parties]]. This is an efficient way of cutting off boarding parties, as the doors are built to be extremely resilient to damage.
+Blast doors are also commonly used in blast shelters, [[military base]]s or other locations where heavy, secure doors are necessary. The city of [[New Mombasa]] had heavy blast doors in its tunnel systems and separating its city compartments, to seal off select areas in case of an emergency.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Mombasa Streets]]''</ref>
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+File:3 TsavoHW 2.jpg|A heavy blast door outside [[Crow's Nest]].
 File:PoA Crewmen.jpg|Blast Door in its open position (marked by the yellow and black markings on the floor)
-File:Door burn.JPG|Covenant boarders attempt to burn through a blast door on [[Cairo Station]].
+File:BLAST_DOOR.jpg|A closed blast door on the ''Pillar of Autumn''
-File:BLAST_DOOR.jpg|A closed blast-door on the Pillar of Autumn
+File:Door burn.JPG|Covenant boarders attempt to burn through a blast door on Cairo Station.
+File:Streets_door_02.jpg|A blast door separating New Mombasa's compartmentalized sectors.
+File:Coastal_highway_05.jpg|A blast door at New Mombasa's [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway|Waterfront Highway]].
 </gallery>
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo 2]]''
+*''[[Halo 3]]''
+*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
+*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
+*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
+**''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]'' {{Mo}}
+==Sources==
+<references/>
 [[Category:Human technology]]