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==Background== | ==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 [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle| | 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 [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|plasma rifle]].<ref name="poa">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | ||
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On the ''Pillar of Autumn'', the blast doors were also used to trap [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[boarding|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 ''Pillar of Autumn'', the blast doors were also used to trap [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[boarding|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"/> | ||
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>''' | 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> | ||
The [[Forerunner]]s also constructed heavy blast doors within their most significant facilities, including the [[Control Room]]s and the tunnel systems in their vicinity on the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]].<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[Assault on the Control Room]]''</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||