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Black in color, the stealth ablative coating serves to refract both UNSC [[radar]] and [[Covenant]] sensors, making the ship invisible to radar, similar to the way [[active camouflage]] cloaks something from eyesight. However, the coating also doubles as a visual cloak, enabled by the ship's [[texture buffer]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO291}} The coating must be maintained perfectly, or it will return radar signals. This necessitates constant maintenance on the entire coating. Therefore, virtually all UNSC [[prowler]]s have relatively small surface areas, so that less has to be maintained. An exception to this is the {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}}, which is a prowler the size of a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC destroyer]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO43|GoO|Detail=page 43}} Stealth ablative coatings can also be found on [[Long | Black in color, the stealth ablative coating serves to refract both UNSC [[radar]] and [[Covenant]] sensors, making the ship invisible to radar, similar to the way [[active camouflage]] cloaks something from eyesight. However, the coating also doubles as a visual cloak, enabled by the ship's [[texture buffer]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO291}} The coating must be maintained perfectly, or it will return radar signals. This necessitates constant maintenance on the entire coating. Therefore, virtually all UNSC [[prowler]]s have relatively small surface areas, so that less has to be maintained. An exception to this is the {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}}, which is a prowler the size of a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC destroyer]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO43|GoO|Detail=page 43}} Stealth ablative coatings can also be found on [[Long range stealth orbital drop pod]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO13|GoO|Detail=page 13}} | ||
During a [[Skirmish over Netherop|mission]] in early [[2526]], the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|armor]]s of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[John-117]] and his compatriots were tinted with the stealth ablative coating. While the UNSC's understanding of Covenant sensor technology was limited at the time, the hope was that it would help conceal the Spartans as they went [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] to board [[Radiant Arrow|an alien vessel]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|HSS|Chapter=1}} | During a [[Skirmish over Netherop|mission]] in early [[2526]], the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|armor]]s of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[John-117]] and his compatriots were tinted with the stealth ablative coating. While the UNSC's understanding of Covenant sensor technology was limited at the time, the hope was that it would help conceal the Spartans as they went [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] to board [[Radiant Arrow|an alien vessel]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|HSS|Chapter=1}} | ||