12,232
edits
Stealth ablative coating: Difference between revisions
m
→Description
(→Sources: Replacing ref tag) |
m (→Description) |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
'''Stealth ablative coating''' is a specialized spacecraft hull material of [[human]] origin. | '''Stealth ablative coating''' is a specialized spacecraft hull material of [[human]] origin, serving to hide the vessel from enemy [[radar]] and other sensors.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO291|GoO|Detail=page 291}} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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. | 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 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}} | |||
By early [[2557]], stealth ablative coatings had begun to see applications outside the UNSC. ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', a {{Class|Mariner|transport ship}} captained by [[Rion Forge]], was equipped with such a coating along with other stealth technologies. | By early [[2557]], stealth ablative coatings had begun to see applications outside the UNSC. ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', a {{Class|Mariner|transport ship}} captained by [[Rion Forge]], was equipped with such a coating along with other stealth technologies.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSaS|HSaS}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' | *''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Stealth technology]] | [[Category:Stealth technology]] | ||