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'''Airlock''' is the name given for any area of a [[UNSC]] ship where one can leave the ship, such as the [[Bumblebee|lifepod]] or [[HEV]] launch area. | '''Airlock''' is the name given for any area of a [[UNSC]] ship where one can leave the ship, such as the [[Bumblebee|lifepod]] or [[HEV]] launch area. | ||
[[Image:1208375252 Airlock-floorsign.gif|thumb|UNSC airlock floor sign]] | [[Image:1208375252 Airlock-floorsign.gif|thumb|UNSC airlock floor sign]] | ||
Technically, an airlock is a device which permits the passage of people and objects between a pressure vessel and its surroundings while minimizing the change of pressure in the vessel and loss of air from it. The lock consists of a small chamber with two airtight doors in series which do not open simultaneously. Also, some airlocks on ground prevent compression, such as underwater. | Technically, an airlock is a device which permits the passage of people and objects between a pressure vessel and its surroundings while minimizing the change of pressure in the vessel and loss of air from it. The lock consists of a small chamber with two airtight doors in series which do not open simultaneously. Also, some airlocks on ground prevent compression, such as underwater excursions akin to the space compressions. | ||
An airlock may also be used for passage between environments of different gases rather than different pressures, to minimize or prevent the gases from mixing. | An airlock may also be used for passage between environments of different gases rather than different pressures, to minimize or prevent the gases from mixing. | ||
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Airlocks are used in UNSC spacecraft to prevent pressure loss from exposure to vacuum either due to a hull breach or the deployment of a lifepod or HEV.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]]</ref> [[Halcyon-class Cruiser]]s in particular employ them as redundancy features for survivability during combat with [[Covenant]] warships. The ''[[UNSC Hopeful]]'' also had an airlock large enough to cycle a fleet of dropships simultaneously.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref> | Airlocks are used in UNSC spacecraft to prevent pressure loss from exposure to vacuum either due to a hull breach or the deployment of a lifepod or HEV.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]]</ref> [[Halcyon-class Cruiser]]s in particular employ them as redundancy features for survivability during combat with [[Covenant]] warships. The ''[[UNSC Hopeful]]'' also had an airlock large enough to cycle a fleet of dropships simultaneously.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref> | ||
Covenant airlocks feature a force field similar to Jackal | Covenant airlocks feature a force field similar to Jackal Shield Gauntlets that have to be deactivated to allow anything through. It is impervious to any Human projectiles. | ||
===Known Airlocks=== | ===Known Airlocks=== | ||