Plasma weaponry: Difference between revisions
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Complete armor protection against plasma is generally difficult to accomplish due to plasma's high damage ratio. The [[M52B body armor|armor]] used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Army]] usually provides good protection from plasma, but only to a certain extent. A series of hits from a plasma weapon will literally melt or burn the armor, rendering it useless. Likewise, the [[Spartan]]s' [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] will eventually give way to the plasma. Newer versions of the MJOLNIR armor boast [[Energy shielding#Human energy shielding|energy shields]], which provide additional protection from plasma, although shielding systems can be completely depleted by sustained plasma fire, or a single, overcharged bolt. | Complete armor protection against plasma is generally difficult to accomplish due to plasma's high damage ratio. The [[M52B body armor|armor]] used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Army]] usually provides good protection from plasma, but only to a certain extent. A series of hits from a plasma weapon will literally melt or burn the armor, rendering it useless. Likewise, the [[Spartan]]s' [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] will eventually give way to the plasma. Newer versions of the MJOLNIR armor boast [[Energy shielding#Human energy shielding|energy shields]], which provide additional protection from plasma, although shielding systems can be completely depleted by sustained plasma fire, or a single, overcharged bolt. | ||
The armor of neither Covenant nor UNSC warships provides significant protection against plasma, which will melt through the hulls of both. Covenant plasma torpedoes have a temperature of approximately 3,000 degrees Celsius,<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 17''</ref> while [[titanium]], a key component of UNSC ship armor, has a melting point of 1668 degrees Celsius.<ref group="note">There is a | The armor of neither Covenant nor UNSC warships provides significant protection against plasma, which will melt through the hulls of both. Covenant plasma torpedoes have a temperature of approximately 3,000 degrees Celsius,<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 17''</ref> while [[titanium]], a key component of UNSC ship armor, has a melting point of 1668 degrees Celsius.<ref group="note">There is a difference between baseline titanium and [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]], an augmented form of titanium, used in UNSC starship armor. This along with the fact that Titanium-A armor is sometimes layered with [[tungsten]] (which has a melting point of 3,422 °C) means that the melting point of their starship armor is higher than that of conventional titanium.</ref> In all encounters with Covenant ships, plasma-based weaponry has melted through and disabled UNSC ships in a matter of seconds. | ||
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