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[[ | '''Vanadium steel''' is a type of [[steel|alloy steel]] used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] in the construction of its starships. Vanadium steel cannot withstand the same stresses as [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]] alloy and so it is not used as armor plating, but rather in the construction of essential and unarmored components, likely laid down as the basic plating for a ship's hull, welded on over the [[TR steel]] superstructure of the ship.<ref name="FOR215">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 215''</ref> | ||
==Uses== | |||
Engine shields and baffles of [[UNSC destroyer|human destroyers]] commonly utilize vanadium steel.<ref name="FOR215"/> | |||
[[Spy probe]]s utilized by [[Covenant]] forces are designed specifically to blend in perfectly with vanadium steel components so that they may carry out their tasks undetected. One such probe was used to track a ship to the [[Human colonies|human colony]] of [[Reach]], the foremost military stronghold of the UNSC, resulting in the planet's [[Fall of Reach|invasion]].<ref name="FOR215"/> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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Revision as of 16:16, August 16, 2014
Vanadium steel is a type of alloy steel used by the United Nations Space Command in the construction of its starships. Vanadium steel cannot withstand the same stresses as Titanium-A alloy and so it is not used as armor plating, but rather in the construction of essential and unarmored components, likely laid down as the basic plating for a ship's hull, welded on over the TR steel superstructure of the ship.[1]
Uses
Engine shields and baffles of human destroyers commonly utilize vanadium steel.[1]
Spy probes utilized by Covenant forces are designed specifically to blend in perfectly with vanadium steel components so that they may carry out their tasks undetected. One such probe was used to track a ship to the human colony of Reach, the foremost military stronghold of the UNSC, resulting in the planet's invasion.[1]
List of appearances
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 215
