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'''Emergency Thrusters''' are standard equipment on [[UNSC]] vessels. They are often the reason a UNSC ship is able to escape a confrontation unscathed. These thrusters are used only in dire situations; for instance, to dodge enemy fire where the standard propulsion systems would not be able to do so. They consist of strategically placed tanks on the ship's outer hull, containing [[Trihydride tetrazene|Trihydride tetrazine]] and [[Hydrogen peroxide]]. These substances, when mixed, produce significant explosive force to blast the ship onto a new course. <ref>Halo: The Fall of Reach page 149</ref> However, the thruster is expended in the process and must be replaced in a ship dock before it can be used again. The real-world term for this reaction would be a hyperbolic propellant, which is used in some of today's modern spacecraft. | '''Emergency Thrusters''' are standard equipment on [[UNSC]] vessels. They are often the reason a UNSC ship is able to escape a confrontation unscathed. These thrusters are used only in dire situations; for instance, to dodge enemy fire where the standard propulsion systems would not be able to do so. They consist of strategically placed tanks on the ship's outer hull, containing [[Trihydride tetrazene|Trihydride tetrazine]] and [[Hydrogen peroxide]]. These substances, when mixed, produce significant explosive force to blast the ship onto a new course. <ref>Halo: The Fall of Reach page 149</ref> However, the thruster is expended in the process and must be replaced in a ship dock before it can be used again. The real-world term for this reaction would be a hyperbolic propellant, which is used in some of today's modern spacecraft. | ||