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'''Thermite | '''Thermite paste'''<ref name="for">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 202</ref> is a chemical used by the [[UNSC]] for stealth missions where soldiers may encounter steel doors or obstacles that they will need to get through quietly. | ||
The paste is likely comprised of iron oxide, used specifically to "burn" aluminum metal to make aluminum oxide, as in a typical [[Wikipedia:Thermite|Thermite Reaction]]. It is applied to the surface of the obstacle and then lit. Once the paste is ignited, it produces a huge amount of heat and light, and when it extinguishes itself, a hole has been cut through the steel. | The paste is likely comprised of iron oxide, used specifically to "burn" aluminum metal to make aluminum oxide, as in a typical [[Wikipedia:Thermite|Thermite Reaction]]. It is applied to the surface of the obstacle and then lit. Once the paste is ignited, it produces a huge amount of heat and light, and when it extinguishes itself, a hole has been cut through the steel. | ||
The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] have used thermite paste occasionally to infiltrate human structures, most notably during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. | The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] have used thermite paste occasionally to infiltrate human structures, most notably during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].<ref name="for"/> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC technology]] | [[Category:UNSC technology]] | ||