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'''Thermite Paste''' 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. | '''Thermite Paste''' 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 [ | 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 [[ | The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] have used thermite paste occasionally to infiltrate human structures, most notably during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. | ||
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Thermite Paste 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 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-IIs have used thermite paste occasionally to infiltrate human structures, most notably during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV.
