Posted by: PLUT0NIUM 235
don't know of any material that can survive 6000*C, the temperature of re-entry from orbit is nowhere even close to that temperature, though the plasma trails coming off the shuttle are way way way hotter than the actual heat hitting the heat-shield, also the reason those materials survive re-entry is because they are ablative, designed to sacrifice themselves in 'phase-change' style cooling.
Uhhuh, therefore a good replacement for SAPI plates when fighting aliens. Remember, the best armor is not to be hit. An armor that gives you a 50% chance of surviving a hit is as good as the armor on today's battlefield so would be better than the crap they apparently get given.
And my bad, I can't think why I thought my material could withstand such temperatures. I can't even find the article in question tbh. Just ignore what I said. :P
Posted by: PLUT0NIUM 235
also this armour you are referring too, its a British armour concept in R&D, it uses two layers of armour, the inner layer is hugely charged and the outer layer is earthed. so when a substance penetrates the outer armour (like a jet of molten copper from a shaped charge warhead) it completes the circuit and gets instantly vapourised by the massive current passing through it, its fantastic concept!
I know. That's why I stated it. All us Brits are kept informed about British technological achievements.
Last time I saw it though it only became charged on being struck, or penetrated by a projectile.
Posted by: PLUT0NIUM 235
also Covenant plasma weapons will be much much hotter than 6000*C, look at plasma cutters used in modern industry, they reach temperatures of something like 16,500*C, which will cut through ANY material, nothing at all will be able to resist that, could cut through a sheet of pure diamond with a plasma cutter and that isn't even high energy plasma!
Nope, covenant small arms are 2000-3000 degrees, kinda pathetic but I guess thats what it takes to shoot plasma at people. :P