Thermal Shielding
| “ | Heat-absorbant metal shielding that protects even the most volatile materials from the elements, preventing unwanted explosions. | „ |
| — In-game description |
Thermal Shielding is a large Facility Material which is primarily used in the production of Ship Parts and Rocket Parts.
Acquisition
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ammunition Factory | 2 x Construction Materials  5 x Assembly Materials IV  4 MW of power  | 1 x Thermal Shielding  | 00:25:00 |
Tier 2 Facilities must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structure 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
Thermal Shielding in personal orders can be retrieved as reservable crates from a logistics vehicle with RMB > "Retrieve as crate" (1 per crate).
Use
Thermal Shielding is an intermediate material used in the production of larger Shippables. While it cannot be used by itself, it is essential in the production, construction, and repairs of Large Ships, and Rocket Parts for an A0E-9 Rocket.
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Small Assembly Station (Rocket Manufactory) | 20 x Steel Construction Materials  75 x Thermal Shielding 55 x Assembly Materials II  150 x Rare Alloys  25 x Assembly Materials V  2 MW of power | A0E-9 Rocket Booster  | 24:00:00 |
| Small Assembly Station (Rocket Manufactory) | 20 x Steel Construction Materials 75 x Thermal Shielding 65 x Assembly Materials I  125 x Rare Alloys 25 x Assembly Materials V 2 MW of power | A0E-9 Rocket Body  | 24:00:00 |
| Small Assembly Station (Naval Works) | 60 x Processed Construction Materials  2 x Assembly Materials I 2 x Assembly Materials II 10 x Assembly Materials IV 4 x Rare Alloys 4 x Thermal Shielding 2 MW of power | Naval Hull Segments  | 00:25:00 |
| Small Assembly Station (Naval Works) | 2 x Construction Materials 1 x Thermal Shielding 2 MW of power | Naval Shell Plating  | 00:05:00 |
Storage
It does not stack in inventories (1 per slot). It can be stored in the stockpiles of Bases (32k max), Facilities that produces it (32k), Material Pallets (120), Material Transfer Stations (1000), Rooster - Tumblebox Trailer (32), and Small Flatbed Car (100).
It can be crated (need stack of 1 per crate) and uncrated with the right click context menu while interfacing a Seaport, Storage Depot, or Shipping Container.
Crates of Thermal Shielding can be directly submitted to any item stockpile that accepts that item to transfer their content.The crates can also be stored in the crate stockpiles of Storage Depots (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Seaports (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Shipping Containers (60), or Storage Ships (1000).
It can be transported by almost any vehicle with inventory slots, but is most commonly transported by Trucks, Small Flatbed Car, or shipping vehicles carrying Material Pallets. Delivering it in crate form is possible but extremely inefficient.
Tips
- Due to the long production time, it is highly recommended to produce them in large quantities, especially if players plan on using them for Large Ships, such as Destroyers, Submarines, and Battleships.
- While the ships themselves may last a long time, due to their inability to repair in combat, they need Ship Parts to repair them in a Dry Dock. As such, it is tough for a Large Ship to undergo prolonged combat without repairing it.
Gallery
A Colonial soldier holding a Thermal Shielding
• Coal 
• Components 
• Copper 
• Damaged Components 
• Iron 
• Rare Metal 
• Salvage 
• Sulfur 
• Wreckage 
• Assembly Materials II 
• Assembly Materials III 
• Assembly Materials IV 
• Assembly Materials V 
• Barbed Wire 
• Concrete Materials 
• Metal Beam 
• Pipe 
• Processed Construction Materials 
• Rare Alloys 
• Sandbag 
• Steel Construction Materials 
• Thermal Shielding 
• Unstable Substances 
