Exactly; and exactly why I am not an advocate of using LiPo chemistry for dead-short resistive element devices. LiPo's can deliver staggering amounts of current into a dead short. The one thing you are not supposed to do to LiPo chemistry, expose them to dead shorts. Repeatedly whacking them with dead shorts is a good way to possibly cause a runaway event or damage them enough to where they catch fire upon charging. Dead shorts cause microscopic hot spots in the battery laminations. Over time, these areas go low resistance and upon charging (taking current) the hot spot gets sufficiently hot over time to go thermonuclear.
Aerospace uses NiCads almost exclusively because they are arguably the most bullet proof chemistry that exists. Sometimes they use SLA's as well but we'll ignore that..... NiCads always work, they are hard to kill, work across a wide temperature range and vibration range, they can deliver large amounts of energy quickly, they're cheap, they're easy to charge, etc. Though, NiCads make less sense for HPR, but some use them. I have used them in several applications over the years; these are custom made small cell packs though.
Alkaline is available off the shelf, everywhere, 24/7, its foolproof, its cheap, its safe, etc. I buy Rayovac's and use them for two flights and then retire them. Cheap insurance.
