Modular Tactical Armor
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Description[edit]
Researched and developed by CNSCP R&D personnel, this suit of body armor was designed with the unique systems of Agent Ciris in mind. It is a three layer, full body personal survival and combat armor suit and at the time of it's deployment into the field represents cutting edge protective technology that would make a non-augmented human a force to be reckoned with. When worn by Ciris, however it turns her into a juggernaut. When pieced together this tactical system represents the most advanced in personnel defense wardrobe. Each suit must be tailored to the measurements of the one designated to wear it.
Technical Data[edit]
Inner Layer[edit]
The inner most layer is a skin tight layer comprised of three sub layers. The inner most sub-layer, is a neoprene body suit. In the case of Agent Ciris’s garment, this layer is fitted with neural lacing which allow her to interface into a Virtual Reality environment without having to change clothes. The next sub-layer is comprised of a non Newtonian liquid armor gel that will defend against most ballistic attacks in the form of bullets, shrapnel, and other debris. It will not stop slower moving objects like a knife blade. This liquid armor is encased in a neoprene/Kevlar bi-weave which provides additional protection. In the event an attack penetrates the Kevlar into the liquid layer, the liquid will turn solid around the attacking object and ‘lock’ up momentarily. This entire layer is form fitting and fits with a minor feeling of body compression.
Middle Layer[edit]
Although it’s function and appearance makes it look as though it is an outer layer, the hard Kevlar polymer shell is technically a middle layer. Molded to the shape of the wearer and providing the majority of the armor protection, the hard shell is capable of absorbing the energy of weapons fire and energy blast weapons and diffusing it into the gel armor layer. This has the added side affect of locking up the layer during the discharge, but at the benefit of keeping it’s wearer safe. The armor is thickest and strongest in the chest and torso region, while the limb armor is lighter (and thus less protective) by nature of the need for moving plates. The mid layer also contains chromatic nanocytes similar to that in the hair of Agent Ciris. In this deployment, the nanocytes are capable of altering the color scheme of the garment to any pre-programmed static pattern. Intended as passive adaptive camouflage, this will allow the user to change his or her camouflage configuration with a mere thought. This is not a personal cloaking device, nor can the armor mimic a moving pattern. Most importantly, this middle layer serves as a foundation for the outer layers
Outer Layer[edit]
In the strictest sense of the word the ‘outer’ later is not a layer unto itself, but rather a series of armor and support modules designed to plug into the footprints installed into the mid layer shell. Comprised of slots located in the chest/torso, shoulders, upper arm, lower arm, thighs, and down the back, there are no fewer than 19 slots into which modules can be fitted for mission specific and personal preference needs. The ten slots down the back are formed into a 2x5 grid using the spinal column as a line of symmetry between the columns and extending from the base of the neck to the tailbone. In most cases, modules for the back grid take up more than one slot and generally fit into an upper, middle, and lower back or an upper and lower back configuration. So while there are 19 individual ports to be used on average only 10 modules are fitted as a maximum. In the case of Agent Ciris, the would be module on her lower left arm has been removed from the armor, and the armor re-configured to allow deployment and use of her utility pod. Modules continue to be developed by CNSCP R&D, but run the gamut in terms of variety and function. From additional armor patches in varying degrees of thickness, to utility pouches to store motions and rations, to additional weapon holsters, to gyros used to counter balance violent movement and keep the user on their feet, to personalized ECM and anti Hazmat uses, the options for these armor pieces are nearly endless. Modules are affixed to their foundation and kept in place by a series of micro electromagnets. When disengaged these magnets provide only minimal force of attraction meaning that even an infant could theoretically remove a module from it’s housing. However, once activated, the modules are virtually impossible to detach.
