From:	Fade <runefo@***.UIO.NO>
Subject:	Re: Hardsuits
Date:	Thu, 28 May 1998 14:16:10 +0000

Here's my take on it.

Wolf Combat Armor

Body: 3 (Weighs about 300 kilos)
Armor: 15 (Slightly heavier than medium military armor).
Speed: Quickness or Reaction of rigger.
Acceleration: N.A.
Signature: 5

This armor is, rules - wise, a vehicle-armor hybrid. It uses a bit of
the rules from each. The armor is designed to be used by both rigged
and normal infantry.

The rules that work as vehicles: The suit can only be targeted 'as a
vehicle' as a called shot, targeting subsystems. Targeting the
occupant works as vehicles as well, giving a +2 TN penalty.
Combat pool may not be used to resist damage, and if damaged, the
armor takes light damage as well. Control pool may be used to defend
both armor and wearer, while combat pool may, as with vehicles, be
used offensively. If the wearer is not rigged, combat pool may be
used defensively, but is halved.

The armor is an smart-metal exoskeleton with anemonic
pieso-musculature beneath the armor. (sp?). This musculature works
either by feedback pressure from the wearer's limbs, or else is
controlled in tandem with the wearer's body through a VCR. Feedback
control, while fast, does not confer any speed bonuses, while control
through a VCR does. (Using reaction instead of Quickness for base
speed.). Tandem control through a datajack may use whichever is
higher, does not confer a control pool, but does not halve combat
pool. The armor has an 'innate' strength of 9. Final strength is
calculated as for layered armor - the highest of wearer's and the
armor, add half the lowest.

Weapon support:
The armor's right hand is gyro-stabilized with 4 points of recoil
compensation in addition to whatever recoil compensation afforded
through strength and weapon mods. It may handle modified vehicle -
class weapons as heavy weapons. The suit has rating 6 sensors, which
may be used for sensor targeting if the weapon has an appropriate
modification.

Mobility support:
The armor has slightly elongated lower arms and lower legs, giving it
a predatory look. It uses the extra muscle power and the increased
leverage for an additional running multiplier.
It has a one - shot rocket pack mounted on the suit's back, which may
effectively quadruple jumping distance. The increased muscle
power increases the quickness by 50% in regard to
jumps. Calculate range and height as for regular jumps: (((modified
strength+(quickness(or reaction)*1.5)) - (Body+armor's body))*4.
(For a physically excellent specimen, that means jumps of almost 80
meters' length, or 40 meters high.). Redundancy systems makes sure
the armor maintains functionality even if it should take severe
damage. (6 pts damage comp.).


Impact support:
The armor uses LBA to oxygenate the user, as well as provide
unparallelled shock absorption. The armor provides additional 6
points of impact armor against collisions. (Same as armored
seating, IIRC). The armor should be able to survive unhurt through
one of its own boosted jumps, but might require athletics test.
(Check jump jacks for additional ideas.).

Maintenance:
The armor requires ammonium for its internal power supply and
musculature, as well as battery packs. Damage is not easily repaired,
as the musculature is fairly complex, and unless superficial can only
be repaired at the construction facility for now.

Other notes:
The LBA system makes the armor useable in extremely hostile
environments, and may sustain the wearer for about two days before
requiring divesting. It can support the user to almost any depth, as
well as in space, with either none or very minor modifications.
Investing in the armor is somewhat painful, as catheters and
biomonitors are inserted, but once done is painless.

The system has an autopilot robot brain which alerts the user, as
well as enables some overwatch for when the user is less alert.
(Asleep.). It can also operate any weapons.

Note that it can override the user at will, and operate the armor on
its own, if so is required. (But is then effectively only a very
expensive drone).

Its main uses are not well defined - it was originally designed as an
urban combat armor, but upon design requests from the 'Fire Brigade'
it was modified to be effective in extreme environments, for instance
Finnish Saunas, etc. etc.


--
Fade

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