Saul Perth
Member
A.C.A.S. Mk II
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Higher quality, customizable combat armor for GA characters and special forces.
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- Primary Source: Armor Creation Template
- Manufacturer: MandalMotors
- Model: A.C.A.S. (Adaptable Combat Armor System) Mk II
- Affiliation: Galactic Alliance
- Modularity: High
- Production: Limited
- Material: Armorweave, Rubber (Underlayer), Duranium-Titanium alloy (Plates)
- Classification: Multipurpose, balanced protection.
- Weight: 3 (Underlayer only) - 25 kg (all plates and full support package)
- Quality: 2 (Underlayer only) - 7 (all plates worn)
- Extreme modularity allows selective replacement or removal of individual armor plates and compatible support systems.
- Optional combat support systems include communications system, military grade HuD, Night and Heat vision goggles, wrist mounted grapple or dart launcher, expanded oxygen tanks, magnetic boot soles, light personal shield generator, and low grade AI support.
- 30 minute oxygen supply standard
- Vacuum safe
The list of demands the Alliance presented to MandalMotors was long, but the result was a suit of combat armor that could adapt to nearly any situation. Wearers could keep in close contact with their squad using the inbuilt communications package and squad leaders could keep an extra close eye on their troops even in the midst of a frantic battle with assistance from the suit's AI support. A light shield generator can protect the wearer from glancing blows or soften the impact of more solid impacts. A full vacuum seal, air supply and magnetic boots allow the wearer to operate even on the hull of spacecraft.
Strengths:
- Extreme modularity.
- To allow fitting of modular plate sections, the gaps between the armor plates are slightly wider than normal, increasing the chance of a damaging strike hitting the underlayer directly as opposed to an armored plate.
- Damage to the power pack located in the small of the back will cut function to the armor's systems.
The Adaptable Combat Armor System was commissioned by the Galactic Alliance to provide a more modular armor system to meet the variable needs of it's special forces operators. In response to this challenge, Mandalmotors presented the first generation of the A.C.A.S., which was rejected by the GA amid claims of the initial Durasteel construction being too heavy. In response, Mandalmotors resigned the armor to utilize lighter weight materials, which lead to a noticeable price and production time difference. The GA however accepted this and ordered a limited production of the armor and distributed it to several small units for field testing.
