Bookworm
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Intent: To develop a sub dermal body armor augmentation for Aurora Industries to sell and use
Development Thread: If necessary
Manufacturer: Aurora Industries
Model: AIMX-02 "IronSkin" Subdermal Body Armor
Affiliation: Open-Market, Aurora Industries
Modularity: None
Production: Limited
Material: Graphene reinforced by carbon nanotubes, polyethlene glycol, silica dioxide
Classification: Multipurpose
Weight: 10g
Quality:
+ Slugthrower - 7
+ Physical Weapons (swords, clubs, etc.) - 7
+ Blaster Weapons - 5
+ Lightsabers - 1
+ Corrosive materials - 1
Special Features: As the armor is under a subject's skin, it is always hidden unless the skin is cut open thus allowing the subject that has it to conceal their level of defense
Strengths:
+ Lightweight due to the graphene
+ Strong, it is very good at protecting against slugthrowers and physical weapons and provides some defense against blasters
+ Constantly hidden due to being under a subject's skin and it is flexible enough that no one would notice the armor by touching a subject's skin
Strength/Weakness:
+ Conducts heat and electricity quite well, but in this case, this can also be a problem as it would concentrate such energy into your chest
Weaknesses:
+ Lightsabers and corrosive materials will not be stopped by this armor in the slightest
+ Only can cover the torso and back of a subject, leaving their head and limbs exposed
+ While good against slugthrowers and physical weapons, a strong enough force will cause the graphene to crack and weaken the armor until it can be repaired in a separate operation
+ Implant site is constantly itchy for the first few weeks
+ If complications develop, breathing and muscle movement impairment can occur
+ Can only be implanted in full grown adults
Description:
As part of the first of Aurora Industries's cybernetic and augmentation line, the researchers at the Druckenwell facility began working on a new body armor that could be implanted beneath a subject's skin to provide them a decent level of protection that was hidden from anyone trying to cause them harm. The resulting product they created was the AIMX-02 "IronSkin" Subdermal Body Armor, a next step they feel in the field of concealed body armors.
The IronSkin Body Armor is created by implanting 2mm thick graphene lattice weaves reinforced by carbon nanotubes and suspended in a polyethylene glycol and slilicon dioxide solution under a subject's epidermis. The graphene lattice weaves are lightweight due to only being 2mm thick but it has strength enough to stop slugthrower rounds and physical weapons, with the polyethylene glycol solution will absorb the impact of such attacks due to its sheer thickening effect increasing the viscosity of the solution temporarily. This procedure, if done incorrectly or if complications occur, will instead impair a subject's breathing and muscle movement throughout their torso and back. But if the implant is successful, the IronSkin provides very good protection from slugthrowers and physical weapons but the implantation site will be itchy for the first few weeks.
The IronSkin Body Armor is flexible enough that it can't be felt by touch by someone who is feeling the subject's torso or back, and it is has a great deal of heat and electrical conductivity. However, the IronSkin can only cover a subject's torso and back, leaving their limbs and head unprotected. It is also cannot do anything to protect against lightsabers or corrosive materials such as a acids, and only provides some defense against a blaster bolt. Also, if a strong enough blow from a slugthrower or physical weapon occurs, the graphene lattice can crack and the armor will be permanently weakened until another operation is done to replace the cracked parts of the armor.
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