Di-Tactical Armor

[Lok Xiangu]

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Intent: To provide a standard issue suit for Black Ops agent

Development Thread: If needed

Manufacturer: Zuguruk Napasja Incorporated, and Arakyd Industries

Model: Di-Tactical Armor

Affiliation: The One Sith

Modularity: Yes; utility belt and outer lining bodyglove

Production: Minor Production

Material: Di-chrome, armorweave-bodyglove (inner lining), Thermoguard bodyglove (outer lining), Blast Vest (torso), utility belt, plastoid

Classification: Multipurpose

Weight: 8kg

Quality:

• Blasters/Energy projectiles (7)
• Ballistics (7)
• Lightsaber (5)
• Melee (7)
• Ion (0)

Special Features:

• Anti-blaster
• Anti-ballistic
• Active camouflage

Helm Components:

• N/A

Armor Components:

• Blast vest
• Utility belt
• Di-chrome
• Knee pads

Gauntlet Components:

• Datapad (left side)

Description: The di-tactical armor is very unlike that most armors and suits in the galaxy. This armor isn't designed for the front lines of war as it's design and purposes was meant for elite agents that serve their purposes by infiltrating the interior of the enemy. From neck to toe it's first layer is comprised of a thin layer of plastoid to give some protection and durability while maintaining its agility. Behind the plastoid is a blast vest which is a last resort of protetcion which only covers the back and torso. After the plastoid and blast vest comes an outer lining of thermoguard bodyglove which has a hoodie that can extend to hide the user's face, so to hide the user from thermal scanners such as infrared and heat scanners. Next is the inner lining of armorweave bodyglove that serves as protection for the user. Finally comes the last piece which is di-chrome. When electrically charge the suit can blend in with its surroundings which is perfect material for optical stealth.

Downsides of the armor is that if exposed to ion weaponry, then the di-chrome and the datapad will be left useless. Also, it's light armor; it's not meant to eat up huge quantities of blasters/slugs.

Primary Source:

• Di-chrome
• Blast Vest
• Thermoguard bodyglove
• Plastoid

 

[Ellie Mors]

RESEARCH REVIEW
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Star Wars Canon:
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Starwars Chaos:
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WITHOUT DEV THREADS
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WITH DEV THREADS
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SUGGESTIONS
Pending Inital review

 

[Ellie Mors]

Active camouflage

Di-chrome,

Thermoguard bodyglove (outer lining)

These are stealth features, which always require development. At minor production I will need around 20-30 posts of development for this.

Anti-lightsaber

Lightsaber (8)

None of the materials or equipment provide any resistance to lightsabers, nor does the mass of the armor provide any delay in the cutting ability of a saber, so why is the quality for this versus a lightsaber set at 8?

Blasters/Energy projectiles (8)

Material: Di-chrome, armorweave-bodyglove (inner lining), Thermoguard bodyglove (outer lining), Blast Vest (torso), utility belt

The only protective gear here is the armorweave bodyglove and the blast vest.

The Blast vest, also called semi-armor or protective vest, was a type of light armor which protected a humanoid's torso. Despite the name, they provided only minimal protection from blaster bolts and other energy attacks

So disregarding the blast vest, which provides only minimal protection from energy projectiles and blasters, I'm looking at the inner-lining of the bodyglove being made of armorweave as the only other protection here. I don't think a thin lining of armorweave is going to provide heavy resistance to blasters. You'll need to incorporate more armorweave here in order to afford that kind of protection.

Description: The di-tactical armor is very unlike that most armors and suits in the galaxy. To begin with, there are no plates on the suit as it's to allow full agility and speed for the user, for the cost of tough protection.

The overall quality of this armor (based on all of the fields listed) is between 7-8, which is upper-medium lower-heavy armor quality ratings. The mass of this armor and the materials utilized, as noted above, do not cover this, and this description leads me to believe that you are looking more towards 5-6 as the general quality range. In either case, this section of the description is inaccurate.

 

[Lok Xiangu]

[member="Braith Achlys"]

I felt very uneasy making this sub as it was something very "new" to me as I'm used to making medium and heavy weight armors, and I'm glad that you caught the mistakes in the sub.

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  None of the materials or equipment provide any resistance to lightsabers, nor does the mass of the armor provide any delay in the cutting ability of a saber, so why is the quality for this versus a lightsaber set at 8?

  I made it at quality 8 because armorweave does provide defense against lightsabers, but to make the sub sound fair I'll decrease it to quality 7.

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These are stealth features, which always require development. At minor production I will need around 20-30 posts of development for this.

• The active camo is the di-chrome which is specified in the di-chrome link I provided. And I will be working on a dev thread for the stealth feats.

[*]

So disregarding the blast vest, which provides only minimal protection from energy projectiles and blasters, I'm looking at the inner-lining of the bodyglove being made of armorweave as the only other protection here. I don't think a thin lining of armorweave is going to provide heavy resistance to blasters. You'll need to incorporate more armorweave here in order to afford that kind of protection.

• I will increase the weight of the armorweave of suit so that it meets these standards. Side note, I will be adding Desh-Terenthium wire mesh on the areas of major organs and arteries, so that the increase of the weight sounds logical (along with the added weight of the armorweave) and gives some more durabilty.

[*]

The overall quality of this armor (based on all of the fields listed) is between 7-8, which is upper-medium lower-heavy armor quality ratings. The mass of this armor and the materials utilized, as noted above, do not cover this, and this description leads me to believe that you are looking more towards 5-6 as the general quality range. In either case, this section of the description is inaccurate.

• Please define/specify what you're asking here.

 

[Ellie Mors]

[member="Braith Achlys"]

I felt very uneasy making this sub as it was something very "new" to me as I'm used to making medium and heavy weight armors, and I'm glad that you caught the mistakes in the sub.

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  I made it at quality 8 because armorweave does provide defense against lightsabers, but to make the sub sound fair I'll decrease it to quality 7.

[*]

• The active camo is the di-chrome which is specified in the di-chrome link I provided. And I will be working on a dev thread for the stealth feats.

[*]

• I will increase the weight of the armorweave of suit so that it meets these standards. Side note, I will be adding Desh-Terenthium wire mesh on the areas of major organs and arteries, so that the increase of the weight sounds logical (along with the added weight of the armorweave) and gives some more durabilty.

[*]

• Please define/specify what you're asking here.

The protection Armorweave grants against lightsabers are for glancing blows, not direct strikes. An example would be Jango Fett in episode II, where his armor did not halt Mace Windu's lightsaber and was decapitated.

Regarding your request for clarification:
You state the armor provides lesser protection in return for less mass/weight, citing increased mobility as a bonus from this. Quality 7+ armor is not less protection than normal, and is actually very good for lower-weight armors. At 4.5 kg normally Armorweave and a blast vest might net you between 4-6 for over all armor quality.

 

[Ellie Mors]

If you would like suggestions I am open to helping you out.
[member="Lyle Baelor"]

 

[Lok Xiangu]

[member="Braith Achlys"]

I'd actually like that.

My main goal is to provide some durability for the suit/armor against blasters while keeping its agility. I'd also like for what quality the suit/armor should be against lightsabers and not have a general quality (reasons that I don't want a general quality is because some people will mistake it as an overall quality vs. lightsabers/slugs/blasters etc.).

 

[Ellie Mors]

[member="Braith Achlys"]

I'd actually like that.

My main goal is to provide some durability for the suit/armor against blasters while keeping its agility. I'd also like for what quality the suit/armor should be against lightsabers and not have a general quality (reasons that I don't want a general quality is because some people will mistake it as an overall quality vs. lightsabers/slugs/blasters etc.).

Material: Di-chrome, armorweave-bodyglove (inner lining), Thermoguard bodyglove (outer lining), Blast Vest (torso), utility belt

In order to add durability, I would add a thin layer of either Plastoid or Plasteel (Plastoid being what Stormtroopers wear) in order to avoid a significant weight hike. Both materials aren't as tough as the metallic alternative, but they are a bit lighter (being hard plastic-derived) and still provide some protection. Adding these materials would net you somewhere around 7-8 KG for your armor (which is pretty light for full-body armor) and you could drum up 6 to 7 as your quality rating for blasters & slugthrowers. Easily a 7 for melee, too. This would prevent a significant drop in lightsaber durability as well, and I'll let 5 to 6 for lightsaber go for it if you add either (or a mixture) of the two.

Adding either Plastoid or Plasteel will have you looking at:

• 6 to 7 for blaster & slugthrower/ballistics quality.
• 7 for melee.
• 5 for lightsaber.
• 7 to 8 KG (or anything in between) as the new weight.

If there is anything beyond that, let me know.

 

[Lok Xiangu]

[member="Braith Achlys"]

That sounds perfect, actually.

Thanks you, for the suggestions.

 

[Lok Xiangu]

[member="Braith Achlys"]

One last thing. Would the plastoid cover the entire body, or just a specific area?

 

[Ellie Mors]

[member="Braith Achlys"]

One last thing. Would the plastoid cover the entire body, or just a specific area?

It could be either.

 

[Lok Xiangu]

[member="Braith Achlys"]

Alright, I fixed the qualities and re-did the description.

Can you please archive this sub? I still need to do the devs for the stealth feats.

 

[Ellie Mors]

[member="Lyle Baelor"]
Just send me a PM when you want this pulled out.