Approved Armor Ferrixian Guard Armor

[Amelia von Sorenn]

FERRIXIAN GUARD ARMOR​

OUT-OF-CHARACTER INFORMATION

Intent

Standardized Multipurpose Armor for use by the Ferrixian Guard

Image Source	Created by Brian Matyas
Permission(s)	Not Applicable
Canon Link(s)	Blast Armor
	Stormtrooper Armor
Primary Link(s)	Alliance Guard Armor
	NavSec Armor

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Manufacturer	Aether Technologies
Affiliation	Mandalorian Empire
Model	Ferrixian Guard Armor
Modularity	Limited - Unit Colors and Emblems
Market-Status	Closed-Market
Production	Mass-Produced

Materials

Helmet	Armor	Bodyglove	Additional Materials
Gammaplast	Gammaplast	Armorweave	Ironweave
Plasteel	Duraplast	Polyfibe	Fineweave
Durasteel	Myoflex	Zeyd Cloth	Electronic Components

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Classification	Multipurpose
Weight	Average

Rating Specifications

Energy	High
Kinetic	High
Sonic	High
Thermal	Average
Lightsaber	Low
Radiation	Low
Environmental; Zero-Gravity & Space	None
Environmental; Hazardous	Average
Environmental; Heat & Fire	Average
Environmental; Cold & Sub-Zero	Very Low
Chemical & Biological	Low
Ion & EMP	High

SPECIAL FEATURES

Helmet Anq-Y Enhanced Optics Suite Audio and Visual Recorder Tactical H.U.D. Polarized Visor Anti-Flash Visor Encrypted Comlink Series IV Speaker Armor Reinforced Gammaplast Chestpiece Ballistic Shielding Environment Underlay Manual Suit Sealant Extremities Forearm Datapad Reinforced Ironweave Vambraces Gammaplast Pauldrons X-21 Shock Gloves Knee-Protector Plates Mag-Boots w/ Grav Field Alternator Utility Belt Components High-Tension Wire Grappling Hooks Spare Blaster Packs Ion Flares Emergency Rations Spare Comlink Water Packs Medpacks Combat De-Ionizer Wrist Binders Additional Features IM-40 Pouch Armorweave Underlay Armorweave Kama Breathmask Survival Gear

STRENGTHS

Blast Armor - Ferrixian Guard Armor was designed with a series of under-laying pockets and sections containing reflective crystals that are suspended in a semisolid gel, providing increased protection against Sonic-based weaponry and assisting in dispersing the force of physical impacts such as those from falls or blunt force. The armor also ensures adequate protection against slashing and piercing attacks commonly associated with fixed-bladed weaponry.

Kinetic Resistance - The designers at Aether Technologies were meticulous when it came to the protection of those individuals who would don these suits of armor and ensured that the armor plating covering the chest, shoulders, and extremities had been reinforced. This additional protection ensures that the armor provides ample protection against most slugthrower munitions, save for larger calibers or specialized armor-piercing rounds.

Individually Tailored - When an individual joins the Ferrixian Guard, their measurements are taken, ensuring that each suit of armor is individually tailored for the trooper to which it is issued. This extra step ensures that if the individual is knocked unconscious or otherwise incapacitated or killed, the armor cannot be donned and worn as a disguise without raising questions.

Breathmask Survival Gear - Unlike its predecessors, the Ferrixian Guard Armor comes equipped with additional survival gear consisting of a small rebreather pack connected to a breathmask via a set of tubes. This Survival Gear permits the wearer to operate in hostile environments or atmospheres for limited periods of time by providing oxygen or other needed atmospheric gases which may be required by the species wearing the survival gear.

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WEAKNESSES

Chemical and Biological Exposure - Despite coming equipped with additional survival gear, the armor still lacks an enclosed helmet that can be pressurized or sealed, and lacks the means to protect effectively against such attacks as those of a chemical or biological origin that may be absorbed through contact with the skin or mucous membranes. Additionally, this also means that the armor cannot be pressurized in conditions in which an atmosphere is not present.

Lightsaber Resistance - Though capable of withstanding a glancing blow or slash, the armor is otherwise incapable of withstanding a full strike from a Lightsaber or a piercing attack, as the lightsaber would slip through the armor with ease.

Environmental Resistance - As the armor was largely designed to protect against the most common of hazards that an individual could potentially face on Ferrix - exposure to heat and flames, falling debris, or debris from explosions - it lacks protection against other environmental factors. Specifically, while offering limited protection against colder environments, it lacks any protection against sub-zero temperatures and is ill-suited for deployment to colder climates found on planets such as Hoth and Orto Plutonia.

Radiation Exposure - While the Ferrixian Guard Armor can withstand strikes from kinetic or energy-based weaponry and boasts a higher resistance to sonic-based weaponry and exposure to thermal-based sources, the armor is known to lack sufficient protection against Radiation. While it can mitigate limited exposure - no more than what is required for the wearer to remove themselves from a highly radioactive area with limited damage - the armor would not protect against prolonged exposure to higher or more concentrated levels of radiation.

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DESCRIPTION

When development of the Ferrixian Guard Armor began, the design teams of Aether Technologies drew inspiration from previous designs, specifically, the Alliance Guard Armor and NavSec Armor - both originally developed for the Galactic Alliance. This retention of previous design elements further directed the development of what would become the Ferrixian Guard Armor, which can easily be seen in its lack of the standard pressurized or specialized sealed suits that are much more common in other armors. However, the armor still provides ample protection to those individuals who have stepped forward to protect their homeworld of Ferrix under the direction of a newly appointed and largely unknown Warden of the Mandalorian Empire. Every suit of armor is individually tailored to the personnel that it is issued; this is to ensure that the armor cannot be easily donned as a disguise should the individual be rendered inert or incapacitated in some way. The armor further retains design aspects of its predecessors, and can be seen in the inclusion of pockets and underlay materials that consist of reflective crystals that have been suspended in a semisolid gel, providing increased protection against sonic-based weaponry and physical impacts such as those from blunt force trauma. Where the armor differs from previous models is its inclusion of a breathmask survival system, which includes a small rebreather pack connected to a breathmask via a set of flexible tubes. This additional survival gear permits the wearer to operate in hostile environments or atmospheres for limited periods, and can be set up to provide oxygen or the appropriate atmospheric gases that a specific species may require. However, it still lacks the means to be fully sealed or pressurized, and the wearer is still at risk of being exposed to chemical or biological agents that may which absorbed through contact with the skin or mucous membranes. Furthermore, this also prevents the armor from being utilized to survive in the vacuum of space, as is possible in various other armor designs. While boasting better overall protection, it still lacks in more specialized areas, and, while capable of withstanding a glancing blow or slash, the armor remains otherwise incapable of withstanding a full strike from a lightsaber or similar weapon. While the armor retains the shortcomings of its predecessors, the Ferrixian Guard Armor is still a reliable and effective piece of equipment that excels in the environment for which it was designed and produced. Insulated systems in the helmet and armor, coupled with a combat de-ionizer, ensure that electronic components within the armor are protected and insulated from ion-based weaponry. It's Kinetic, Energy, and Sonic Resistances provides the wearer with a chance at survival, and is more likely to walk away from an engagement unless pitted against the largest calibers and armor-piercing munitions, or a heavier blaster arsenal. Though developed in a short period and equally rushed into production and issued in an even shorter time, the first troopers wearing the Ferrixian Guard Armor are waiting in the wings, ready to protect their homeworld of Ferrix and show the Mandalorians that they are just as capable as any member of the Great Heathen Army.

 

[Darth Prazutis]

Under Review.

 

[Darth Prazutis]

Amelia von Sorenn

Looks good! Approved Pending Secondary!

John Locke

 

[MANIAC]

Amelia von Sorenn , Darth Prazutis

As usual, nice sub!

Approved.