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Out of Character Details
Image Source: Hasbro Resistance Trooper Box Art
Intent: To create a standard set of light armor for the Galactic Alliance Defense Force and it's various branches.
Canon Link: N/A
Restricted Missions: N/A
Primary Source: GADF-BDU-01
Product Information
Manufacturer: The Galactic Alliance, I'att Armament (Nationalized.)
Model: GADF-ACU-01
Affiliation: The Galactic Alliance
Modularity: Yes; Exterior Attachments (I.E. Combat Webbing, Tactical Toolkits, Alternate Weather Gear)
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Blast Vest, Flex-Armor, Military-grade Electronics, EMP/Ion resistant materials.
Technical Specifications
Classification: Multipurpose Combat Uniform (Light Armor)
Weight: 10 Kg (Including Kit.)
Quality: Four
- Energy Weapon Resistance: Reinforced by the same flex-armor lining found in the heavy trooper BDU-01, the blast vest of the GADF-ACU-01 is designed to withstand/disperse several blaster particle bolts before exceeding the tolerances necessary to protect its wearer (provided its not fired from a cannon or disruptor). The extremities of the soldier are significantly less well protected, and the armor provides little to no protection from lightsabers.
- Kinetic Resistance: With the metallic density of the blast vest reinforced by the addition of flex-armor, the GADF-ACU-01 is able to absorb the lethal trajectory of an projectile round and safely disperse it's kinetic kickback over a small area. This has been noted to stop the bullet, unless rated at .50 calibre or higher, but is unable to stop the forces of Newton's law from keeping the soldier within truly safe from harm, which more often than not, results in heavy bruising, and/or internal bleeding around the impact site. This protection is again confined to the head and center mass, leaving the soldier's limbs exposed to more severe wounds.
- Melee/Shrapnel Weakness: While the blast vest and flex armor of the GADF-ACU-01 provides excellent resistance to various melee weapons, there are significant gaps in the suit's protection that an enemy skilled in melee could exploit, and depending on where the soldier is struck shrapnel/flechettes could also cause severe injury.
- EWAR Resistance (EMP/Ion): A layer of anti-ion mesh between the blast vest and flex armor as well as combat de-ionizers on the utility belt are designed to disperse several ion blasts and allow the soldier to continue to operate with limited effectiveness. Continuous fire would overwhelm such countermeasures. As the helmet of the ACU contains sensitive electronics to assist the bearer in battle, EMP/Ion resistant materials were woven into the delicate latticework to protect the integrated digital systems from a myriad of e-war attacks so that the soldier may continue to operate with little to no interruption in the constant feed of tactical data displayed across their visor.
Helmet
- Retractable Faceplate.
- Exterior Duraplast Visor Shield.
- Celluar Padding (High Comfort.)
- Audio/Video Player and Recorder (10 Hours of Content before the Datacard needs to be swapped out.)
- Annunciator/Vocabulator
- Sonic/Aural Dampeners
- Broadband Antenna with Rangefinder
- Short-range Integrated Commlink with Alliance encryption keys.
- Rebreather/Environmental/Oxygen Filtration System.
- Oxygen Supply (Two hours.)
- Polychromatic/ Anti-Flash Visor. (Self Repairing.)
- Holographic Heads-Up Display (Blink Command Capable.)
- Multi-Frequency Targeting and Acquisition System.
- Combat Scanner/ Life Form Scanner/ Sonar Mapper/ Motion Scanner/ Radar.
- Visor Modes: Tactical, Infrared, Low-light/Night, Thermal, Ultra-violet.
- Anti-Ion Mesh
- Helmet mounted Floodlights (Integrated/Concealed Solar Ionization Panels.)
- Anti-Ion Mesh
- Backpack Mounted Power Pack with Replacement Cells.
- IFF Circuitry and Transponder.
- Grenade/Bandoliers/ Combat Webbing Clips and Mounting.
- Shoulder Sheathe for Combat Vibroblade.
- Straps for Primary Weapon Mounting.
- Thigh Holsters for Secondary Weapon Mounting.
- Forearm mounted Communications/Holo-projector/Data Streaming Device. (Interchangeable between Left and Right Arm.)
- Field Medical Bag.
- Field Rations (One Days worth.)
- Multitool.
- Flare Gun. (2 Charges.)
- Combat De-Ionizer(s).
- Energy Sink(s).
- Anti-Security Blade
- Pouches (To contain various items, including but not limited to, additional plasma cartridges and etc.)
- Magnetic Adhesion/ High Traction Soles.
- Cellular Padded Insoles. (High Comfort.)
- Additional Combat Vibroblade Sheathe.
Strengths:
- Lightweight and Adaptable: While not as durable as the Alliance's standard heavy armor, the GADF-ACU-01 is a mainstay of the GAAF's more more mobile light infantry units and scouts. Eschewing bulkier duraplast plating for a less protective blast vest reinforce by flex armor lining, the ACU allows its wearer to stay more agile and situationally aware in the field. Also able to blend in much more effectively than the more obvious heavy trooper, it has become a favorite for use in tactical support of covert operations. The ACU-01 finds its use in most situations where the BDU would not be effective, and also to supplement troops stationed in areas where it would be otherwise impractical to outfit every soldier in highly advanced combat plating.
- Limited Protection: Offering significantly less protection than the armor plating of tactical warplates, the ACU's blast vest can only withstand so many particle blasts or ionic discharges before its protective capacity is compromised. The lighter armor also offers very little protection to the soldier's extremities, which along with other gaps in the uniform's protective layering leaves the wearer vulnerable to shrapnel/flechettes or a precisely aimed melee attack.
- Atmospheric Only: While the vacuum tight tactical helmet of the GADF-ACU-01 allows for limited underwater operations as well as protection against the absence of oxygen, the rest of the uniform is not so well secured. The void of space or some other form of sudden depressurization would quickly prove fatal to the wearer, and they are a much more common sight on the surface of a planet than the deck of a starship.
From their earliest days, the Galactic Federation of Free Alliance owed its roots to the combined remaining strength of several entities still reeling from the rise of the One Sith. The Republic 17th Fleet, the Omega Protectorate, and a Smuggler's Alliance which would one day become the Galactic Alliance's Merchant Fleet just to name a few of the most prominent. Practically ever since then, the Alliance has struggled with the logistics involved with not only rebuilding a cohesive military from scratch, but then attempting to shift its primary focus from liberation force to galactic peacekeepers. While cutting edge projects from several friendly high tech megacorps have provided the fledgling superpower with advanced warplate for its heavy troopers and reliable weapons and gadgets, but not every soldier of the Alliance can be issued and trained in their own battle armor, and not every situation on the battlefield calls for them to be.
Enter the GADF-ACU-01, the latest in a long line of attempts to standardize some form of more basic armor and equipment for the average Alliance soldier. Designed with situational awareness, battlefield mobility, and most importantly their cost to produce in massive quantities in mind, the ACU-01 is composed primarily of a blast vest, flex armor lining both reinforcing center mass and throughout the soldier's extremities, all covered by a sleek great coat and thick padded but still somewhat breathable trousers. Each kit also comes with one technologically advanced combat helmet, vacuum sealed and equipped with an array of features such as a blink-command assisted holographic heads-up display, scanners, a comm link, oxygen supply, and several visor modes.
With a variety of different greatcoat variants and color schemes for operations in different environments, the ACU is meant to be adaptable and reliable within its performance profile. Obviously in the pursuit of lowered training requirements and greater ease of production, serious sacrifices had to be made in terms of the light armor's ability to protect its wearer from harm when compared to something like the GADF-BDU-01 heavy trooper armor. Unable to operate in environments devoid of atmosphere, and with very limited defenses against lightsabers or other forms of energy blades, the trade-offs of both are clear.
What High Command did not fully expect when commissioning the more practical standard gear were the scenarios in which the more lightweight, camouflage-able, and much easier to don ACU-01 would outperform its older, bigger brother. Primarily excelling in covert/recon operations as well as environments that can be more difficult to move through on foot, the ACU has come to occupy a niche within the Galactic Alliance Defense Force that goes beyond a cheaper, easier alternative for the more fresh recruits.
