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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To submit an iterated version of the Galactic Alliance's primary light trooper armor for the most recent factory template.
- Image Source: Trooper Designs by Sigurd Fernstrom
- Canon Link: /
- Primary Source: GADF-ACU-01
- Manufacturer: SoroSuub Corporation | I'att Armament
- Affiliation: (x) Alliance-in-Exile
- Model: GADF-ACU-02
- Modularity: Yes; Exterior Attachments (Combat Webbing, Tactical Toolkits, Alternate Weather Gear)
Production: Mass-Produced.
- Material: Flex-Armor, Duraplast (Helmet), Spacers Leather, Steelcloth, Electronics
- Classification: Multipurpose Combat Uniform
- Weight: Light (10 kg)
- Resistances
Blasters/Plasma: Average - Kinetic: High
- Lightsabers: Very Low
- EMP/Ion: Average
- Elemental: Low
- Sonic: Low
SPECIAL FEATURES
Helmet
- Retractable Faceplate
- Exterior Duraplast Visor Shield
- Cellular Padding
- A/V Player and Recorder (10 Hour Datacard Capacity)
- Annunciator/Vocabulator
- Aural Dampener
- Short-Range Integrated Comlink
- Comlink Scrambler
- Rebreather
- Oxygen Supply (2 Hours)
- Holographic Heads-Up Display (Blink Command Operated)
- Multi-Frequency Targeting and Acquisition System
- Combat Scanner/Life Form Scanner/Sonar Mapper/Motion Scanner/Radar
- Visor Modes: Tactical, Infrared, Low-Light/Night, Thermal, Ultraviolet
- Anti-Ion Mesh
- Floodlights
Torso
- Blast Vest
- Thinsuit
- Backpack Mounted Power Pack
- Magnetic Adhesion Gloves
- IFF Transponder
- Grenade Bandolier/Combat Webbing
- Anti-Ion Mesh
- Shoulder Vibroblade Sheathe
- Mobile Holoprojector (Either Forearm)
- Primary Weapon Straps
- Thigh Holster
Utility Belt
- Medpack
- Field Rations (One Day)
- Multitool
- Grappling Spike Launcher
- Flare Gun (2 Charges)
- Combat De-Ionizer
- Energy Sinks
- Anti-Security Blade
- Scramble Key
- Circuit Disruptor
- Miscellaneous Pouches
Boots
- Rocket Boots (Short Jumps)
- Magnetic Adhesion Soles (High Traction)
- Ankle Vibroblade Sheathe
- Scout Armor: Eschewing bulky combat plating for lighter, yet still durable fabrics, the ACU-02 like its predecessor was designed with complete mobility in mind. A near total lack of reflective coating, different weather patterns, and limited use jetboots for rapidly traversing difficult terrain made this the uniform of choice for most recon and light assault units.
- Flex Armor Lining: This scout armor provides higher than average protection against most forms of kinetic attack. Each greatcoat is lined with both spacers leather and more flex-armor, meaning most small caliber projectile slugs will only graze, even if they strike the extremities. It also provides some resistance to explosive shrapnel and flechettes, although a close enough impact can still very well prove lethal.
- Advanced Blast Helmet: Featuring all the same functionality as the ones worn by Alliance shock troopers, each blast helmet is packed with state of the art holographic display technology, including combat scanners, multiple visor modes, and a target acquisition system.
- Limited Protection: Because of the uniform's lightweight, mobile nature, there is an upper limit on the durability of materials used. Providing only average defenses against blaster bolts and other forms of plasma weaponry, a light trooper can take a glancing shot to the helmet and maybe absorb a round or two into their energy sinks, but against lightsabers and other more exotic weaponry it offers very little protection.
- Vacuum Breach: With only a thinsuit keeping the armor's wearer environmentally sealed, it is technically possible but not recommended for a soldier in this equipment to operate for brief periods in vacuum. Any shot which bypasses or penetrates the armor's blast vest has a strong chance of compromising that seal's integrity.
Deployed alongside its bigger cousin, the BDU-02, this scout armor was issued as a part of a second wave of overall improvements to the GAAF in terms of organization and equipment shortly before its collapse along with the rest of the Galactic Alliance as the result of simultaneous Sith and Imperial invasions. Tailored more towards light infantry forces, its predecessor the ACU-01 was the Alliance's first major attempt at developing a standardized uniform for each soldier in their Defense Force.
Manufactured with situational awareness, battlefield mobility, and most importantly relative ease of production in mind, the ACU-02 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 is vacuum sealed and also comes with one technologically advanced blast helmet, equipped with an array of features such as a blink-command operated heads up display, scanners, a short range comlink, and several visor modes.
With an assortment of different greatcoat variants and color schemes for operations in different campaign theaters, the ACU is meant to be adaptable and reliable within its performance profile. Sacrifices were made in terms of the light armor's ability to protect its wearer from harm when compared to something like shock trooper armor. Limited protection against blaster fire, and very little defense against lightsabers or other energy blades, and the trade-offs of using both are clear.
The two most significant upgrades to come with the ACU-02 are its thinsuit under layer which allows its wearer to survive and even operate for short periods in environments without atmosphere, and the quick use rocket boots affixed to each soldier's ankles which allows them to scale small walls and traverse difficult terrain. They are not capable of providing sustained flight and must periodically recharge after each use.
After the fall of the Galactic Alliance, these uniforms became a much less common sight throughout the galaxy, but due to their overall ease of production there are many opportunities for scavengers to find discarded sets of this scout armor on former Alliance worlds.
