Unreviewed KJP-4 - Kainate Jetpack Model Four

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• Intent: Create a more lightweight, versatile jetpack model.
• Image Source: Jetpack Designs
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions:
  
  • Malsheem Hypernautics and Manufacturing (X)
  • Fyrirdögun (OM)
  • Sleg Ultracapacitor (OM)
  • IE-10 “Event Horizon” Class Ion Engine (OM)
  • Huabing Engine (X)
  • FAE/S-01 “Pentozali” Agility Array (N/A)
• Primary Source: N/A

• Manufacturer:
  
  • Malsheem Hypernautics and Manufacturing - Manufacture
    
    • Vorrik Armatech
  • First United Astral Engineering - Design
• Affiliation:
  
  • The Sith Order
  • The Kainate
  • Exclusive Writers and Buyers
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: KJP-4 - Kainate Jetpack Model Four
• Modularity: Yes
  
  • Adopts the resistances of the host platform.
    
    • May incorporate additional armor, shields, etc.
  • May incorporate advanced stealth systems on lower production host platforms
  • May be mounted on personal armor, droids, and other similarly-sized platforms
  • Aesthetic Modifications
  • Custom Sizing
    
    • Intended user’s body is scanned and a fabricator produces a unit sized for their exact physical profile.
    • Limited resizing via programmable matter.
    • Can be configured for the anatomy of non-humanoid species.
• Production: Minor
• Material:
  
  • Fyrirdögun - Outer Shell
  • Duraplast Shielding - Ion and EMP Mitigation
  • Durasteel
  • Duravlex
  • Dallorian Alloy
  • Electrum
  • Condensed-Matter Composite - Vibration Minimization
  • Reinforced Duraplast Electronic Hardening - Ion and EMP Mitigation
  • Faraday Cage Mesh Construction - Sensitive Components
  • Internal Circuitry and Electronics
  • Various Jetpack Materials and Components

• Oversight and Administration
  
  • Computer Brain Module
  • Flight Computer System
  • Astrogation Computer System
• Information Storage and Processing
  
  • Gabonna Memory Crystal
  • Heuristic Processing
  • Positronic Processing
• Power Systems
  
  • Capable of drawing power from the host platform.
  • Sleg Ultracapacitor
    
    • Supports operation for no less than sixteen hours.
  • Effectively unlimited range if connected to a high-capacity power system.
  • Power Setting Modulation System - High Power, Low Power, Etc.
• Data and Information Security
  
  • Pyrowall
  • Quantum Processing and Data Management
  • Ghostwave
  • Genetic Code, Retinal, and Dermatoglyphic Verification
    
    • Automatic capacitor overload upon verification failure.
  • Bio-Hexacrypted Systems
• Propulsion Systems
  
  • Twin IE-10 “Event Horizon” Class Ion-Huabing Hybrid Engine Array
    
    • Atmospheric Engine Mode
    • Subaquatic Operation Functionality
  • Simplified FAE/S-01 “Pentozali” Agility Array
    
    • SUPER-9 Auxiliary Boosters and attitude thrusters removed.
  • Miniaturized SLAM
    
    • The SLAM module permits a temporary burst of speed and acceleration beyond the capacity of the primary drives, with a corresponding loss in potential maneuverability.
  • Multiple Flight Modes - Hover, Jump, Flight, SLAM, Ion Only, Huabing Only, Etc.
• Control Systems
  
  • FAE/S-07 Symbiotic Ghost Link
• Sensor Systems
  
  • Terrain-Following Sensor
• Safety Systems
  
  • Radiation Negation and Radiation Screen System
    
    • Integrated into power systems and other possible radioactive systems.
  • Speed Governor
  • Heat Sinks
  • Altitude Limiter
  • Acceleration Compensation System - G-Force Protection
  • Gyrostabilizer System
  • Collision Avoidance System
• Utility Shield Systems
  
  • Double Phase Field
    
    • Atmospheric-Friction Shield/Polarized Navigation Shield
      
      • Utility shields optimized for space travel, in order to protect against micrometeoroid impacts and atmospheric translation. Shields are polarized to allow kinetic fire to leave the shield. However, it should be noted that these systems are not rated to withstand kinetic fire. They retain operation even when combat systems are degraded or overloaded.
      • Shields may also be shaped to enhance aerodynamics.
    • Trans-Binary Deflector
      
      • Optimized to protect against cosmic radiation. Capable of drawing on separate power sources in order to retain operation even when combat systems are degraded or overloaded. Typically disabled in the atmosphere.
• Utility Systems
  
  • Comprehensive De-Icing System
  • Total Waterproof Construction
  • Passive De-Ionization System
  • Diagnostic and Damage Control Computer
    
    • Capable of executing quick, on-the-fly diagnosis and damage reports, in addition to tracking energy levels and other technical measurements which could affect the performance of the propulsion system.
  • Recoil Stabilization
    
    • Designed to mitigate the effects of recoil from a weapon fired by the operator by preventing the disturbance of trajectory and stability in flight—a major concern in Zero-G. The system works to improve flight characteristics, especially during combat. It is most effective when used with a direct interface to the operator.
  • Magnetic Equipment Attachment Strips

• All Weather: The KJP-4 is capable of operating in the void, within an atmosphere (in virtually all weather conditions), and underwater. Moreover, the jetpack is capable of independent escape from a planet-sized primary body.
• Twin Turbo: Of particular note, the KJP-4 is a fast and agile jetpack. Although it does not have the extreme aerial performance of the Adramelech, the KJP-4 is smaller and does not present an impediment to movement on the ground. Still, the KJP-4 is faster than most jetpacks on the market, allowing skilled users to counter hostile jet troopers and determine the pace of a given engagement, while leveraging the inherent agility of their physical form to perform dazzling maneuvers. Along the same vein, the KJP-4’s maneuverability is superior to that of most jetpacks, allowing the user to execute sudden bursts of movement in any direction to evade attacks through the agility array and the Huabing Engines.
• Featherlight: The KJP-4 is a small and relatively lightweight unit. Thus, it generally presents no significant impediment to ground mobility.

• Overload: The KJP-4’s Sleg Ultracapacitors can be dangerous when overloaded with energy, with the potential to explode or catch on fire in such an event.
• Point of Failure: When used by a typical unaugmented organic operator, the acceleration compensators are easily the most critical component of the KJP-4. In the event that they begin to operate at reduced efficiency, typically due to damage, the propulsion system’s performance will likely need to be turned down.
• Burn Wound: The KJP-4's SLAM module can only be sustained for a limited amount of time due to its intense power demands and potential to overheat the engines. At maximum, the system can be active for twenty consecutive seconds before it is automatically shut off, at which point the thrusters must undergo a mandatory heat discharge protocol. In addition, the SLAM puts out a lot of waste heat, making it easier to spot (and target) the KJP-4 via sensors.
• Mechanical Corruption: An unspoken weakness of virtually all modern technology, the KJP-4 is vulnerable to the esoteric sorceries of mechu-deru and other technology-corrupting powers. As such, a skilled practitioner of such arts can quickly disable the machine, provided that they have a direct line of sight to the propulsion system and its operator.

Designed as a smaller, more lightweight, and more versatile alternative to the ultra high-performance Adramelech jetpack, the KJP-4 (Kainate Jetpack Model Four) is Sith counterpart of the light version of Mandalorian jetpacks often used by Nite Owls and ancient Imperial Supper Commandos. The KJP-4 sacrifices performance, armament, and defensive capability due to its smaller form factor. However, it loses nothing in terms of versatility. It is ideal for space and atmospheric use, with a top speed of 90 MGLT in the former context (boosted to 200 MGLT with SLAM) and a top speed of Mach 4 (Mach 6 with SLAM) in the latter. It is also capable of being used underwater, though it is not wholly optimized for this function.

With its variable power settings allowing for adjustable performance characteristics (lower performance for novice users, high performance for advanced users), the KJP-4 is relatively easy and intuitive to train soldiers on. In addition, unlike the Adramelech, the KJP-4 generally presents no significant impediment to the user on the ground, facilitating its user for hybrid ground-air operations. Given its versatility, the jetpack sees use by both dedicated jet troopers who fight almost exclusively from the skies or within space (rarely, if ever touching the ground as a result) and from standard infantry who utilize the jetpack as a supplement.

All in all, the KJP-4 is a more versatile and wieldy alternative to the Adramelech, facilitating more widespread use in the field.