Beltran Rarr
Character
OS-139 "Paladin Company" Battle Dress Uniform
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a lightly armored battle dress uniform for members of Paladin Company, which can be modified into light combat armor if needed.
- Image Source: Here
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Flexanium, OS-133 Wireless I/O Jack, OS-134 Holographic Dataport,
- Manufacturer: Obsidian Star Technologies
- Affiliation: Paladin Company
- Model: OS-139
- Modularity: Yes, ports exist on both arms arms, back and on the waist for aftermarket combat accessories to be mounted. In addition, mounts exist on the arms and legs for armored plating to be mounted if necessary.
- Production: Limited
- Material:
- Classification: Battle Dress Uniform/Light Combat Armor (when plates are added)
- Weight: Light/Average
- Resistances:
- Energy: High/Very High (with plates)
- Kinetic: High/Very High (with plates)
- Lightsabers: Average/High (if plates are added)
- Other:
- Sonic: Very Low
- Ion/EMP: Very Low
- Plug-in ports - The suit also sports four plug-in power ports (two on the wrists, one on the chest and one on the waist), that allow for the user to plug in additional aftermarket combat accessories in order to enhance some of the suit's already present abilities or create new ones.
- Wireless I/O Jack - Each BDU is issued with a wireless data I/O jack which can be inserted into most computer terminals, allowing the wearer to connect wirelessly to the terminal's network via their holographic dataport display.
- Holographic Dataport Display - The collars of each BDU tunic are lined with micro-processors and micro-holographic emitters allowing the user to use a holographic dataport display that can provide all the basic functions of most standard datapads without physically having to hold the device. In addition, this display can be networked to the wireless I/O jack provided to allow access to non-networked, or limited networked computer terminals.
- High resistance to energy and kinetic attacks: comes from the body-suit's construction using Obsidian Star's patented Flexanium, woven metal. In addition, mounts exist for additional Durasteel trauma plates to be mounted for increased protection.
- Flexible: While maintaining an excellent level of protection, these BDU's are also quite flexible - allowing most wearers a full range of motion.
- Susceptible to ION/EMP damage: The electronic accessories that come with the BDU's aren't well insulated against ION/EMP attacks, neither does the Flexanium fabric provide much protection from stun blasts. Wearers of these BDU's who are hit the stun blasts/ION/EMP attacks will have most or all of their accessories become inoperative, and if the attack is designed to incapacitate them, will likely be incapacitated as well
- Limited battery life: The micro-batteries that power the various accessory ports are not nearly as long lasting as those built into Paladin Company's heavier armor. While they can power most Obsidian Star after-market accessories, the effective life of each is less than a third.
Not all missions call for a bulky suit of armor. Sometimes stealth and ease of movement are more important than protection. As such, a hybrid set of BDU's was developed by Obsidian Star R&D to fit the bill and Paladin Company was chosen to be the testing bed for the prototypes. Each suit of BDU's is woven from Flexanium, a patented flexible Titanium weave that provides excellent protection from energy and kinetic attacks while still allowing the wearer to enjoy a full range of motion. In addition, mounts were put in to allow the wearer to easily add hard durasteel plates for added protection when needed. Each set of BDU's enjoys four ports from which after-market accessories can be mounted and a holographic dataport display that gives the functionality of a standard datapad and comlink without requiring the physical object. In addition, each BDU comes with a wireless I/O jack that can allow them to access many secured computer networks.
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