Gilamar Skirata
The most important step is always the next one
Development Thread: None
Manufacturer:
- MandalTech
- Mythosaur Customs & Arms
Affiliation: Mandalorian Red Legion and Mandalorians
Modularity: Minor
Production: Minor
Material:
- Plastoid Alloy
- Transparisteel T-Shaped Visor
- Sealed Body Glove
Background:
With the first graduating classes of Red Legionnaires, more follow in their footsteps. When the Mandalorians first attempted to distance themselves from the Red Legion it created a class difference and a large gap in respect between the highest ranks of the Legion and even the lowest ranking Mandalorian. Many Mandalorians thought the Legion to be lesser and not suited for combat within the Mandalorian's military force resulting in violence against them. Seeing this through data Mand'alor Gilamar Skirata put into action a change in policy.
The Red Legion ranks would hold the same power as the Mandalorian equivalent technical rank. However, even this did not stop the discrimination. Taking a stand against this he hand picked the first class of what would be called the Red Legion Super Commando Division. These troops held power over all other ranks except the Ori'ramikade and the Mand'alor himself, essentially holding as much power as a non-Ori'ramikade Field Marshall in the field (though this is not the purpose of this submission so moving on...). Commissioning a special armor for these troops, Mand'alor Gilamar Skirata awarded these soldiers with better armor, access to better weapons, and more responsibility than the standard rank and file.
Defense, Environmental and Personal:
Made of a plastoid Alloy, the Red Force Commando Armor is designed to absorb and disperse the impact of direct hits from blasters, thus saving the occupant from serious damage, though the armor can't take direct hits from laser fire or blasts in quick succession (for example, a blaster turret), though the wearer may become incapacitated from the blow, allowing for more serious medical treatment to be done if needed. It also gave excellent protection from stun blasts and explosions. Shrapnel and slugthrowers are also useless against the armor unless struck in the body glove or through the visor.
The armor also came with a sealed body glove, eradicating the risk of being exposed to biochemical weapons or substances. Equipped with powerful air filters and a limited supply of oxygen the suits could even protect the wearer from vacuum for a limited time. Internal controls allowed for troops to survive the elements much better than the Red Force Armor Mk I as well. The lenses in the visor were automatic polarizing lenses, allowing for intense glare and sudden flashes to be more or less ignored in battle as well as Holographic Vision Processors which allowed sight through smoke, fire, and darkness. Several vision settings are also included in the helmet's HUD as well as software able to read Mandalorian and Red Legion IFFs in battle.
Uniformity over Originality; Modularity:
Because the unit is a part of the Red Legion, a highly standardized and orderly military group, the armor is identical. One would not be able to tell one trooper from another without access to their IFF network. However, dependent on the mission several different things could be used in conjunction with the armor such as, but not limited to: Jetpacks, Repulsor Packs, Long Distance Com set-ups, etc.
Weaknesses:
As this is an armor on semi-regular production, it is quite expensive to make. It is also no where near as strong as true Beskar'gam or Beskar'kandar and thus is vulnerable to lightsabers without question. The armor is also created as new inductees to the Red Legion Super Commandos are entered thus each armor is personal, leaving maintenance and general up keep to the individual trooper. If a suit is somehow destroyed, it takes a long time to create a new set or even just to repair it.
Classification: Commando Multi-Purpose Armor
Weight: 17 Kilograms
Quality: 7
Other Feature(s):
- Environmentally Sealed Body Glove
- Macrobinocular Vision
- Advanced HUD
- Palm Mounted Holo Displays
- In-Helm Coms
- Advanced Military Grade Air Filter
- Limited Oxygen Supply
- Magnetic Boots
- Blood Type Patch In Mando'a
- Private Coms
- Audio-Visual Recorder
- Concealed retractable vibroblades {Both wrists}
- Utility Belt
- Micro-Datapad {located on right wristplate}
