Sasha Santhe
Majority Share Holder, Santhe Corporation
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Scout Armor Creation
- Image Source: [x]
- Canon Link: n/a
- Restricted Missions: none
- Primary Source: n/a
- Manufacturer: Santhe Corporation/ Sienar Army Systems
- Model: SURA MkII
- Affiliation: Santhe Corporation, Sith Empire, Tion Hegemony, Closed-Market
- Modularity: No
- Production: Minor
- Material: Deflex, Plastoid, Reactive Fabric
- Classification: Scout Armor
- Weight: 6.5 kg
- Resistances
- Kinetic: Very High
- Lightsabers: Very Low
- Other EMP/Ion: Average
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Rebreather
- Heads Up Display
- Maneuvering Pack
- Repulsorlift and Inertia; Dampeners
- Reactive Fabric
- High Ballistic/Kinetic Protection: Due to it's mission profile of falling at potentially supersonic speeds towards the ground through battlefield debris the armor has a high ballistic protection.
- Mobility: Due to its Maneuverability pack the trooper within the armor has good mobility capable of traversing a wide variety of terrain and environments.
- Surprise: Because the suit drops from high, moves at high speed, and stops almost instantly to land the trooper often can gain the element of surprise upon drop.
- No Saber Protection: Little consideration was given to protection against lightsabers on an armor in order to keep costs down. In addition there is just plain better ways to defend against a Jedi or Sith than with armor.
- One Use Drop Capability: Because of miniaturization the repulsorlift and inertial dampeners only work once before requiring a significant recharge.
The Sienar Army Systems Universal Reconnaissance Armor, or SASURA sometimes called SAS Scout Armor, was designed by Santhe Corporation subsidiary Sienar Army Systems for the use in Recon Companies, or Recce in the coruscanti vernacular. The first layer of the armor system consists of a vacuum sealed body suit which uses microfabrics along lines of non-extension in order to keep the suit pressurized. This allowed the user to survive in the vacuum of space without suffering from decompression. For basic armor protection the body suit is protected by layers of deflex fabric for protection.
The body glove further consists of a reactive cloth material similar to fabric found in mandalorian crushgaunts giving the user negligible enhanced strength, the inclusing being instead designed to reduce fatigue in soldiers.
The next layer of the armor comes from a plastoid shell over the body and main components of the armor. Similar to the armor of many Imperialist factions the plastoid shell is rated against blasters and other hazards providing a hard protective barrier for the wearer.
Inside the plastoid shell is contained most of the various systems of the suit. As the suit was designed for airborne insertion from orbit or near orbit and contains protective measures against the great speeds and sudden stop before groundfall. One time inertial dampeners and compensators allow a trooper to jump from a great height and reach terminal velocity heading down towards the ground at ludicrous speeds with a repulsorlift system often found on droids stopping him matter of meters before hitting the ground without pancaking from the sudden loss of motion. This allows for speedy deployment behind enemy lines. Because of the power constraints and drawbacks this system is limited to a single jump before requiring a recharge at a power station. On drop the distance from the ground or suitable location you wish to stop may be dialed into the repulsor. It is suggested you allow yourself no less than two meters to target.
To facilitate the drop and mobile nature of recon missions the suit has an integrated manovoring pack which allows the user pinpoint accuracy in the drop. After the drop the pack may also be used as a sort of low powered jetpack allowing the trooper to make slight jumps or maneuver into otherwise unreachable positions. In normal gravity the maneuver pack can be used to jump approximately fifteen feet vertically. In addition the maneuvering pack may function both n the void of space and, in fitting with the universal terrain theme, underwater. This allows for the Recce trooper to traverse a vast array of terrain in order to complete his mission.
The armor contains an air supply integrated with the helmets rebreathing system which utilizing space saving oxygen absorbing crystals allowing for less bulk than other space suits with more conventional oxygen supply.
As mentioned earlier the helmet contains a rebreathing system for the user which combined with the sealed suit allows for protection against chemical and biological attack. Additional features of the helmet include integrated communications systems and self polarising lenses and tactical heads up display. Other advanced systems, such as deionizers found commonly in Stormtrooper armor, are kept to a minimum to reduce power draw to reduce risk of detection after the initial drop.
Because of the nature of the armor, dropping from high altitudes at terminal velocity and potentially supersonic speeds, it has great ballistic protection to prevent debris on a battlefield from knocking dropping troopers out of the fight. With adequate blaster protection and added maneuverability options the armor fills the niche role it was meant for.
