Approved Tech TSFW-TH/01 Combat Armour; Phalanx Pattern

LT-137 · Jul 4, 2020

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

Intent: To create the standard armour of the Thyrsian Hoplites - the rank and file of the Thyrsian Hierarchy.
Image Source: Braltika - Instagram Senate Commando Commission - Edited by Me.
Canon Link: Not Applicable.
Permissions: Not Applicable.
Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles, Servitor AI System, Hydrostatic Impact Gel.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Manufacturer: TwiSuns Forgeworks - Thyrsian Lunar Fabricators and Deep Space Facilities.
Affiliation: The Thyrsian Hierarchy - Militant Branch; Thyrsian Hoplites.
Model: TSFW-TH/01 Combat Armour; Phalanx Pattern.
Modularity: Yes; (Can be Fitted to Various Species and Adapted to Meet their Requirements.)
- Visual Appearance: External Appearance, External Enamel Coating and Camouflage, Personal and Unit Markings, Etc.
- External Equipment: Military-Issue Rucksack, Jetpack or Gravchute, Additional Combat Webbing, Etc.
- Supplemental Armour and Attachments: Thyrsian Belt Spats and Kama, Armoured Pauldron(s), Various Combat Sheathes, Reactive Armour Padding or Plating, Etc.
Production: Minor-scale Production.
- Designed: Late ~ 859 ABY.
- Fabricated: Early ~ 860 ABY.
- In-Service: Mid ~ 860 ABY.
- Cost: Not Available for Public Record.
- Value: Not Available for Public Sale.
- Estimated Current Production Run: Unknown.
Material:
- Armourplast and Duranium Composite Armour Plating, Impregnated with Cortosis Fibres, Manganese Brass and Reinforced Duraplast Lining.
- Polyplast Concussion and D-baffle Padding, with Hydrostatic Impact Gel Layers.
- Polyweave Straps, Belts, and Pouches with Plastoid Clips.
- Circuitry-impregnated Transparent Duraplast Visor.
- Armourweave, TYI Flex-armour, Synthcloth, and Cortosis Fibres Undersuit Overlay.
- Biofibre and Rybcoarse Muscle Suit.
- Spun-plast Combat Boots.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Classification: Multipurpose Combat Armour; Medium Armour.
Role: Frontline Medium Combat Armour (Vacuum-capable.)
Height: Variable; Wearer's Species plus Two Inches for Combat Boots.
Weight: Average Rating - Medium (~ 11 Kilograms or 24.3 Lbs.)
Resistances:
- Kinetic Weaponry (Ballistic Weapons): Very High.
- Directed Energy Weaponry (Not Including Disruptors): Very High.
- Disruptor Weaponry: None.
- Electrical and Ion Weaponry: High.
- Lightsabers: Average.
- Plasmatic Melee Weaponry (Non-Lightsabre): High.
- Melee Weaponry and Shrapnel: High.
- Sonic Weaponry: Average.
- Extreme Heat-based Weapons: Average.
- Extreme Cold-based Weapons: Very Low.
- Exoctic Elemental Weaponry (Not-Including Acidic Weapons): Low.
- Corrosive Weapons: Average.

STANDARD FEATURES

Combat Helmet, or Headgear:
- Structural Components:
  - Poly-Chromatic and Anti-Flash Glasteel Visor (Self-Repairing.)
  - Anti-Ion Mesh (Faraday Cage) and Reinforced Duraplast Liner.
  - Interior Cellular Padding (High Comfort.)
  - Sonic and Aural Dampeners, with Sonic Nullifiers.
  - Integrated Floodlight(s) (Structurally Concealed, with Retractable Solar Ionization Panels for Recharge.)
  - Vacuum-sealed, with a Closed-circuit and Redundant Rebreather.
  - Integrated Antisepsis Field-enhanced Filtration System.
  - Liquid Induction Port - Retractable Helmet Straw (Filtered, and Extends into Operator’s Mouth. Species Dependent; Adjustable Settings.)
  - Integrated and Encrypted Global Positioning System, with Blue Force Tracking.
- Vision and Sensor Systems:
  - Integrated Droid Brain, with Servitor Pattern Sentience Programming.
  - Retractable Dataport(s) with Socketguards.
  - Holographic Heads-Up Display with 360 FOV Helmet Band (Biometric Retinal-Tracking, with Integrated Blink-Commands and Voice-Recognition) - Programmable, and Customizable Settings.
  - Visual and Audio Player, with Integrated Recorder (24 Hours of Content before Datacard needs to be swapped.)
  - Integrated Broadband Antenna with Rangefinder.
  - MULTI Enhanced Vision System.
  - Multi-Frequency Targeting and Acquisition System.
    - Vision Modes: Tactical, Low-Light/ Nightvision, Infrared/ Thermal, Ultraviolet, High-Frequency Sonar, Etc.
  - Multi-Spectral Target Assessor.
  - High-Frequency Sonar Mapper.
  - Lifeform Scanner - Pierces through Conventional Cloaking Devices.
  - Integrated Stabilizer Mask - Enhanced Mentalism Resistance.
  - Integrated Macrobinoculars - x6 Magnification.
- Communication Systems:
  - Annunciator and Vocabulator. (Three-Phase Sonic Filters.)
  - Short-range Integrated Comlink with Thyrsian Military Encryption Keys.
    - Bio-hexacrypt Access Codes - Thyrsian Language Requirement.
  - Long-range Integrated Comlink with Thyrsian Military Encryption Keys.
    - Bio-hexacrypt Access Codes - Thyrsian Language Requirement.
  - Aural Amplifier.
Combat Armour:
- Framework Components:
  - Backplate-mounted, Rechargeable Power Cells (Concealed/Retractable Solar Ionization Panels.) [Standard Charge: 300 Galactic Standard Hours.]
  - Emergency, and Reserve Powerpack (Redundant System.)
  - Anti-Ion Mesh (Faraday Cage) with Reinforced Duraplast Liner.
  - Reinforced Knee Plating (Strain Reduction when Crouched.)
  - Grenade Bandolier, Combat Webbing Clips and Mountings.
  - Gravchute and Jetpack Backplate Mounting(s.)
  - Shoulder Sheath for Combat Vibroblade (Optional.)
  - Additional Combat Vibroblade Sheathe. (Shin Plate Mounting.)
  - Magnetized Surface(s) for Primary and Secondary Weapons.
  - Magnetic Adhesion and High-Traction Grips for Gauntlets and Boots.
  - Interior Cellular Concussion Padding (High-Comfort Insoles, Etc.)
  - IFF Circuitry and Transponder (Biometrically Linked, Encrypted Telemetry.)
  - Integrated Respirator Pack, with Helmet Connection (Approximately: Four Hours of Oxygen.)
  - Automated Adrenal and Combat Stim Injection System.
  - Integrated Heat Sinks and Ion Dispersal Coils.
  - Knee-plate Dart Launcher (Four Darts - Reloadable Cartridges; Poison, Paralytic Toxin, Neurotoxin, Explosive, Etc.)
- Gauntlet Features:
  - Forearm-mounted Comms/Holo-Projector/Data-streaming Device. (Linked to HUD.)
  - Thyrsian Crushgaunts.
  - Wrist-mounted Rocket System, with a Fibrecord Whip Launcher.
  - Dampener Aerosol Launcher (Four Charges, Reloadable Cartridges.)
- Utility Belt and Additional Equipment:
  - Field Medical Bag.
  - Field Rations (One Week's Worth.)
  - Multitool.
  - Grappling Hook(s.)
  - Ion Flare Gun (Two Charges.)
  - Combat De-Ionizer(s.)
  - Additional Combat Energy Sink(s.)
  - Anti-Security Blade.
  - Sonic Security Resonator.
  - Liquid Cable Launchers (Gauntlet Mounted.)
  - Various Pouches. (Containing a multitude of items, including but not limited to, additional Plasma Cartridges and etc.)
  - Electronic Lock Scrambler/Descrambler.
  - Secondary, External Communicator with Thyrsian Military Encryption Keys.
    - Bio-hexacrypt Access Codes - Thyrsian Language Requirement.
  - Exterior Mounting for Personal Shield Generator, or Active Camo Generator.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Integrated Droid Brain, with Servitor AI Programming - Customizable Avatar and Self-Learning.
Hydrostatic Impact Gel Layer - Increased Kinetic Damage Resistance.
Biofibre and Rybcoarse Muscle Suit, with Thyrsian Crushgaunts - Strength Augmentation.
Composite Armour Plating, Reinforced with Cortosis Fibres - Increased Energy Weapon and Lightsabre Resistance.
Integrated Stabilization Mask - Anti-Telepathic Abilities, and Willpower Boost.
Complex and Comprehensive Support System(s) Suite - Variable Visor Modes, Targeting Systems, Sensors, Etc.
Walking Armoury - Integrated Weapon Systems.

STRENGTHS

Midweight Combat Armour - 'Balanced' Mobility and Protective Qualities.
Hydrostatic Impact Gel, with Supplementary Materials - Increased Kinetic and Melee Protection.
Enhanced Composite Armour - Increased Energy Weapon Resistance and Defence.
Integrated Weapon Systems - Dangerous even when 'Disarmed.'
Biofibre and Rybcoarse Muscle Suit, with Thyrsian Crushgaunts - Increased Strength Augmentation.
Integrated Stabilization Mask - Willpower Boost against Mentalism-based Force Powers.

WEAKNESSES

Exposed Joints, with Relatively Weaker Armour Value(s); Permits Mobility at the Cost of Defence.
External Reliance on Specialized Equipment; Limited Combat Functionality by itself.
Hydrostatic Impact Gel - Temporarily Limits and Hinders Mobility when Used.
Semi-Concealed Oxygen and Projector Fuel Tanks; Structural Weakness - Could Possibly be Exploited.
Limited EMP and Ion Resistance - Proximity and Device Potency Dependant.
Strength Augmentations - If Disabled, Wearer will Bear the Burden of their Armour; Slowing Mobility and Reaction Time.
Severely Limited Resistance to Light-weapons and Vehicle-mounted Ordnance - Heavy Weapons may Destroy the Suit and Kill the Wearer.
Limited Lightsabre Resistance - Prolonged Contact and Penetrating Blows may Breach the Suit's Integrity.
No Disruptor Resistance - External Reliance on Personal Shield Generators.
Severely Limited CryoBan and Cold-based Weapon Resistance - Enforced Hibernation until Extricated.
No true Resistance against Physical-based Force Attacks - (Example: Force Crush, etc.)

DESCRIPTION
When the armed forces of the insidious Echani Compact darkened the skies of Thyrsus' sun-baked surface, the people who dwelled below took up arms and adorned themselves in whatever armour they could cobble together. While they remained nameless, the newly established Hoplites considered those valiant ad-hoc Defenders to be their spiritual predecessors. Those men and women who stood shoulder to shoulder in defence of their world; They wouldn't go quietly into the night and made the Invaders pay dearly before the cessation of hostilities. It was through their deeds that the Thyrsian people were saved from destruction, and inevitably freed from the shackles of enslavement. Thus, the newest generation of Thyrsian Defenders sought to embody the idealized legacy of those that came before; to stand shoulder to shoulder against the rising tides of Chaos that gripped this Galaxy tight.

To fulfill those desires, these Hoplites required a suit of armour - one that wasn't cobbled together at the last minute but crafted in the pursuit of perfection.

And so, the conceptual proposal and schematics of the TSFW-TH/01 Combat Armour; Phalanx Pattern were born. Having partnered with the Republic Engineering Corporation on multiple occasions in the past, the Thyrsian Artisans of the TwiSun Forgeworks found themselves looking to their Coruscanti cousins for inspiration. As the Corporation had several models of Shocktrooper armour(s) under their collective belt, it wasn’t surprising that the Artisans pursued that route. With the schematics obtained, TwiSuns Forgeworks began crafting their own variant of Shocktrooper armour - rather than commissioning a new set for their burgeoning military. They began with the base design of the armour, which bore massive similarities to its collective and spiritual predecessors, only to be elevated further when woven together with exotic Thyrsian technologies.

The most notable of these technologies was the rybcoarse muscle suit that acted as the layered foundation of the combat armour. Through the combination of synthetic fibres and the cybernetic enhancements, the wearer would find their strength and agility augmented greatly, in comparison to standard powered armour. With these aspects enhanced, those Hoplites that wore the Phalanx armour would be capable of amazing feats - though not as amazing as their Sun Guard kindred. Still, it was enough for the Thyrsian Hoplites to stand out from their Shocktrooper and Stormtrooper brethren, especially when outfitted with additional modules and weapon systems. When combined? The Phalanx would serve as the perfect bulwark for the Thyrsian people, as they reclaimed their place amongst the stars.