Kamon Vondiranach
Heart in a Jar
Image Source: v11
Intent: To design a combat ready flight suit for the Republic's new Wraith Squadron.
Development Thread: Suit up!
Manufacturer: EchaniTech
Model: Wraith Vapor Armor
Affiliation: Silver Jedi
Modularity: None
Production: Limited
Material: Polyfibe, Copper, Armorplast, Rubber, Transparisteel
Classification: Multipurpose Flight/Combat Suit
Weight: 7.5 kg
Quality: 3
Special Features: Energy redirection - The suit was specifically designed for combat against dark side entities in addition to regular foes. After dealing with a situation in which she was electrocuted, Niamh Raste, the designer of this suit, decided that it would be optimal to include a defense against this often used darkside ploy. As such, she ran flexible copper wire through the suit from contact points on the armors surface down to the boots on the ground. These wires were sealed off from the wearer with a rubber polymer to remove any possibility of the wearer being electrocuted, minus a blowout of the copper, or a meltdown due to high levels of energy. This suit is not rated for constant electrical feed or the type of energy discharge a lightning bolt can produce, but was designed to counter Force Lightning.
Description:
Wraith Squadron is a fighter/commando squadron. As such, it is necessary that they have suits that can fill both roles as needed without having to worry about changing on quick notice. Combat situations require combat armor and flight situations require flight armor. This was taken into account in the design of this special suit.
The suit is designed to withstand space elements for a standard duration of 40 minutes. This suit may save your life, but in a battle situation it's unlikely that you'll be picked up in time. In reality, it will just make your death slower in most cases. It is equipped with rebreather technology and a communications unit in order to preserve an individual in space, and not require a hookup to a life support system within the craft itself.
On land the suit is flexible, allowing the user to fight with blasters, and stop a hit or two. It is flexible enough to allow for martial arts combat as well, making it optimal for those missions that require stealth.
It is not without flaws on the ground, however, as the metal armor does not protect every square inch of the body. If it did, there would be no flexibility. Instead, the armor protects vital areas: chest, shins/feet, knees, forearms, upper arms, stomach and head. Other locations are left exposed in order to allow for combat flexibility. And even in the cases of these protected areas, plates are held together in such a way that it's possible for a shot to land between them, or a blade to slide through. It's not impervious, and shouldn't be relied upon to stop a hail of gunfire, or an accurate marksman. It's not impervious to explosions, either.
in addition, because of the nature of the rebreathing technology needed to create a flight suit, the apparatus is located on the rear of the armor, with the connection at the rear base of the helmet, making it exposed. It would be possible to cause harm to this mechanism, rendering the suit worthless in flight applications, possibly stranding the wearer on the planet/ship they're on.
