Work In Progress GAHTA-36 Manticore II Armor

[Rara Gowisi]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To Create a new Assault Armor for the GADF
• Image Source: Here
• Canon Link: AV-1A Assault Armor
• Permissions: My Subs
• Primary Source: Manticore I

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Si Tech
• Affiliation: Galactic Alliance
• Market Status: Closed Market
• Model: Galactic Alliance Heavy Trooper Armor Model 36 Manticore Two
• Modularity: Yes.
  • Visual Appearance: Paint scheme for various biomes, personal squad markings, external camoflage.
  • External Equipment: Jetpack attachment/gravchute.
  • Attachments: Arm Hardpoints, Shoulder Hardpoints.
• Production: Limited
• Material:
  • Reinforced Duraplast Underplating
  • Armourweave Bodyglove
  • Heavy Duravelx plating
  • Laser-reflective coating
  • Thermal Gel
  • Glasteel Visor
  • Internal padding
  • Vardium Steel Heavy Plating
  • Seigurium Heavy Outer Plating

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Multipurpose Armor set
• Weight: Very Heavy
• Resistances:
  • Energy: Very High
  • Kinetic: Very High
  • Lightsabers: High
  • Sonic Weaponry (Including Hard Sound): Average
  • Corrosive Weaponry: None
  • Elemental Weaponry (Extreme Cold): Very High
  • Elemental Weaponry (Extreme Heat): Very High.
  • Disruptor Weaponry: High
  • EMP/ION: Very High
  • The Force: Average
  • Electrical: Low
  • Chemical: Very High

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Helmet:
  • Built in HUD
    • Multi-spectral target assessor
    • Targeting Visor
    • Thermal and night vision,
    • AR Trajectory Simulator
    • Long-Range Audio Detector
    • Heat Signature Sensor
    • Biometric Display
    • Optic Zoom Function [Enhanced Magnification]
    • Tracking Fob Integrator
    • Biometric Scan & Indent
    • Field-of-View Enhancement [up to 360 degrees]
    • Security alert monitoring.
  • Built in helmet cam
  • Space Rated rebreather and oxygen filtration, with integrated antisepsis field.
  • Encrypted short range comm link
  • Integrated binocular vision
  • Biometric locks.
  • Encrypted Long-Range Transmitter
  • Voice Changer
  • Sonic Dampener
  • Sonic Nulifiers
• Armor:
  
  • Armourweave Bodyglove
  • Life Support Monitoring Systems
    • Adrenal Stim Autoinjection System [Limited Quantity, Refillable]
    • Supplementary Bacta Injection [Limited Quantity, Refillable]
  • Gravchute and jetpack mounting plates.
  • Shoulder Mounted Hardpoints
    • Standard Loadout:
      • Superfang Chain Laser
  • Internal Bandolier System
  • Altitude and Environmental Protective System
    • De-Icing
    • Heat Resistance
    • Wind Resistance
    • Pressure Resistance
  • Grappling belt with spike launcher system, rated to tow up to an an AT-RT sized vehicle/object.
  • Activatable Adaptive Camo System
  • Built in exoskeleton.
  • S-30 Anti-Disruptor System
  • Energy Sink
  • Combat De-ionizer
  • Biorestorative Underlay
  • Bistate Gel Armor Layer
  • Electro-resistant grounding sinks, dispersion mechanics
  • Ablative Anti-Rad Shielding
  • Rust Inhibition System
  • Rear Mounted Depolyable Probe Droid mortar
• Gauntlets:
  • Integrated plasma cutter
  • Forearm Holoprojector/data streaming device (linked with HUD)
  • Integrated Black Box
  • Integrated Spike Grapple System
  • x2 Heavy Prostetic Crushgaunt systems.
  • Right mounted Deployable Energy Tower Shield
  • Right Shield mounted Heavy Vibroblade
  • x2 Wrist Mounted Heavy Hardpoint
    
    • Comes standard with:
      
      • Left: Heavy Automatic Grenade Launcher
      • Right: Boar Heavy Blaster Cannon
  • Manga-Gloves
  • Micro Thrusters, allowing for movement in Space.
• Boots:
  • Hidden Survival Knife Sheath
  • Magnetic Boots
  • Integrated Repulsor Boots for quick movement

STRENGTHS

• Strong as Steel: The upgraded Vardium Steel plating allows for a much higher defensive rating than the Nemean it was based on. While this is not meant to replace the Nemean, it is vastly superior as a set of armor.
• Ammo for Days: The Manticore, like it's older brother the Nemean, is designed with the heavy needs of GADF soldiers in mind.
• Marathon: The Manticore was designed not for your average soldier, but for specialized troopers, men who would be getting into the thick of combat. Thus, the Manticore was designed to augment it's user, allowing them to lift more, run faster, and generally be a better soldier.
• Rated for Space: The Manticore, much like the Nemean, was designed for both space combat, and boarding actions. Allowing the user to not only walk around in a vacuum, but maneuver freely with the help of repulsor boots and micro thrusters in their gloves.
• Moral Boost: Those using the Manticore Armor are recognized as the elite of their squads, allowing for a clear distinction between ranks, and a sense of trust in those using it.
• Living Tank: The Manticore's several heavy armor hardpoints allow the user to customize their loadout with equipment normally reserved for vehicles. Mounted to the exoskeleton, and operated partly by the user's neural connection to the suit, the men inside the Manticore Armor can double as armored support for units normally unable to support vehicles.

WEAKNESSES

• Big and Tall: Simply put, in order to even operator the Manticore, the user must be of a certain height to simply fit the armor. As well, the Manticore is designed with heavy, extremely fit men and women. The massive exoskeleton and armor requires it, lest the user fall into extreme fatigue.
• Massive Target: Needless to Say, the Manticore skits the line between vehicle and armor. As such, regardless of it's armor capability, it's biggest downside is that you're going to be shot at.
• Armor Lock: The Manticore, unlike other suits of GADF armor, is more reliant on it's exoskeleton than any other piece of armor in the GADF arsenal. As such, any sort of failure within the system can cause the user to lose mobility within parts of the armor, or entirely.
• Not a One Man Army: Unlike a vehicle, the Manticore is not designed with true autonomy. It's ability is limited to it's internal ammo capacity, which is limited purely due to space within the suit, and a reliance on fellow soldiers to reload weapon systems due to the bulk of the suit.

DESCRIPTION
Following the Battle of Tython, the GADF's Overhaul Program requested an alternative to light walkers within specialized units, such as airborne or heavy infantry units. The result was the Manticore II, a fusion of light walker tech, and infantry exoskeleton. While the user is still required to stand, the internal, neural linked exoskeleton does the majority of the lifting, and the external prosthetics allow the user to lift weapons normally requiring vehicle mounting to be operated.