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(Pictured, example bodysuit)
Image Source: REI
Intent: Vacuum-resistant uniform
Development Thread: If Needed
Manufacturer: Ceredir Industries
Model: Hwesthand
Modularity: Appearance, attachments (rank bars, armor vests, etc)
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Fabric, Armorweave patches, circuitry, batteries, kinetic charger(s)
Classification: Anti-blaster, anti-vacuum
Weight: 3kg
Quality: 3
Special Features: Sudden drop of atmospheric pressure activates a personal magcon field
Strengths:
- Minor blaster resistance
- Vacuum resistance
- Limited power capacity
- Extremely limited oxygen capacity
- Many areas not protected against blaster fire
- Vulnerable to EMP
So Ceredir Industries followed along the path established by the Rebel Alliance, choosing instead to focus on containment fields. Life support gear for Rebel pilots included an emergency magnetic containment field generator that would activate upon drastic pressure drop such as exposure to vacuum. That gear was bulky however, and again unsuitable for everyday life aboard larger vessels. So the fairly generic parts could be incorporated into the clothing itself and spread throughout. As a result, the design could fluctuate as wildly as most standard uniform needed, no bodysuit or dedicated life support equipment necessary. It couldn't fit an As-Aki uniform, but uniforms the size of an average human ten year old or larger wouldn't be an issue.
Small, semi-rigid battery strips are housed in areas less likely to bend, such as along the femur or humerus in humans. Small kinetic chargers are placed in areas that see the most motion, such as wrist and ankle cuffs, these provide charge to the batteries. Power can also be provided through a standard plug sewn into one of the seams. Given that crewers can sometimes face boarders, patches of armorweave were added to critical areas, such as the torso or over major arteries. Such protection is not much compared to true armor, but is a last-ditch option to help a crewer survive.
The flight suits of Rebel pilots were rated up to several hours of survivability, but tended to freeze to death within minutes when faced with open vacuum. With the miniaturized equipment present, the duration of the magcon field is down to five minutes at most, less if the field is interacting with items. Additionally, there are no atmospheric scrubbers included: only the air in the immediate area is kept. Without assistance, this will keep a crewer alive for mere minutes longer than otherwise...but that could be enough to allow them to get to a more permanent solution such as a breath mask, survival bubble, pressurized room, or escape pod.
Primary Source: Flight Suit
