Approved Tech League Multipurpose Armored Vacsuit

[Mya Jesel]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: A multipurpose, protective spacesuit for League personnel and citizens
• Image Source: Pilgrims by Thomas du Crest
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: Boarding Armor

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Outer Rim Manufacturing Union
• Affiliation: Rimward Trade League
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: LMAV-1
• Modularity: Attachments
• Production: Minor
• Material:
  • Concussive Absorbing Material
  • Polyceramic
  • Fiberplast
  • Spun-plast
  • Synthweave
  • Sonic-dampening helmet material
  • Duraplast
  • Standard Spacesuit Technologies

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Multipurpose
• Weight: Average
• Resistances:
  • Energy: Average
  • Kinetic: High
  • Lightsabers: None
  • Other:
    • Sonic: Average
    • EMP/Ion: Average
    • Elemental: High
    • Vacuum: Very High

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Self-Sealing: Building off the original boarding armor model developed by Corellian Technologies, the suit is designed to self-seal punctures or tears.
• Atmosphere: Carries 12 hours of atmosphere for extended space walks and vacuum operations.
• Comms: The suit helmets have in-built, encrypted comlinks allowing for communication between wearers.
• Attachments Not Forbidden: Given the vast array of mission profiles that League personnel may be called on to fulfill, the suit was designed with a wide array of easy attachment points to modify and customize their gear. This means the suit is fairly basic regarding special technology, but it can be easily swapped out.

STRENGTHS

• Fitted: Rather than rely on the traditional bulky enviro-suit typically used for vacuum, the LMAV is designed to be fitted to the wearer, allowing greater movement and less encumbrance while operating in zero-g and reducing the risk of getting caught.
• Sealed: The LMAV is entirely sealed and self-contained, including hydration, nutrient pellets, and a waste recycler, along with an atmosphere scrubber to recycle as much oxygen as possible.
• Tough: Using a combination of high-tech weaves, synthetic plates, and layering, the MLAV is designed to be able to take a beating. Designed for the zero-g and vacuum portions of defense forces and the Rescue Service, the suit stands up to blaster fire, kinetic weapons, meteor showers, edged weapons, and the detritus found on shipwrecks. With the synthweave, being fireproof and electrically non-conductive, it means the suit should protect against flamethrowers and ion weapons as well as oxygen fires and exposed wires.
• Maneuverable: Includes a small jetpack for zero-g maneuverability.

WEAKNESSES

• Lightsabers- they slice right through.
• Armor Piercing Rounds: While designed to protect typical small arms, the suit is not designed to protect against dedicated anti-armor weaponry as heavy battle armor or exosuit might.

DESCRIPTION
The challenges of operating at an interstellar level are numerous. The League was well aware of and dedicated itself to tackling those problems. Realizing the scope of the issue, they decided to focus on cost-effectiveness and streamlining. So when they began developing armored vac-suits, they focused on designing one suit for law enforcement and military purposes rather than building very expensive, and thus rarer, specialist suits. Continuing the design philosophy embodied by the multi-role combat armor system and helmet, the focus was on designing a rugged, maneuverable combat vac-suit that could take a beating and keep the wearer alive in search and rescue, law enforcement, and combat situations.

This adds to the suit's overall durability by removing complex components that could be easily damaged. While the suit does use electronics, the internal mechanisms are designed using pressure valves and other mechanical methods as much as possible for maintaining the atmosphere, as well as chemical screens to recycle the oxygen from the expelled carbon dioxide. These internal components are then protected by alternating layers of synthweave, fiberplast, spun-plast, and poly-ceramic fibers mixed in with the concussion-absorbent material. At the same time, the helmet is constructed of the same sonic-dampening material as the combat helmet, with a transparent duraplast visor. These were overlaid with thin, interlocking plates of duraplast to add to the external toughness. A small, integrated jetpack is built into the back for better maneuvering in a vacuum.

Overall, while not as tough as a dedicated combat suit, it makes up for it with adaptability, maneuverability, and lightweight.

 

[MANIAC]

Mya Jesel

Simple and solid.

Approved.