Approved Tech VA-IDS Armour System | Visel Arms Ltd.

[Ilsa Visel]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

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  Intent: To Create an alternative Armour System for Blackwatch Death Squads
  
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  Image Source: https://killzone.fandom.com/wiki/Helghast_Security
  
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  Canon Link: N/A
  
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  Primary Source: http://starwarsrp.net/topic/124448-sk-ul-armor/
  

Standard Operator Armour

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Senior Operator Armour

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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

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  Manufacturer: Visel Arms Ltd. (x)
  
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  Cost: N/A
  
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  Affiliation: Ilsa Visel; Eternal Empire - Blackwatch Death Squads (x)
  
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  Model: VA-IDS
  
• Modularity: Yes - Rank Slides and Metallic Colouring
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  Production: Limited
  
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  Material: Linen; High-Grade Duralumin; Armorweave
  

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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  Classification: Anti-Blaster
  
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  Weight: Average
  
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  Resistances:
  

- Blasters (And other plasma type weapons): Very High
- Kinetic: Low
- Lightsabers: None
- Other: Sonic: Low (Ion/EMP); Average (Sonic); High (Elemental); High (Corrosive); High (Toxic Gas); Low (Electrical)


SPECIAL FEATURES

• Integrated Rebreather Unit: Designed to be used in hostile environments, the VA-IDS system includes an integrated rebreather unit complete with an air filtration system and an internal oxygen supply for environments where this is required
• Integrated Low Visibility Optics: The VA-IDS system helmet features the KC-VISR system, a built-in visual enhancement system for low-light and poor visibility environments.

Strengths:

• High Density Energy Dissipation Weave: Designed to be used in close quarters combat primarily against insurgents and enemy soldiers, the VA-IDS suit features high-grade armour plating and armorweave, designed to absorb and dissipate blaster bolts and can withstand much more blaster fire than regular armour.
• Vacuum Rated: Intended for use in hostile environments, the VA-IDS is completely sealable and can be used in vacuum, or in highly toxic environments. This has the side effect that it also protects the wearer against chemical weapons which make use of corrosive agents, or toxic gas.
• Enhanced Visibility: Featuring an integrated optics system, the KC-VISR system, the VA-IDS system offers enhanced visibility in low-light conditions and environments with low visibility.
• Flexibility: Due to the reduced amount of metal plating on the armour system, the user isn't restricted and is able to combat targets without weapons with significant ease compared to other armour systems.

Weaknesses:

• Vulnerable to Kinetic Damage: The VA-IDS system is designed for use by wearers expected to engage enemies equipped with blasters and offers little protection against kinetic-based weapons such as slugthrowers. The only protection offered is the plate carrier on the users chest.
• Lightsabers: The VA-IDS system offers no appropriate protection against lightsabers. This renders its wearer extremely vulnerable to attacks by lightsaber wielders and Force Users
• Expensive: Due to its design, the VA-IDS system is extremely expensive to produce and maintain and is restricted to only a few squads of unique units.
• Dead Giveaway: The VA-IDS system's optic system produces a distinctive, bright orange glow, which can be spotted from a large distance, giving away the wearer's position and making it useless for sneaking up on a target in open environments such as the wilderness, regardless of the time of day
• Limited Body Armour: The duralumin only covers the top half of the wearers body, leaving the arms and legs with only armourweave to protect them.

DESCRIPTION
Designed as an alternative, more lightweight system for use by secret police units and urban combat teams, the VA-IDS system is a sophisticated and expensive piece of military hardware which offers its wearers high protection against blasters and most types of chemical weapons. Intended for the death squads of the Shrouded Republic's dreaded secret police, the Blackwatch, the VA-IDS is adapted for use in the harsh environments of Winter and is meant primarily for close quarters combat against insurgents and small strike teams in urban environments.

Featuring a number of advanced technologies, the VA-IDS system comes with built-in tech to enhance its wearer's visibility in the low-light conditions such as those found in Winter's undercity slums. Self-contained and vacuum rated to protect the wearer against the toxic and corrosive chemical weapons often favored by terrorist groups such as the Hand of Light, the VA-IDS features an integrated life support system which includes a rebreather, an air filtration system and a built-in oxygen supply.

Unrestrictive and intended for use in specific combat situations, the VA-IDS armour's advantages also come with a number of significant drawbacks. The armour is vulnerable to high-tech weapons such as ion and EMP systems and rare weapons such as lightsabers and slugthrowers, which are not normally found in the hands of the ragtag insurgents which the armour's wearers typically encounter although the plate carrier's high-grade duralumin can withstand slughthrower projectiles, the rest of the body is still only protected from blasters.

Also, while the armor is highly effective when used in urban combat scenarios, its integrated optics emit a distinctive orange glow, giving the wearer the appearance of glowing eyes and making it completely useless in open environments where stealth is required.

(Taken from Sk-UL Armor by Darth Tacitus)​

 

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