CCA-AD-8700 Full-Power Heavy Assault Armor
The CCA-AD-8700 Full-Power Heavy Assault Armor is the standard armor for FLCF Heavy Troopers, who are most commonly deployed in high-intensity combat zones or areas where environmental conditions make use of standard armor impossible. The seventh iteration of the venerable 8000-series of full-power armor suits, The 8700 features a full synthetic nanomuscle network, powered strength-assisting servos, and enhanced user survival systems. In addition, the 8700 is the first armor used by the FLCF to include Direct Neural Interface technology and Active Shielding.
Like it's lighter counterparts, the 8700 is composed of multiple layers of armor, with five in total. Four layers are dedicated to defense and survivability, while the fifth provides for greatly enhanced strength, endurance, and agility. Full-Power armor dedicates nearly 60% of its onboard computational power to controlling the nanomuscle bundles and strength-assisting servos, compared to only 30% for semi-powered armor. Though much bulkier and heavier than semi-powered armor, full-power armor is much more durable and allows its user to perform nearly super-human feats of strength.
The base layer of the armor is composed of a skintight and high-flexibility nanopolymer that provides general protection from the outside environment as well as small-arms fire, while also allowing for enhanced flexibility and range of motion for the soldier within. It also incorporates the Direct Neural Interface system: this system consists of six hair-thin needles that slide into the user's body and connect directly to spinal nerve clusters, merging the suit's artificial neural network with the user's own neural network. This allows the user to be much more "in-tune" with the suit's sensors and other systems, and provides for much faster response times from the nanomuscle bundles and servos. The Direct Neural Interface system also allows the suit to monitor the user's vital signs, and administered drugs and nanites directly as needed.
The second layer is composed of thick nanomuscle bundles and the associated micro fibers, which are affixed to the nanopolymer and sealed with intense heat. These nanomuscles allow for enhanced strength and speed, and are controlled by a central computing core that is built into the inner nanopolymer, which calculates weights and speeds needed and gives the appropriate signals to the nanomuscles themselves. The 8700-series features over 700 artificial nanomuscle bundles, 650 of which directly correspond to a muscle in the human body, and 50 of which are used for additional support in the arms and legs. These bundles are assisted by mechanical servos at all of the armor's joints that can provide additional bursts of power and strength to the user. These servos feature built-in Kinetic Energy Reclamation Systems, which use the user's own motions to generate electricity to charge the suit or connected weapons.
The third layer consists of a layer of impact-absorbing gel sandwiched between two layers of Titanium-V alloy plating. This layer can withstand much heavier fire, but is still lightweight enough to plate most of the suit of armor. The fourth layer is made up of a layer of shear-thickening fluid between two layers of ceramic-composite plates. When impacted by a projectile, the shear-thickening fluid solidifies into a solid plate that can shrug off almost any small-arms fire encountered by the soldiers. In addition, key areas of the armor are up-armored with large plates of Tungsten-II plating to provide additional projection. Finally, the outermost layer is made from solid plates of Tungsten-II, a heavy but incredibly durable armor that can shrug off all but the heaviest of rounds. Built into these outer layers is a layer of nanites that produce an enhanced particle field around the soldier that can withstand rounds from energy weapons, as well as reduce the impact force of kinetic rounds.
Like it's lighter counterparts, the 8700 is composed of multiple layers of armor, with five in total. Four layers are dedicated to defense and survivability, while the fifth provides for greatly enhanced strength, endurance, and agility. Full-Power armor dedicates nearly 60% of its onboard computational power to controlling the nanomuscle bundles and strength-assisting servos, compared to only 30% for semi-powered armor. Though much bulkier and heavier than semi-powered armor, full-power armor is much more durable and allows its user to perform nearly super-human feats of strength.
The base layer of the armor is composed of a skintight and high-flexibility nanopolymer that provides general protection from the outside environment as well as small-arms fire, while also allowing for enhanced flexibility and range of motion for the soldier within. It also incorporates the Direct Neural Interface system: this system consists of six hair-thin needles that slide into the user's body and connect directly to spinal nerve clusters, merging the suit's artificial neural network with the user's own neural network. This allows the user to be much more "in-tune" with the suit's sensors and other systems, and provides for much faster response times from the nanomuscle bundles and servos. The Direct Neural Interface system also allows the suit to monitor the user's vital signs, and administered drugs and nanites directly as needed.
The second layer is composed of thick nanomuscle bundles and the associated micro fibers, which are affixed to the nanopolymer and sealed with intense heat. These nanomuscles allow for enhanced strength and speed, and are controlled by a central computing core that is built into the inner nanopolymer, which calculates weights and speeds needed and gives the appropriate signals to the nanomuscles themselves. The 8700-series features over 700 artificial nanomuscle bundles, 650 of which directly correspond to a muscle in the human body, and 50 of which are used for additional support in the arms and legs. These bundles are assisted by mechanical servos at all of the armor's joints that can provide additional bursts of power and strength to the user. These servos feature built-in Kinetic Energy Reclamation Systems, which use the user's own motions to generate electricity to charge the suit or connected weapons.
The third layer consists of a layer of impact-absorbing gel sandwiched between two layers of Titanium-V alloy plating. This layer can withstand much heavier fire, but is still lightweight enough to plate most of the suit of armor. The fourth layer is made up of a layer of shear-thickening fluid between two layers of ceramic-composite plates. When impacted by a projectile, the shear-thickening fluid solidifies into a solid plate that can shrug off almost any small-arms fire encountered by the soldiers. In addition, key areas of the armor are up-armored with large plates of Tungsten-II plating to provide additional projection. Finally, the outermost layer is made from solid plates of Tungsten-II, a heavy but incredibly durable armor that can shrug off all but the heaviest of rounds. Built into these outer layers is a layer of nanites that produce an enhanced particle field around the soldier that can withstand rounds from energy weapons, as well as reduce the impact force of kinetic rounds.