Special Assignment #825-002 Innovation
Proposal for Implication of New Product: Personal Heavy Body Armour
Head-up displays inside the helmet include the Marine’s vital signs and those of his squad. They also link to the camera mounted above the barrel of the chosen weapon, ensuring unerring accuracy.
Auto-reactive shoulder pads. Shaped to deflect or absorb incoming fire, they also feature a Marine’s squad insignia.
The helmet’s photolenses react to ambient light levels, protecting the wearer’s eyes from intense light levels. They also enable him to see in infrared and ultraviolet.
Vox unit and rebreather. Although his helmet is designed to filter out the worst pollutants before they get to the wearer. In old concept designs, the front of the helmet was designed to lift up like the visor of a medieval helmet, but the design was not air-tight and never made it into manufacture.
The molecular bonding studs on this shoulder pad are a hang-over from the days of when personal armour was in short supply. They hold an extra layer of armour to the shoulder pad facing the enemy. The placement of the studs means that the squad insignia is moved to the opposite pauldron.
Mk. VI power armour featured dual technology circuits, one set inside the torso armour, the other mounted on the outside in armoured cabling. Nutrient dispensers, drug injectors and bodily waste filters are also housed inside the armour’s torso.
Backpack exhaust vents to prevent overheating.
Heavy armour requires a great deal of power and so houses a small nuclear reactor in its backpack, which can sustain the armour’s power levels indefinitely. Without it the neural fibres in the suit would fail, leaving the wearer encumbered by the weight of his armour.
Stabiliser jets for use in zero-gravity situations.
Electronic sealant strips and flexible joints ensure that heavy armour is fully enclosed for use in hazardous environments and even in the vacuum of space.
Thank you for taking the time to go over my proposals for the upgrades to the Heavy Personal Armour
Justin Thyme