PDRMN Espatier Exosuit
An armoured exosuit, used in most ground operations by highly trained espatiers. Equiped with a small (2mm) coil gun, a micropedo launcher, life support systems, and a powerful motor assist, the exosuit is a force multiplier of the highest caliber. Standing at around 5 cm taller than it's occupant, each one is specially molded for each wearer, and is built out of a modular set of parts, each with slight variations for different functions. The suit described below is the standard loadout, along with descriptions of the more common swap out modules.
Nearly any espatier using the suit would also be accompanied by a swarm of drones, most essentially mobile guns, along with a plethora of flying eyes. In addition, the espatier would be using a primary and secondary weapon, and have a loadout of grenades and other handheld devices.
Nearly any espatier using the suit would also be accompanied by a swarm of drones, most essentially mobile guns, along with a plethora of flying eyes. In addition, the espatier would be using a primary and secondary weapon, and have a loadout of grenades and other handheld devices.
Mechanics & Inner Workings
A small, replaceable Polonium-210 RTG provides most of the power for the operation of the suit. It lasts only a few months, and so must be replaced, but at peak power, it provides 70 kW of power, enough for normal operation of the suit.
The coil cannon is built into the users dominant arm, and is auto targeted by the inbuilt computer. It fires small, 2 mm diameter rounds, that are stored in large quantaties (1-2 thousand) in the body of the suit, but only 300 are available without reload. On the medial side of the arm is a small dispenser which allows the application of general purpose medical nanobots in a suspension gel for rapid wound closure and other simple medical problems.
The PDRMN Micropedos are stored in a collection of 3 in the non-dominant arm, and are launched from the lateral side of the arm. That arm also contains a small resevoir and sprayer of non-lethal restrictive foam, which on contact with oxygen expands to 10x the volume.
Each suit has 2 drones, small pods with cameras and a RCS system for scouting and aerial views. These are stored in the pauldrons of the suit. If in atmosphere operations are expected, these are switched out for aerial drones with much the same features.
Suits have around 2 cm of titanium composite armour all around, with extra on the torso. This is generally enough to stop any attack meant to not pierce a ships hull, but if it is overloaded, it will eject its occupant away from the attack at around 15 m/s.
The suit is commanded from a neural link with the brain of the occupant, and is generally surrounded by a small squad of additional support drones commanded by the occupant.
Optional Suit modules:
A suit can forgo the micropedoes for an additional coil cannon, while retaining the suppression foam. In fact, the coil gun and ammo is a drop in replacement with the exact same size as the micropedo silo.
A "backpack" can be added to the base model of the suit which allows for many different additional capabilities. These include:
Additional reserves of any resources used by the suit, including suppression foam, medical nanites, micropedos, drones, or ammunition; all linked into the suit systems. It can also carry additional ammunition and parts for any primary weapons carried by espatier.
A long term endurance backpack, able to support a human being for nearly a month without external resupply.
A jetpack which allows vacuum operations more effectivly, giving it around 1800 m/s of high thrust methalox power, a small Nitrogen RCS system and an additional extendable solar/laser sail to get help from the parent vessel. This suit heightens the life support to allow for up to a week of survival.
An atmospheric insertion backpack, specialized for entry into a tall, dense atmosphere like that of earth. It has two extendable aerofoils, a pair of HALO parachutes, a compressed air maneuver system, and a chaff generator. These suits have never been used in practice, but every espatier knows how to use them.
Both legs can be replaced with a more space friendly and armoured combined area, which also has some RCS systems.
Finally, a suit can be slaved to another suit in close proximity, though the expense of the suits means this is a rare operations.
The coil cannon is built into the users dominant arm, and is auto targeted by the inbuilt computer. It fires small, 2 mm diameter rounds, that are stored in large quantaties (1-2 thousand) in the body of the suit, but only 300 are available without reload. On the medial side of the arm is a small dispenser which allows the application of general purpose medical nanobots in a suspension gel for rapid wound closure and other simple medical problems.
The PDRMN Micropedos are stored in a collection of 3 in the non-dominant arm, and are launched from the lateral side of the arm. That arm also contains a small resevoir and sprayer of non-lethal restrictive foam, which on contact with oxygen expands to 10x the volume.
Each suit has 2 drones, small pods with cameras and a RCS system for scouting and aerial views. These are stored in the pauldrons of the suit. If in atmosphere operations are expected, these are switched out for aerial drones with much the same features.
Suits have around 2 cm of titanium composite armour all around, with extra on the torso. This is generally enough to stop any attack meant to not pierce a ships hull, but if it is overloaded, it will eject its occupant away from the attack at around 15 m/s.
The suit is commanded from a neural link with the brain of the occupant, and is generally surrounded by a small squad of additional support drones commanded by the occupant.
Optional Suit modules:
A suit can forgo the micropedoes for an additional coil cannon, while retaining the suppression foam. In fact, the coil gun and ammo is a drop in replacement with the exact same size as the micropedo silo.
A "backpack" can be added to the base model of the suit which allows for many different additional capabilities. These include:
Additional reserves of any resources used by the suit, including suppression foam, medical nanites, micropedos, drones, or ammunition; all linked into the suit systems. It can also carry additional ammunition and parts for any primary weapons carried by espatier.
A long term endurance backpack, able to support a human being for nearly a month without external resupply.
A jetpack which allows vacuum operations more effectivly, giving it around 1800 m/s of high thrust methalox power, a small Nitrogen RCS system and an additional extendable solar/laser sail to get help from the parent vessel. This suit heightens the life support to allow for up to a week of survival.
An atmospheric insertion backpack, specialized for entry into a tall, dense atmosphere like that of earth. It has two extendable aerofoils, a pair of HALO parachutes, a compressed air maneuver system, and a chaff generator. These suits have never been used in practice, but every espatier knows how to use them.
Both legs can be replaced with a more space friendly and armoured combined area, which also has some RCS systems.
Finally, a suit can be slaved to another suit in close proximity, though the expense of the suits means this is a rare operations.
Rarity
Incredibly rare, only worn by special forces of the PDRMN espatiers.
Weight
140 kg + 60-200 kg for backpack
Dimensions
Occupants dimensions + 5 cm tall and wide, back to front is 20 cm extra.
Base Price
250,000 Martian Dollars for a complete set, without ammunition.
Raw materials & Components
The armour plating is composed of a titanium composite, layered with non-newtonian fluid, a superconducting faraday cage, a thin lead layer, and a bunch of motors and hydraulics. The majority of the mass is the titanium, followed shortly by the lead.
The power is produced from a stirling engine RTG using Polonium-210 as a heat source. This produced 70 kW of power with a 26% efficiency, leading to a pool of 18 kW. The design of the suit uses 15 for normal operation, and so can run for only around 40 days before the core must be replaced, though energy saving systems can be put in place to extend this to around 2.5 months. All PDRMN ships that host espatiers have a supply of Pb-210 in a breeder reactor to convert into Po-210 when needed. Used Po-210 is normally stripped of the Pb-206 and recycled, or reused in lower power applications. The lead harvested from this can be turned back into Pb-210 for further use, or just used for other applications.
The power is produced from a stirling engine RTG using Polonium-210 as a heat source. This produced 70 kW of power with a 26% efficiency, leading to a pool of 18 kW. The design of the suit uses 15 for normal operation, and so can run for only around 40 days before the core must be replaced, though energy saving systems can be put in place to extend this to around 2.5 months. All PDRMN ships that host espatiers have a supply of Pb-210 in a breeder reactor to convert into Po-210 when needed. Used Po-210 is normally stripped of the Pb-206 and recycled, or reused in lower power applications. The lead harvested from this can be turned back into Pb-210 for further use, or just used for other applications.
Tools
The entire suit is initially made of custom forged titanium. It is then set upon by an army of nanobots that infiltrate the structure, laying down whatever internal systems are needed while retaining the strength of the titanium. It can only really be manufactured at large facilities, such as on a battleship or at a base.
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