Mark III Prototype Exoskeleton
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The Mark III Exoskeletons, also known as the Komodo, was the third model of the Navy's experiments with powered exoskeletons. Under ONI's EYERON Project, it started in 2504 under researchers of Mars Installation and was discontinued in 2520 when funds were cut off.
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[edit] Overview
The Mark III battle armour was radical remodified exoskeletons over its predecessors, taking advantage of many technological innovations. It has several improvements over the latter models, notably its performances over agility and user interface. It was considered to be one of the strongest type of armour in the entire human arsenal of the 25th Century, capable of lifting three tons (6,000 pounds) and running at the speed of 20 KPH.
[edit] Specifications
[edit] Design
The armour is impervious to standard light weapons thanks to the attached 22mm Titanium-A battleplate covering its frontal sections. The armour sports a completely enclosed head area. The pilot sees his/her surrounding/field of vision via external camera systems which display images and information both into his/her mind (if a neural interface is detected by the suit's system), and onto an internal screen.
The armour's arms are divided into 3 parts: upper arm, mid-arm and fore-arm. The pilot's arms only ever reach into the mid-arm section. The control of the fore-arm or the main gun (in the case of the right arm) is done via controls set around and on the pilot's hands and wrists. The pilot's actual feet only extend down to the calves as to avoid debilitating injury in case of structural collapse. In the event of heavy damage to the mechanical feet, they may be detached in order for the pilot to continue even if at a slower pace upon the suit's reinforced calves. Located at its rear is the backpack which contains a compact ammunition storage, life support systems, as well as many other smaller systems. When entering or exiting the armour, the frontal area will open upwards and the sides where the arms attach will swing open towards the back.
The armour incorporated a wireless power transmitter and receiver so that power could be transmitted directly to it, much like the Orbital Defence Platforms used to defend UNSC colonies. This design was quickly rejected for two reasons: first, the main reason being that the armour still had a limited operational range as it had to remain within range of a bulky, immobile generator, and second, the destruction of the generator would result in the incapacitation of the unit.
[edit] Onboard Weapons
The Mark III can mount a 8mm caseless medium machine-gun with underslung 25mm caseless autocannon that could be fired using self-targeting armatures which would be able to deal with medium-armoured crafts. It could also be equipped with utility launchers which are capable of firing grenades, flares, smoke or any such compatible 40mm grenade round.
[edit] Trivia
- The Mark III Exoskeleton was later taken out of its facility to be remodelled and modified into the next generation of armoured exoskeleton technology which later revealed to be the MJOLNIR program.
