Post by halinder on Nov 25, 2018 0:35:09 GMT -5
[MILITARY EQUIPMENT OF AKKALAH COSMIC ARMY INFANTRY]
The following is a long list of non-firearm equipment used by the Akkalah Cosmic Army. This includes attachments to firearms.
This list may have items removed, added, or changed over time, and may not accurately represent the ACA's capabilities or doctrine in certain settings.
ARMOR
Human Standard:
The standard issue armor of the ACA consists of several layers. First is the jumpsuit of ballistic polycarbonate interspersed with carbon lining, which comes with a tight-fitting hood meant to fit snugly at the hairline while leaving the ears exposed. Integrated into the jumpsuit is an airbag system which rapidly activates to handle sudden shock, more so to protect against accidents and falls than to provide protection against kinetic impacts. The jumpsuit is comparable to Type II-A armor. Over this jumpsuit, ACA soldiers have carbon fibers and flexiramics guarding their torso, elbows, knees, lower legs, feet, forearms, and hands. The over armor is just a quarter of an inch thick, meant to deflect small caliber rounds and fragment larger bullets to prevent lethal injury while spreading out kinetic force while remaining light enough for soldiers to stay on the move. Helmets are rather large but similarly thin, meant to go over the entire head and neck. Certain areas are more permeable than others, allowing air to push through and keep the helmet well-ventilated. Most of the front of the helmet is composed of clear polyethylene, providing limited protection against ballistics but an excellent field of view.
Human Low-to-No Biosuit:
Suited for combat in areas where the environment is less than friendly, the biosuit takes advantage of the fact that it will likely be deployed in areas with low gravity by employing much heavier equipment. Although its users tend to look a tad puffy, the suit carries plenty of space for spare internals and filters as well as magnets and an RCS system to make traversing the landscape much simpler. The typical jumpsuit is replaced by polyethylene, as carbon displays negative properties in low temperatures. An interior robotic frame braces limbs and makes motion somewhat easier, feeding off a battery (or in some cases, the microfusion reactor of its user). The actual armor is made of aluminum and polyvinyl chloride which is then filled with pockets of sand and argon gas as well as sheer-thinning gel.
Human Meldrovic Armor:
Like previously stated, carbon does not play nice in cold environments. Meldrovic armor (named after one of the coldest continents on Brumas) replaces all non-ceramic materials involved with polysulfone and polyethylene. A heater system has also been integrated into the jumpsuit, possessing limited battery life but turning the suit into a thermal blanket.
C-Series Standard Issue:
Armor is applied directly to the hull of the robot. Exterior plating is composed of carbon-nanotubed reinforced ceramics split from the rest of the chassis by a layer of ballistic polyethylene. Below this, much of the robot is protected by flexiramics and polyetherimide covering its sensitive electronics, which are fed into different sections of the body through foramen capable of sealing themselves.
C-4 Commando Armor:
This is mostly the same as regular armor except for that it sacrifices some external armor for isolation-coated gold plating and silver sterile scatter radiation armor, useful for making it more difficult to detect by radar and infrared methods.
Flight Suit:
A suit wearable by human, C-2, and C-4 infantry. It replaces most of the external armor with extra padding around the joints and vitals, braces on the arms and legs, and extra shock padding on the hands and feet. Wingsuit functionality allows for limited glide from elevated points. A rig of jump jets attached to the back and torso, filtering the atmosphere for coolant and fuel, permits additional maneuverability and even the chance to overcome obstacles like short buildings. The waist has been revamped to carry additional items due to the inability of the wearer to use a backpack.
FANCY FIREARM STUFF
Optics:
ACA weapons often have their feeds set to transmit directly to a soldier's HUD, blending with the Net to give them the unique opportunity to look through their weapons rather than through themselves. The Model 32 Alpha and Model 419 Xi both receive a choice of the standard 8-80x magnification scope,1-4.2x infrared scope, or 1-4.2x low light scope.
Bracer:
The Bracer system incorporates many small, sliding weights just inside the firearm that compensate for small, involuntary motions made by the shooter that might compromise their accuracy by swaying the weapon. Bracers are specific to each person and require at least an hour's worth of calibration to get them just right; picking up any random weapon and firing it while the Bracer system is active might result in it introducing unnecessary sway. The Bracer system can be disabled, locking its weights back to their default positions.
Shotgun Adapter:
All ACA weapons can shotgun their lasers, but this adapter for the Model 32 Alpha further refracts the lasers into a whopping one hundred and eight beams. While this shortens the range down to a mere thirty meters, each beam can deliver 426 watts per pulse (and it pulses 10,000 times a second). For close quarters, the effective is monstrous.
Canister Launcher:
Mounted to the Model 32 Alpha and the Model 419 Xi, it has two modes.
The first mode is that of the Obscurant Launcher. Obscurants act as smoke grenades with the combination of graphite threads to confuse non-sight based sensors.
Similar to obscurants, the Chaff Launcher deploys smoke combined with chaff to disrupt electronics. Unlike obscurants, it is a single-fire weapon dedicated to launching rounds as far away as possible; chaff canisters have a minimum activation distance of fifty meters.
FANCY WEARABLE STUFF
EnviroGauge:
A gauge worn over the scapula or on the wrist. It gives readouts on useful information for judging the habitability of a location, like atmospheric pressure or composition. This also doubles as a way to gauge explosions, giving blast survivors an idea of how injured their internals might be.
Hypodermic Vitals Watch:
A watch which inserts needles into the body to get a consistent readout on blood pressure. Also provides information on heart rate, infections, temperature, and oxygen content. The watch can be uplinked to several HUD's at once, giving dedicated medical personnel a wide range of information on whole groups at a time.
Tarred Twine Bracelet/Gauntlet:
Readily available, water-resistant, low-volume fiber. Great for improvising.
Vacuum Case:
A lightweight, plastic case for holding lots of fun goods which decompresses itself to its most dense configuration without crushing the things inside of itself. Not quite useful as a combat pack, this is a godsend for engineers and other professions requiring lots of equipment to be carried into the field. Some versions even contain lighter-than-air ballasts to make them easier to carry around.
Scintillian Ballistics Computer:
Wearable by C-Series robots as a layer of scintillian detector plates over their external armor, the SBC analyzes kinetic impacts to determine bullet or shrapnel trajectory, giving the robot a chance to accurately and rapidly respond to fire in an ambush scenario. Typically, these are linked to squads.
Gaseous Ionization Computer:
Able to be combined with the SBC, the GIC detects ionized gasses which would occur as a result of being hit with a laser weapon. Inaccuracies as a result of wind conditions can be overcome by an EnviroGauge. The full package gives robots the ability to quickly find shooters of both energy and kinetic varieties.
ENGINEERING STUFF
Inflatables:
ACA-grade inflatables are made of ballistic polycarbonate. They come in several configurations meant to inflate to different sizes, such as 3x3x3 meter cubes. Some come with zippers that make them useful as rudimentary airlocks. Inflatable cases also come with spare material for stitching holes or connecting several cubes, which is very useful considering that engineers like to cut them open and fill them with sheer-thinning gel when used as barricades.
QuikStitch:
A tool used to reconnect damaged fibers and plastics, able to provide rudimentary repairs on armor and structures.
Air Pump:
A pump for air. Whether it's refilling tires, inflating inflatables, or handling room pressure, these pogo stick sized pumps make any atmospheric technician's job much easier.
MagTracks:
Spiked tracks laden with magnets that, when active, can carry metallic materials in a preconfigured direction. Flipped upside down, they make a decent road spike. They have all sorts of applications, from ladders to conveyors to repellents.
MEDICAL STUFF
Field Tray:
A portable hydroponics tray with an optional pressure dome configuration that allows medical personnel to grow plants like medicinal algae in almost any setting. Does not come with algae samples, nutrients, or water (but the personnel do).
Hypodermic Autoinjector:
An autoinjector meant for quick delivery of up to 30cc's of fluids into the bloodstream via subcutaneous injection; its twenty two gauge lance is specially designed to pierce the thigh area of ACA jumpsuits (and vice versa).
Stabilizer Bag:
A sterile (until opened) bag for storing bodies, living or dead. Its exterior is fitted with padding meant to make it slide more gracefully across surfaces, while the interior padding preserves the body inside against shock from things like being dragged across stairs. They have metal strips that can be removed and a total of six handles.
Surgery Kit:
For when it really, really can't wait.
Body Probe:
Able to be fitted through any orifice, the body probe is inserted via a tube and then piloted remotely through the body. It can deploy limited amounts of medicine and has small robotic limbs for removing blockages and shrapnel. Difficult to use in the field, the body probe is the surest way to find the root cause of a problem for soldiers in a field hospital.
Preserver Pack:
For holding all of a medic's gear, this satchel case is highly organized and holds everything from biohemostatics to synthetic platelets. Although somewhat heavy, the Preserver is a tremendously useful kit for saving lives on the field.
CREW SERVICE EQUIPMENT
Planar Ionizer:
C-Series robots and synthetics can reliably be hooked up to these hefty machines. A mixture of electromagnetic radiation and electricity is used to ionize air in one direction of the device. Though useless against things like lasers and bullets, this generates a buffer against explosions, preventing blasts originating on one side of the shield from reaching anything on the other side.
ChemMed Processor:
A fairly hefty machine requiring C-3's or vehicles to reliably carry it, the ChemMed is capable of processing limited materials like medicinal algae into readily available medicines. It comes equipped with tubing and attached needles for distributing medicine immediately to storage packs or patients.
MISCELLANEOUS
Recon Copter:
A small drone equipped with a full-spectrum sensor suite meant for reconnaissance in atmosphere. It also carries a glider which can be deployed at a distance, connected to the drone via radio feed. The glider houses an ultrasonic motion sensor and a gaussmeter, useful for mapping out enemy units and detecting electromagnetic shielding.
Biofoam:
A useful spray with mixed applications between filling empty spaces, sealing wounds, covering openings in armor, and retarding fires.
The following is a long list of non-firearm equipment used by the Akkalah Cosmic Army. This includes attachments to firearms.
This list may have items removed, added, or changed over time, and may not accurately represent the ACA's capabilities or doctrine in certain settings.
ARMOR
Human Standard:
The standard issue armor of the ACA consists of several layers. First is the jumpsuit of ballistic polycarbonate interspersed with carbon lining, which comes with a tight-fitting hood meant to fit snugly at the hairline while leaving the ears exposed. Integrated into the jumpsuit is an airbag system which rapidly activates to handle sudden shock, more so to protect against accidents and falls than to provide protection against kinetic impacts. The jumpsuit is comparable to Type II-A armor. Over this jumpsuit, ACA soldiers have carbon fibers and flexiramics guarding their torso, elbows, knees, lower legs, feet, forearms, and hands. The over armor is just a quarter of an inch thick, meant to deflect small caliber rounds and fragment larger bullets to prevent lethal injury while spreading out kinetic force while remaining light enough for soldiers to stay on the move. Helmets are rather large but similarly thin, meant to go over the entire head and neck. Certain areas are more permeable than others, allowing air to push through and keep the helmet well-ventilated. Most of the front of the helmet is composed of clear polyethylene, providing limited protection against ballistics but an excellent field of view.
Human Low-to-No Biosuit:
Suited for combat in areas where the environment is less than friendly, the biosuit takes advantage of the fact that it will likely be deployed in areas with low gravity by employing much heavier equipment. Although its users tend to look a tad puffy, the suit carries plenty of space for spare internals and filters as well as magnets and an RCS system to make traversing the landscape much simpler. The typical jumpsuit is replaced by polyethylene, as carbon displays negative properties in low temperatures. An interior robotic frame braces limbs and makes motion somewhat easier, feeding off a battery (or in some cases, the microfusion reactor of its user). The actual armor is made of aluminum and polyvinyl chloride which is then filled with pockets of sand and argon gas as well as sheer-thinning gel.
Human Meldrovic Armor:
Like previously stated, carbon does not play nice in cold environments. Meldrovic armor (named after one of the coldest continents on Brumas) replaces all non-ceramic materials involved with polysulfone and polyethylene. A heater system has also been integrated into the jumpsuit, possessing limited battery life but turning the suit into a thermal blanket.
C-Series Standard Issue:
Armor is applied directly to the hull of the robot. Exterior plating is composed of carbon-nanotubed reinforced ceramics split from the rest of the chassis by a layer of ballistic polyethylene. Below this, much of the robot is protected by flexiramics and polyetherimide covering its sensitive electronics, which are fed into different sections of the body through foramen capable of sealing themselves.
C-4 Commando Armor:
This is mostly the same as regular armor except for that it sacrifices some external armor for isolation-coated gold plating and silver sterile scatter radiation armor, useful for making it more difficult to detect by radar and infrared methods.
Flight Suit:
A suit wearable by human, C-2, and C-4 infantry. It replaces most of the external armor with extra padding around the joints and vitals, braces on the arms and legs, and extra shock padding on the hands and feet. Wingsuit functionality allows for limited glide from elevated points. A rig of jump jets attached to the back and torso, filtering the atmosphere for coolant and fuel, permits additional maneuverability and even the chance to overcome obstacles like short buildings. The waist has been revamped to carry additional items due to the inability of the wearer to use a backpack.
FANCY FIREARM STUFF
Optics:
ACA weapons often have their feeds set to transmit directly to a soldier's HUD, blending with the Net to give them the unique opportunity to look through their weapons rather than through themselves. The Model 32 Alpha and Model 419 Xi both receive a choice of the standard 8-80x magnification scope,1-4.2x infrared scope, or 1-4.2x low light scope.
Bracer:
The Bracer system incorporates many small, sliding weights just inside the firearm that compensate for small, involuntary motions made by the shooter that might compromise their accuracy by swaying the weapon. Bracers are specific to each person and require at least an hour's worth of calibration to get them just right; picking up any random weapon and firing it while the Bracer system is active might result in it introducing unnecessary sway. The Bracer system can be disabled, locking its weights back to their default positions.
Shotgun Adapter:
All ACA weapons can shotgun their lasers, but this adapter for the Model 32 Alpha further refracts the lasers into a whopping one hundred and eight beams. While this shortens the range down to a mere thirty meters, each beam can deliver 426 watts per pulse (and it pulses 10,000 times a second). For close quarters, the effective is monstrous.
Canister Launcher:
Mounted to the Model 32 Alpha and the Model 419 Xi, it has two modes.
The first mode is that of the Obscurant Launcher. Obscurants act as smoke grenades with the combination of graphite threads to confuse non-sight based sensors.
Similar to obscurants, the Chaff Launcher deploys smoke combined with chaff to disrupt electronics. Unlike obscurants, it is a single-fire weapon dedicated to launching rounds as far away as possible; chaff canisters have a minimum activation distance of fifty meters.
FANCY WEARABLE STUFF
EnviroGauge:
A gauge worn over the scapula or on the wrist. It gives readouts on useful information for judging the habitability of a location, like atmospheric pressure or composition. This also doubles as a way to gauge explosions, giving blast survivors an idea of how injured their internals might be.
Hypodermic Vitals Watch:
A watch which inserts needles into the body to get a consistent readout on blood pressure. Also provides information on heart rate, infections, temperature, and oxygen content. The watch can be uplinked to several HUD's at once, giving dedicated medical personnel a wide range of information on whole groups at a time.
Tarred Twine Bracelet/Gauntlet:
Readily available, water-resistant, low-volume fiber. Great for improvising.
Vacuum Case:
A lightweight, plastic case for holding lots of fun goods which decompresses itself to its most dense configuration without crushing the things inside of itself. Not quite useful as a combat pack, this is a godsend for engineers and other professions requiring lots of equipment to be carried into the field. Some versions even contain lighter-than-air ballasts to make them easier to carry around.
Scintillian Ballistics Computer:
Wearable by C-Series robots as a layer of scintillian detector plates over their external armor, the SBC analyzes kinetic impacts to determine bullet or shrapnel trajectory, giving the robot a chance to accurately and rapidly respond to fire in an ambush scenario. Typically, these are linked to squads.
Gaseous Ionization Computer:
Able to be combined with the SBC, the GIC detects ionized gasses which would occur as a result of being hit with a laser weapon. Inaccuracies as a result of wind conditions can be overcome by an EnviroGauge. The full package gives robots the ability to quickly find shooters of both energy and kinetic varieties.
ENGINEERING STUFF
Inflatables:
ACA-grade inflatables are made of ballistic polycarbonate. They come in several configurations meant to inflate to different sizes, such as 3x3x3 meter cubes. Some come with zippers that make them useful as rudimentary airlocks. Inflatable cases also come with spare material for stitching holes or connecting several cubes, which is very useful considering that engineers like to cut them open and fill them with sheer-thinning gel when used as barricades.
QuikStitch:
A tool used to reconnect damaged fibers and plastics, able to provide rudimentary repairs on armor and structures.
Air Pump:
A pump for air. Whether it's refilling tires, inflating inflatables, or handling room pressure, these pogo stick sized pumps make any atmospheric technician's job much easier.
MagTracks:
Spiked tracks laden with magnets that, when active, can carry metallic materials in a preconfigured direction. Flipped upside down, they make a decent road spike. They have all sorts of applications, from ladders to conveyors to repellents.
MEDICAL STUFF
Field Tray:
A portable hydroponics tray with an optional pressure dome configuration that allows medical personnel to grow plants like medicinal algae in almost any setting. Does not come with algae samples, nutrients, or water (but the personnel do).
Hypodermic Autoinjector:
An autoinjector meant for quick delivery of up to 30cc's of fluids into the bloodstream via subcutaneous injection; its twenty two gauge lance is specially designed to pierce the thigh area of ACA jumpsuits (and vice versa).
Stabilizer Bag:
A sterile (until opened) bag for storing bodies, living or dead. Its exterior is fitted with padding meant to make it slide more gracefully across surfaces, while the interior padding preserves the body inside against shock from things like being dragged across stairs. They have metal strips that can be removed and a total of six handles.
Surgery Kit:
For when it really, really can't wait.
Body Probe:
Able to be fitted through any orifice, the body probe is inserted via a tube and then piloted remotely through the body. It can deploy limited amounts of medicine and has small robotic limbs for removing blockages and shrapnel. Difficult to use in the field, the body probe is the surest way to find the root cause of a problem for soldiers in a field hospital.
Preserver Pack:
For holding all of a medic's gear, this satchel case is highly organized and holds everything from biohemostatics to synthetic platelets. Although somewhat heavy, the Preserver is a tremendously useful kit for saving lives on the field.
CREW SERVICE EQUIPMENT
Planar Ionizer:
C-Series robots and synthetics can reliably be hooked up to these hefty machines. A mixture of electromagnetic radiation and electricity is used to ionize air in one direction of the device. Though useless against things like lasers and bullets, this generates a buffer against explosions, preventing blasts originating on one side of the shield from reaching anything on the other side.
ChemMed Processor:
A fairly hefty machine requiring C-3's or vehicles to reliably carry it, the ChemMed is capable of processing limited materials like medicinal algae into readily available medicines. It comes equipped with tubing and attached needles for distributing medicine immediately to storage packs or patients.
MISCELLANEOUS
Recon Copter:
A small drone equipped with a full-spectrum sensor suite meant for reconnaissance in atmosphere. It also carries a glider which can be deployed at a distance, connected to the drone via radio feed. The glider houses an ultrasonic motion sensor and a gaussmeter, useful for mapping out enemy units and detecting electromagnetic shielding.
Biofoam:
A useful spray with mixed applications between filling empty spaces, sealing wounds, covering openings in armor, and retarding fires.