I-210 Assault Armour
Marine Infantry in I-210 Assault Armour
I-210 Assault Armour is produced by the Perim Nealon Regal Group and is issued to front-line combatants in planetary or shipboarding combat who require a greater level of protection and combat capability than is offered by the I-101 General Service Armour.
While I-210 Assault Armour may be classified as light powered armour as it is fitted with some strength enhancing powered features, it typically is not classified as such as the effective strength enhancement capacity is effectively minimal as the primary aim of these systems as featured in the I-210 armour is to increase wearer endurance by assisting them with handling the weight of the armour itself.
Combat Protection
Protection for the wearer is provided by a system of inertron alloy plates sandwiched between a ceramic outer layer and kevlar backing. Flexible dilatant material, designed to only become rigid when shear stress is applied, is used to provide protection between plates.
While the I-210 armour offers a high level of protection against small arms fire, the resulting weight and bulk of the armour set is high. This is partially off-set by the usage of strength enhancing features, but remains a source of concern, particularly in close quarters battle as may be found in urban environments or in ship boarding operations.
Active Camouflage System
While I-210 Assault Armour provides excellent protection from hostile environments and adequate levels of protection against weapons fire, the most valuable feature of the armour set is the two-layered active camouflage suite. The outer layer of this camouflage suite is composed of rugged digital displays which present a facsimile of the environment behind the wearer, as determined by miniaturized cameras located throughout the armour. This outer layer, while not making the wearer of I-210 armour entirely invisible, does make him or her much more difficult to detect through the usage of optical sensors or unaided eyesight than he or she would otherwise be. This outer layer is designed to operate in as completely temperature neutral a manner as possible, as the inner layer of the camouflage suite is designed to conceal the wearer from detection by thermographic sensors through the usage of an evolved form of Adaptiv technology, which uses hexagonal panels which are capable of rapid heating or cooling. While this inner layer is unable to adapt to extreme heat or cold, it is sufficiently capable of concealing the wearer from thermographic detection in most planetary environments with gaseous atmospheres.
Environmental Survivability
I-210 armour is fully rated for operations in vacuums or other extreme environments, and carries an onboard supply of air as well as water, nutritional paste, and a basic waste diversion system.
Other Information
The armour's helmet mounted heads-up-display may provide to the wearer communications and navigation information, as well as data from the helmet mounted LIDAR such as range-finding information or identification of designated vehicles based on silhouette.
In order to maximize the potential tactical advantage provided by the active camouflage capabilities of the I-210 Assault Armour, infantry equipped with this armour are typically deployed with ED-1000 and ED-2100 Series droids which are intended to draw the enemy's attention.
While I-210 Assault Armour may be classified as light powered armour as it is fitted with some strength enhancing powered features, it typically is not classified as such as the effective strength enhancement capacity is effectively minimal as the primary aim of these systems as featured in the I-210 armour is to increase wearer endurance by assisting them with handling the weight of the armour itself.
Combat Protection
Protection for the wearer is provided by a system of inertron alloy plates sandwiched between a ceramic outer layer and kevlar backing. Flexible dilatant material, designed to only become rigid when shear stress is applied, is used to provide protection between plates.
While the I-210 armour offers a high level of protection against small arms fire, the resulting weight and bulk of the armour set is high. This is partially off-set by the usage of strength enhancing features, but remains a source of concern, particularly in close quarters battle as may be found in urban environments or in ship boarding operations.
Active Camouflage System
While I-210 Assault Armour provides excellent protection from hostile environments and adequate levels of protection against weapons fire, the most valuable feature of the armour set is the two-layered active camouflage suite. The outer layer of this camouflage suite is composed of rugged digital displays which present a facsimile of the environment behind the wearer, as determined by miniaturized cameras located throughout the armour. This outer layer, while not making the wearer of I-210 armour entirely invisible, does make him or her much more difficult to detect through the usage of optical sensors or unaided eyesight than he or she would otherwise be. This outer layer is designed to operate in as completely temperature neutral a manner as possible, as the inner layer of the camouflage suite is designed to conceal the wearer from detection by thermographic sensors through the usage of an evolved form of Adaptiv technology, which uses hexagonal panels which are capable of rapid heating or cooling. While this inner layer is unable to adapt to extreme heat or cold, it is sufficiently capable of concealing the wearer from thermographic detection in most planetary environments with gaseous atmospheres.
Environmental Survivability
I-210 armour is fully rated for operations in vacuums or other extreme environments, and carries an onboard supply of air as well as water, nutritional paste, and a basic waste diversion system.
Other Information
The armour's helmet mounted heads-up-display may provide to the wearer communications and navigation information, as well as data from the helmet mounted LIDAR such as range-finding information or identification of designated vehicles based on silhouette.
In order to maximize the potential tactical advantage provided by the active camouflage capabilities of the I-210 Assault Armour, infantry equipped with this armour are typically deployed with ED-1000 and ED-2100 Series droids which are intended to draw the enemy's attention.