"Tactical Armored Linear Operating System, or TALOS, is a set of armor specially designed for Valkyrie Soldiers specializing in close quarters, fast paced combat." ~Dr. Hayden, leader of genetic research at Firebase Rubicon ======================== [b]"TALOS" VAS is a specialized armor variation of the standard TALOS armor set. This customary version was made for, and only for, marksman Amanda Drake, daughter of Lydia Frye. The "TALOS" VAS armored suit is capable of protecting the user and deploying a Refracted Energy Shield (RES), which renders the user invisible by reflecting the immediate surroundings. The armor has its own shield generator, coating the user in a gel like form of shielding, that slows ballistics and dissipates some of the power in energy bolts. As well, if anything does get past, the Litholium plating protects the user. The armor is a variant of Powered Operating Systems (POS), meaning movement is enhanced and strength is boosted, as well as overall protection is much better. The helmet has several different optical systems, ranging from infrared, thermal, and zoomed options, and tracks targets for easy targeting. The armor has a jet pack installed, allowing for EVA operations and airborne movement, or quick lateral or horizontal movements. The armor as well, has a shoulder mounted [url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2lvQGlVQAIB0OC.jpg]M242 Bushmaster[/url], although it follows a redesign to fire a 20x102 shell.[/b] ----------------------------------------------------- The armor is capable of withstanding small arms and some higher caliber rounds, seeing as it normally won't see long range sustained combat. The gel shielding, once broken, will require a bit to recharge. Once it is charged, it is formed again at full strength. Within the armor, is what is known as [b]"SEAgel"[/b], a mixture of aerogel and any metallic alloy. The mixture of SEAgel used in Amanda's armor is mixed with titanium. The Titanium SEAgel in turn is lightweight, but only enough to fully cover her body, a relatively thin layer an inch thick. The mixture works incredibly well against blunt damage, making it optimal in use against anything not with a bladed edge. This, combined with the outer armor and the armored nano-weave undersuit, allows it to mostly block sharp weapon and bullets, to an extent. [b]Additions and Gear:[/b] [b]M242 Bushmaster; 20x102 Shell[/b] Shoulder mounted autocannon, the rather massive weapon is stripped of its bulk and braced into the armor. To allow recoil to be tolerated, the barrel and inner workings move, allowing most of the recoil to diminish and the suit to handle the rest. The weapon is used mostly for long range engagements, built only to fire semi auto to keep recoil management at its finest. The weapon is modified to fire 20x102 caliber shells, either AP (Armor Piercing) or HE (High Explosive). Two belt feeds go into the weapon, easily allowed to switch between either to chamber both types of rounds to help in the battlefield. The barrel is designed to extend and lock into place, or collapse on itself to make easier storage. The weapon itself slides back into an upright position on the left shoulder when not in use. Weapon is rotary, and synced into the HUD of the helmet, and can be fired either remotely or on auto targeting systems. [b]EH Mk. 4:[/b] Energy Hook Mk. 4, is a prototype armor system that operates on a plasma like energy. The Energy Hook is located on the back hand component of the left hand, a simple energy reactor in it extends plasma and shapes it. The Energy Hook is infinitely strong, due to energy, and only broken by the user or interfering electromagnets and fields. [b]ES. Mark 2[/b] A hardlight energy shield that forms an unbreakable barrier, resistant to bullets and shrapnel. Explosions and the like will still jar and effect the user. Can be sustained for a limited time, since it runs off of the shield generator. When the shield is used, gel shielding goes down, swapping one defense for another, leaving the user vulnerable to attack from other directions. [b]Hologram Projector:[/b] A complex algorithm makes the hard light shield generator now create hard light copies of Amanda, short lived, but able to take a few bullets and punch a few people before being shattered. [b]"Suicide" Belt:[/b] A simple belt containing: ration bars, a snare, serrated combat knife, matches, and other necessities [b]Helmet Statistics:[/b] On board camera inside the helmet, records events as they happen. Air stabilizer and rebreather, for toxins, vacuum, and other environments or hazards.