Post by thejman on Mar 8, 2017 7:22:46 GMT
RECYCLED CHITIN ARMOR.
The Combat suits of Greater insects are forged of their own shed exoskeletons. After many ages of evolution, these anthropomorphic insect's exoskeletons became hard enough to resist gunfire and stand up to the harsh conditions of space, making them one of the most feared races on what is left of the planet. As they grow, they shed their exoskeletons and quickly learned how to put this surprisingly strong waster material to good use when they discovered a top-secret method of melting down these empty shells and forging something new out of the resulting material.
by recycling their naturally strong exoskeletons, the armor made from it is both stronger and ten times lighter than steel, thanks to its chitin fiber molecular construction (comparable to carbon fiber)
The "Recycled Chitin" material is highly impact absorbent and heat-proof up to 2000 Kelvin once cured into a solid state, which make it easily stand up to small-arms fire and even beam weaponry. By treating this absurdly strong material with intertwining fibers of metal, the Recycled chitin can conduct electricity and heat up to temperatures exceeding 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. Using this, the recycled chitin is commonly used in heat-bladed weapons as the material maintains its crystal-hard structure even at such high temperatures.
PARTICLE FUEL SYSTEM
A top secret particle fuels the suit's propulsion system and can be stored in ultra-compact sizes (size of a fire-extinguisher in this case) These charged particles are magnetized within storage, giving them all a like charge and causing each individual particle to repel each other, which creates a massive amount of thrust once expelled through the propulsion system.
Due to the massive electrical field created by the expelling of the particles, this equipment will black out any radio signal passing through it and really screws up radar systems. The insect pilot usually communicates through chemical signals picked up by their antennae, so it doesn't really hamper them...though the same cannot be said about their enemy
COIL ACCELERATED MAGNUM BEAM RIFLE (CAMBeR)
The custom-built weapon of choice for the most elite of greater insect soldiers. This rifle uses "Charge mags" as ammunition, which consist of a highly compact battery that is loaded into the rifle like a magazine. Each charge mag holds enough charge for ten shots. The firing mechanism accelerates the electrical charge as it passes through the central turbine coil and is then fed all at once into a light that produces 40,000 lumens, that highly intense light then feeds into a refracted laser with a diamond focusing lens that shoots the laser in a focused beam that is effective at an absurd range. This mechanism is slow to charge, but the power from just one shot is enough to bore a 3ft diameter hole right through any enemy ship.
RAIL PARTICLE ACCELERATION CANNON (R-PAC)
This weapon is commonly used with the particle fuel system as it uses the charged particle fuel itself as ammunition. The rail cannons are attatched to the space combat suit's weapon storage rack located on the backpack unit, where they are filled with charged particles.
When preparing to fire, the rails are detached from the backpack and commonly held and fired from the hip due to their intense recoil that is better managed from the user's center of gravity. Inside the firing mechanism, the particles are super-charged further, which causes them to heat up to about 3000 degrees farenheit due to their massive friction and repelling force. While being charged The two parallel rails then spread apart as their facing sides are lined with vents to dispel the particles, which shoot out in a focused beam of these super-charged and super heated particles that rip and tear throgh anything in their way until their two mile dispersal range. Since the beam of particles relies on a magnetic charge to fire, the beam of particles homes in on any magnetic or oppositely charged object, but it can also be mostly dispersed by a like charge.
BREATHING APPARATUS
In this instance, the pilot of this maneuvering suit is a Driver Ant. She, like many other Greater Insects, does not breathe mainly through her mouth, nor does she have any nostrils to speak of. She, and many other Greater Insects, breathes through the Exoskeleton lining her back, forming a spine-like formation of their natural armor.
The suit keeps a supply of liquid oxygen in the backpack unit that is heated up by the reactions of the particle fuel system and the resulting gaseous oxyxen is then steadily fed into the back of the maneuvering suit, keeping its occupant breathing crisp and cool oxygen to keep them at the peak of efficiency.
) falls under "too powerful". Reduce the range, why have it be 2 freaking miles? Get rid of the homing. While it kinda makes sense that its attracted to metallic items, its a tool with no skill needed to function. Just fire and forget for 99% of targets. Railguns are fun and are devastating. But they require precision and skill to use properly. Lets keep that if we can, and it might make this seem more reasonable.
