Category:The Tunguska Armor

Siberia, 1908

Discovered in the aftermath of the Tunguska incident was the framework of a sophisicated material. That material, upon being weaved with most metallic elements at the subatomic to molecular level, becomes resistant to any method of manmade destruction short of a direct thermonuclear detonation.

The material has the pattern of snake skin, and has the ability to morph or harden when dealing with different forms of combat.

The combat skin is "grown" (tailored) to fit each wearer individually, and each wearer is chosen early in their military careers (unbeknownst to them) to operate this specially designed armor. Each armor suit, upon being put on by the wearer, assumes a symbiotic relationship with the wearer and the suit reacts to the wearer's actions and (eventually) learns about how the wearer acts in a stressful (combat) situation or a neutral (recon or patrol) scenario so that premeditative thought is no longer necessary. The suit also will learn how the wearer communicates via body-language with his superiors, fellow soldiers and enemies.

The wearer, as well will learn how the suit reacts in combat or neutral environments and how to best exploit the different methods the suit is comstructed for. The wearer will also learn how to use his suit to communicate with his superiors (by sheer force of will which will in turn open a direct audio or audio/visual channel) and with his comrades in arms.

When the symbiosis is complete, the suit and wearer will become "one" and the suit will then respond only to that wearer and no one else, unless the symbiosis can be broken. To break symbiosis would require complete deactivation of the suit or permanent neural disconnection of the wearer to the suit. Since a permanent neural disconnection cannot occur without the wearer becoming physically incapacitated or dead it is unadvisable to remain inside of the suit for extended periods of time.

(In order to permanently disconnect from the suit one must commit suicide in order to break the metaphysical connection to the armor).

Extended use of the combat skin is not recommended due to the dangers of becoming delusional and suffering from a "god complex" and possibly endangering fellow officers and others. Said delusions refer to the thoughts and impressions that the wearer is invincible and similar ideas.

Armor Abilities:

The armor has two (plus an additional defensive/offensive barrier system) that draw power from a experimental energy device also recovered from the Tunguska site.

In the event of capture or irrepairable damage, the energy device can be set to explode, incinerating the suit and the occupant inside.

In stealth mode, the individual platelets protrude in irregular patterns and randomly change color to blend with any type of environment. These camouflage patterns then disrupt the refraction of light, rendering the wearer invisible to the naked eye. Stealth ablative coating painted across the outer shell helps to diffuse excess light not refracted by the platelets and also absorb excess heat, thereby rendering the wearer invisible to heat-signatures as well.

In armor mode, the platelets protrude and harden into rigid shapes to protect the vital parts of the wearer's body. When activated, the different groups of platelets combine into 'solid' plates that are larger and more visible to the wearer. As such, these larger plates also expand roughly to twice their thickness via nanotechnology that enlargens the 'sponge-like' material compressed when armor mode is not active.

When expanded, these 'sponge-like' plates absorb and disperse the impact of many high-velocity projectiles.

It is not reccommended however to use armor mode to survive the impact of a high-explosive missile or a device similar in nature. The armor would survive, but the explosion, heat and overpressure would crush the wearer before incinerating the corpse inside the shell.

While in stealth or armor mode the wearer has the choice to use the suit's onboard power generator to project a thin barrier of kinetic energy to temporarily cushion the armor's protective surface from high-velocity ammunition (sniper rounds) and that shielding also has the ability to "brake" the projectile's velocity.

The temporary shielding cannot however maintain itself against sustained fire from multiple firearms. The small platelets in armor mode use the energy from the power pack to create and maintain the temporary protective barrier.

As such, the temporary shielding can be rendered inert after impact with a magnetically-charged projectile, like a round from a gauss rifle or similar weapon. The shield is also highly-ineffective against high-explosive devices such as missiles.

It is recommended to only use the shield in defensive actions or during stealth mode due to the power draw needed to run the kinetic barrier.