Talk:Phoenix Protecterate/@comment-25584152-20150709192459

Update on the Super Soldier Program, emphasis has shifted from strength to agility with the suits now fairly light with a thin armor skin inbetween ribs of light metal alloy. The ribs are connected to a servo at each jointed to add strength and offset the weight of the suit, it multiplies their strength by about 1.5 though most of the extra capacity is used in carrying the equipment. The soldiers are taken from the most elite special forces and are selected from the most agile of them most often people who were great at gymnastics. They then are put through a mental training program which teaches them on how the system interacts with them and also teaches quick pattern recognition and prediction to maintain some advantage if they cannot read the mind of their opposition. They are linked directly into the suit and allows the electronics to function similarly to augmentations by bypassing sections of processing to dramatically improve reaction time. The suits protection is similar to that of the heavier models of Standard Body armor, resistant to pistol rounds and some 30cal rounds, shrapnel, medium distance grenades. Very limited resistance to 50cal rounds, AP 30cal rounds, and semi-close grenades.

A new lightweight high strength alloy is underdevelopment to remove the necessity for the ribbing and allow them to utilize more of the strength provided by the suit. It will be ready in time for the mind control capable version(~3weeks)