Thermal medium combat armor

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Thermal medium combat armor
ThermalArmor.png
Production information

Manufacturer:

Devlon Industries

Model:

Thermal

Type:

Medium combat armor

Cost:

30,000 credits

Introduced:

4 October 2180 CE

Discontinued:

19 March 2184 CE

Technical information

Damage protection:

35

Shields:

Kinetic Barrier

Shield strength:

216

Tech/biotic resistance:

14

Material:

Ceramic sheet plating

Operation:

Electrically powered

Usage

Era(s):

Asari Cycle
Pax Galactica Era

Species:

Turians

Affiliation:

TurianHierarchy.png Turian Hierarchy

C-Sec.png Citadel Security

 

The Thermal medium combat armor was a ceramic-based protective medium combat armor manufactured by Devlon Industries. Manufactured and entering service in 2180 CE, the Thermal armor was an experimental prototype armor designed for use exclusively by turians and under contract for the Hierarchy Armed Forces. Originally intended as a testbed for future armor systems, the Thermal armor possessed many unique design innovations, including a built-in anti-radiation and anti-heat lining to protect the user in environments compromised by chemical attack, radioactive materials or on fire. While the Thermal was only intended to test these features for possible future integration into all future armors made by Devlon and, hopefully, the rest of the galaxy's arms producers, the Thermal armor did see limited application by request within C-Sec, a few turian law enforcement departments on Palaven and was even briefly used by members of the Olymcius Forces due to its close proximity during a hostage crisis in the city of Trojus Alanos in 2182 CE where Olymcius commandos donned several suits of Thermal armor and stormed the cafe, rescuing every hostage and killing all six of their captors. Being medium armor, it had moderate damage protection and was outfitted with decent kinetic barriers, balancing out damage protection and strong shields with the flexibility and mobility afforded to lighter armors. The Thermal armor would ultimately be phased out in the few roles it was in by 2184 CE, although its technical innovations would ultimately go on to be integrated into many newer armors, thus making the Thermal testing suite a success.

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