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'Balron' special-missions hardsuit

Power: liquid-metal suspension batteries

Musculature: embedded linear motors

Interface: bodysuit and 'Firefox' full-VR interface (this is actually an early form of direct neural link

spawned from a research program initiated by the Soviet military in the '80s; hence the name) Sensors: visual, lowlight, dual-mode IR & UV; widerange audio (all with smart damping and 128x

available enhancement), and LPI dual-mode radar (sonar available). Comprehensive smarttargeting w/full datalink capability available for foward-observer duty

Communications: multimode frequency-hopping radio, laser. System includes satlink capability

Enviro: climate regulation system, NBC filters, 10 minutes' internal reserves; external tanks and/orgill system available

Armor: Carbon-fiber-reinforced Ti/Al composite with sensor-diffractive treatment; Kevlar over jointareas. All armor additionally treated for 'fusionproofing'

Weapons: retractable vibrating monoblades in forearms, plus mission-variable ordnance hand-carried or mounted on hardpoints at forearms, lower legs, and shoulders. In addition, the suitpossesses the necessary attachment and interface points for the M56 smartgun system (as seen inAliens and the USCM Tech Manual)

Secondary movement system: flightpack, peristaltic drive, or space manuever unit (as all three are

backpack systems, they cannot coreside with certain special weapons, most notably the Typhoon) Color: (usually) flat black w/red viewpane

Available equipmentPartial listing of hardpoint ordnance; any item mountable on anyhardpoint unless specifically noted:

racks for 30mm micromissiles or torpedoes (2/rack)

remote-sensor racks (6/rack; forearm and leg mounts only)

EW pods

decoy pods

limpet racks (3/rack; forearm only)

external sensor array (shoulder only)

storage container (forearm and leg mounts only)

laser designator (shoulder only)

Special weaponsDesigned for use by wearers of powered armor, these systems' bulkand/or weight make them impractical for unarmored infantry.

Raimei gauss rifleThis sniper weapon fires 5mm saboted penetrators with monomolecular tips at high subsonicvelocities - about Mach .9 - out to ranges approaching one kilometer under ideal conditions. Eachmagazine contains thirty rounds and the LMS batteries needed to fire them.

Also available is the 'B' variant, which utilizes an electrothermal propulsion system in place of themagnetic-acceleration coils

OniYaki heavy pulse laser rifleHigh-collimation directed-energy weapon with single, triburst, and full-auto modes. Energy isprovided from E-clips or a backpack generator

Typhoon assault cannonMore usually seen as main armament for heavier suits, this liquid-cooled monster is a tribarrelrotary-action 12ga autoshotgun. Shells are fed from drum clips or a backpack canister

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Tactical/campaign notesThis makes good equipment for a recurring nonplayer character orteam. While not the best of suits for a stand-up, drag-out fight, it hasno terrestrial match in the covert arena, whethever the wearer prefersclose-quarters battle or death from afar. A particularly vicious Ref

might equip the suits with contragravitic manuever units - quite asidefrom being equally useful for airborne or underwater work, they arenotoriously difficult to detect.