"Halo Suit"

Select · Post by **Select** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:52 am

I guess this counts as geekiness.

'Halo Suit' Article

'Halo Suit' Video Interview

Post by **Ddrak** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:59 am

Looks cool and all, but I'm not sure the decrease in mobility would make it worthwhile.

Dd

Arathena · Post by **Arathena** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:55 pm

Unfortunately, there's a whole host of questions to be answered besides the simple protection vs mobility one. It looks cool, but I'll withhold judgement until it can be shown:

A: Effective as armor
B: Sufficiently mobile
C: Field wearable - What's it gonna do in a -40 blizzard or +130 F desert sun? Is an infantyman going to wear it, or take it off?
D: Field repairable - Ceramic armor breaks. That's how it works. Can the quartermaster swap out a plate in short order?
E: Producibility - Can it be made in sufficient quantity?
F: Length of usage life

Also, many features are, uh, borderline at best. Like the laser pointer.

From what I understand D and E are pretty much why the army didn't take Dragon Skin armor into Iraq. That, plus a bunch of them had bad glue that melted at like 160 F. Those and C, I expect, will stop this dead.

Also, this thing weighs as much as a full suit of plate...

Xican · Post by **Xican** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:02 pm

I can't see the cost effectiveness in this suit.

Xtizu · Post by **Xtizu** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:12 pm

inviso suits would be better, cant shoot what you cant see. and the tech is a lot lighter.

Fallakin Kuvari · Post by **Fallakin Kuvari** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:32 am

The necrothreading... it BURNS.

Turaylon Soulshadow · Post by **Turaylon Soulshadow** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:28 am

Does it come with a ghost?

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"Halo Suit"

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