-[ ] Ithilmar Assault Suit (Elite Combat Armor)
--[ ][Weight] Heavy
--[ ][Type] Powered
--[ ][Systems] Grav-Shield
--[ ][Systems] Holo-field Projector
--[ ][Systems] Improved Power-Assist x2
--[ ][Systems] Enhanced Sensors
The plate of champions, veterans, the most courageous of Vau-Vulkesh's protectors, named after an ancient alloy said to be a gift from Vaul in ancient times, the Ithilmar Assault Suit straddles the line between light walker and heavy infantry. An integrated Grav-Shield and Holo-Field Projector makes it difficult to identify at a distance while capable of resisting even anti-vehicle weapons for at least a time--before the shield is even broken. Special care is taken to compensate for the weight of this design by integrating potent power-assist modules, allowing mobility frighteningly close to light infantry despite the vastly greater bulk of this armor. Finally, effort is taken to advance the suit's sensors, to provide the situational awareness needed for these champions to sally out, identify the most dangerous targets, and bring them low in their tireless efforts to protect the last children of Vaul.
Total Cost: 22.3 EP
What we get here is a super strong, nearly invincible, practically invisible killing machine that can either carry a Heavy Weapon or a Heavy Melee Weapon in to the most dangerous environments and just... Delete the highest value or most dangerous foes.
They're expensive as hell, and that's no lie.
They are also tremendously powerful, especially in this era, and elites wearing these will have a disproportionately great impact--especially against foes vulnerable to headcaps, like Orks. It's pretty much Terminator Armor before Terminator Armor was even invented properly, but upgunned to our standards.
How nightmarish do you think it'll be to give someone wearing this a Fatecaster Rifle, for instance? A fast, nearly invisible sniper who never misses and even training artillery on their position might not even hurt them, it's amazing. Give a strike team some power mauls (Or better yet, Grav-hammers once we invent those), and you've got an ideal Ork Boss Chop Squad going for you.
