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The 102J3-961M 'Kortik' is a lightweight power armor system which entered service in the third month of 961 N.C.C., it is employed by the various entities of the Colonial Pact across many special and general applications in both the civilian and military worlds. Its design is an interesting compromise between the need to protect the operator inside the suit and the need to keep the overall bulk and weight of the design down. As such its developers at Kaar General Resources created a system of effective compromise and paved the way for the development of other such lightweight systems.
The Kortik is a fairly modular, east to repair, and forgiving to operate power armor system, mostly due to various modifications that have been done over its service life since the first versions where produced for the military. Primarily it can be operated either with a specialized pilot suit or without, however it is generally suggested one employs the inner suit if they intend to be inside the power armor for longer then six to eight hours.
An odd mix of semi-organically shaped flex armor and hard plating strategically placed for both equipment and personnel protection, the Kortik is the primary medium-weight power armor employed by the Colonial Pact. Noticeable features include is armored faceplate style helmet, its large backpack unit which houses its main systems, and the fiber like constructs that make up its synthmuscle infrastructure.
General Information and Statistics | |
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Operators | Colonial Pact Trade Alliance |
Start of Serial Production | 961 N.C.C. |
Cost | 2,100 CC |
Manufacturer | Kaar General Resources |
Type | 'Synth' Muscle Medium Power Armor |
Height (Minimum) | 1.85 m (6.1 Ft) - Add five inches to height for characters at 5.58 Ft and above. |
Suit Lifting Capability | 4.2 t (9259.42 Ibs) |
Speed | 42 Kph (Running) |
120 Kph (Razor Skates) | |
150 Kph (Surface Hover Jets) | |
Mach 1.25 (Flight) | |
Range | 600 Hours (Non-Combat Patrol) |
336 Hours (Combat Operations) | |
72 Hours (Per Standard Lifesupport Cartridge) |
Electronics | |
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Computational Systems 1x ESC-78 Lightweight HSCC Pack |
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Communications Systems 1x Dual Mode Laser Comm Pack - 1x Dual Mode Radio Comm Pack |
Life Support | |
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2x Canister Type CLS Pack System - Additionally the suit maintains a two quart hydration system (fully filtered) for the pilot (via a straw in the helmet) and can distill more from a compatible atmosphere if needed, otherwise a port on the outside of the suit can be used to refill the reservoir. |
Armor | |
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The Vikhr employs an outer layer of sealed hardplate in a complex overlay style of multiple interlocking plates with various layers of softer under armor. The pilot is housed in a sealed pilot suit with a mixture of protections against all conceivable outside threats (NNBC/Vacuum) to provide the user use in all environments with its own dedicated internal life support system. These layers are detailed and described below. | |
'Apparition' Adaptive Multispectral Coating | |
Thickness - 2mm Armor Configuration - Full armor surface coverage. |
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B980 Power Armor-Type Standard Plate | |
Thickness - 20mm Armor Configuration - Full armor surface coverage as the primary armor layer with many interlocking plates. |
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B990 Power Armor-Type Mesh Armor | |
Thickness - 10mm Armor Configuration - The primary outer layer for joint areas of the armor, it is also the primary 'underlayer' covering the entirety of the under surface to serve both as an additional armor layer and as an anti-spall liner. |
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B800 Anti-Kinetic Dampening Gel System | |
Thickness - 5mm Armor Configuration - The interior 'body' layer of the power armor that conforms to the user once the suit is sealed, it serves to protect the user from both kinetic shock and from the forces of high speed maneuvering of the suit. |
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SV90 Standard Lightweight Shielding | |
Thickness - 2mm Armor Configuration - |
Active Protection | |
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CFA Type Array - The Kortik employs a power armor scale CFA type shield system of a more compact nature, trading some of its potential protective capability for saving weight and size. However it is still fully capable of acting as the primary active defense system of the Kortik, repelling both energy and kinetic attacks. Its secondary emission, a mild gravimetric field, is more then capable of redirecting or absorbing various natural or man made exotic energy waveforms such as EMP and scalar emissions. Keeping both the user alive and the suit operational. This system is modular and with a standard tool kit can be replaced in the field by the power armor operator. |
The Kortik is a two piece system with the armor separating at its midsection directly above the waist, it is capable of being entered without mechanical assistance however most vehicles and shipboard storage systems for power armor will provide entry racks regardless. The first part of entry is stepping into the legs of the suit, once inside the user will pull down on the upper section and slot their arms into the suit as its lowered onto their body. Once joined and signaled it will automatically seal and the halves will link and start up the basic operation systems.
The Kortik's primary method of operation is to directly interface with a DNI port, which on most standard human augments will be located on the back of the neck or on the side of the head. This will be done automatically via a prehensile cable when a user puts on the suit unless the systems have been adjusted otherwise. This allows the user a full cybernetic link with all of the suit's area awareness and communications systems allowing a much higher level of efficiency both in combat situations and civil operations due to the suit not limiting their senses. It also allows for instant adjustment of suit systems via cybernetics on the fly.
Less efficient then using a DNI system it is however still possible to operate the power armor via manual controls present on the platform listed and described below.
The following is a compliation of the various sub-systems mounted on the Vikhr Lightweight Power Armor.
With the exception of its laser designation system the Kortik is a passive sensor platform, utilizing mainly multi-spectral optical systems paired with a PEMA-type electromagnetic passive array. The suit's computer system is capable of overlaying the various sensor feeds and providing the pilot with a variety of overlays. The computer will also automatically detect and highlight possible threat silhouettes and automatically warn the operator of them.
The Kortik employs two power systems, one primary and one that acts as both a startup battery and as an emergency powersupply in the event the main one cannot be operated or is disabled. The primary is a CSFFC type solid fusion cell utilizing a standardized fuel cell the size of a carbonated drink can. The entire body of the unit is roughly the size of a large coffee thermos and is mounted inside the suit's backpack and is heavily armored, swapping the fuel cell can be done in less then a minute by trained personnel via a hatch on the side of the backpack.
The second power system is a series of CCEC-type capacitors mounted conformally throughout the suit, primarily under the armor panels acting as additional protection due to their high density. These capacitor banks can support the suit for up to 72 hours without the fusion cell operating.
The Kortik has a full set of propulsive CMISFD type mini-plasma drive systems that are used for flight and surface high speed hover movement. Two mechanically and electromagnetically steered thrusters are present on the bottom of the suit's backpack, two of the same type are present on the the back of the suit's thighs, and finally a pair are present on the boots. Small puffer duct systems are present on the legs and shoulders to provide movement assistance in vacuum or low gravity situations.
Present on the outside and inside of the 'heel' of the suit's boots are also a pair of 'razor skate' wheels which can be used for high speed movement in situations where the hover jets may not be applicable. An example would be the high density metal teeth of the 'skates' allowing suits to use them to fly up walls and buildings at high speed.
The Kortik can employ any of the launchers and small arms listed in the 'Small Arms' section of the Colonial Pact armaments page.
Below are listed the optional hard point attachment system points the Kortik can employ, these are compatible with the Commonized Exo-Suit and Power Armor Attachments of the Colonial Pact used by the Colonial Pact.