[ti]MC[/ti]Cabuor Active Camouflage System

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create an active camouflage system that can be used in conjunction with Mandalorian Armor
• Image Source: N/A
• Canon Link: N/A
• Primary Source: Stealth field Enhancer

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: (Kuat Drive Yards, BlasTech Industries, [Character Name], etc.) 
• Affiliation: Mandalorian Clans
• Model: Cabuor Active Camouflage
• Modularity: None
• Production: Limited
• Material: Durasteel Armorweave

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Photoreactive Fibers are woven into the underlining armorweave cloth that forms the bottom layer of a suit of armor.
  
• Photo-Optic Replicator
  
• Harness that has multiple sensors and holoprojectors mounted on it. The sensors take readings of the visual spectrum surrounding the user and the holoprojectors display the readings on the wearer itself. By doing so, the Camouflage Harness makes the user appear as their surroundings, essentially rendering them invisible. 
  

Strengths:

• Can render wearer invisible to naked eye
  

Weaknesses:

• It does not make the wearer completely invisible
  
• When at close ranges and looking directly at it, one might see an almost phantasmal silhouette of the wearer. 
• Less useful in environments that included rain, snow, or ashfall, as the precipitation would often stick to the suit and distort both the sensors and the projection. 
• If the user moved too fast, the sensor units would misread the environment and cause the image being projected to blur, and become distorted.

DESCRIPTION

The Cabuor ACS is a multi-part component that can be worked into the construction of a suit of body armor, but cannot effectively be added to the armor after creation. The armor consists of a number of specialized systems working together to passively and actively enhance the stealth of the wearer.

Photoreactive Fibers are woven into the underlining armorweave cloth that forms the bottom layer of a suit of armor. These fibers passively change color to match their surroundings and enhance the natural camouflage of a suit of armor. Covering the armor plates that make up the bulk of a suit of armor is a coating of Reflec polymer, which insulates the armor and protects it from sensors, as well as warping the light that hits the armor and adding to the general camouflage of the suit by passively reflecting the lights and colors which surrounded the armor. Finally, an outer layer of electronics is worked into key areas of the armor to support a number of additional devices.

These devices include a Photo-Optic Replicator designed by Arrbi Betna and modified by Mandal Arms engineers. The modified design serves as a type of harness that has multiple sensors and holoprojectors mounted on it. The sensors take readings of the visual spectrum surrounding the user and the holoprojectors display the readings on the wearer itself. By doing so, the Camouflage Harness makes the user appear as their surroundings, essentially rendering them invisible. The device does, however, have some drawbacks. It does not make the wearer completely invisible. When at close ranges and looking directly at it, one might see an almost phantasmal silhouette of the wearer. It was also less useful in environments that included rain, snow, or ashfall, as the precipitation would often stick to the suit and distort both the sensors and the projection. Also, if the user moved to fast, the sensor units would misread the environment and cause the image being projected to blur, and become distorted.