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MJOLNIR armor is constructed in overlapping layers. It is a sealed system,
capable of extravehicular activity or operations in toxic atmosphere. It is hardened against EMP and radiation, and has environment
filters that are completely effective at removing toxins and bacteria from local atmosphere.
First and foremost is
the energy shielding generated by the internal battery of the MJOLNIR armor. Capable of withstanding intense amounts of damage,
the shielding provided by the MJOLNIR armor is the single most weapon of any SPARTAN-II. It increases resistance to enemy
fire and allows 1 unit to hold his or her own against odds that any unaugmented human would surely succumb to.
The
armor's shell is a multilayer alloy of remarkable strength and has been augmented with a refractive coating capable of dispersing
a limited number of Covenant energy weapon attacks. This shell is what the SPARTAN-II relies most on when in battle. Although
the shield can recharge, units have found that it is usually too slow in doing so, leaving them with nothing but their armor
shell. The refractive coating is strong enough to allow it's wearer to sustain heavy damage before succumbing to death.
The
battlesuit contains a gel-filled layer that regulates temperature and can reactively change in density. The inner skinsuit
is a moisture-absorbing synthetic linked to an environment control computer and the "pilot's" UNSC-issue neural interface.
Each SPARTAN has a molecular fiber network within his brain, an upgrade to the standard "Command Neural Interface"
(issued to all UNSC troops). This network translates electrochemical signals to digital code and routes them through an interface
connection at the rear of the skull. His thoughts could now command the armor's movement and weapons, and input from the onboard
sensors could come directly to his mind. The synthesis of machine and mind is so fast that is almost impossible to chart reaction
time is more than five times faster than of an unaugmented human. These boosts in both physical and mental reflexes are what
are most attributable to the amazing results in anti-covenant campaigns achieved by the SPARTAN-II's.
Sandwiched between
the external armor and the internal padding is the most devastating weapon the suit carries: a layer of crystal. Woven by
molecular tools into a superdense optical computer memory, this crystalline layer forms a network capable of supporting the
kinds of artificial intelligence usually reserved for starships a "piggyback" system. An AI's personality and processing matrices
can be carried by the armor and delivered to the onboard storage in a crystal data chip no larger than a personal currency
chip.
With such a powerful computer in a mobile package, the SPARTAN-II / MJOLNIR combination is designed to be the
most devastating intelligence tool ever created.
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