Combat Computer (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Medium)
The Combat Computer serves as the tactical brain of any unit it's equipped to, providing real-time analytics on both friendly and enemy capabilities. It continuously monitors the battlefield environment, offering detailed health metrics and capability assessments of observed enemy units while simultaneously countering attempts by enemy systems to observe your own unit. This sophisticated system maintains an ever-updating tactical database that informs strategic decision-making with millisecond precision.
Perhaps most valuable is the Combat Computer's ability to automate the activation and deactivation of a unit's various technological systems, dynamically adjusting the unit's threat assessment profile between aggressive, passive, and covert stances as battlefield conditions change. By optimising power consumption through intelligent management of onboard systems, the Combat Computer significantly increases a unit's effective operational range and fuel efficiency, extending mission durations without sacrificing combat effectiveness. The system's adaptive algorithms learn from each engagement, continuously refining tactical responses to maximise survival probability while achieving mission objectives.
Comms Disruptor (Power Rating: Low, Combat Rating: Medium)
The Communications Disruptor represents advanced electronic warfare technology designed to sever the enemy's command and control networks. Operating through sophisticated signal analysis algorithms, it actively scans for enemy communication frequencies, quickly identifying encryption patterns and signal structures before generating precisely targeted interference patterns. This creates an electronic dead zone wherein enemy mobile units are effectively cut off from receiving new tactical orders or battlefield updates.
The system's effectiveness lies in its adaptive nature—as it encounters new communication protocols, it automatically adjusts its disruption patterns to maintain effectiveness. Importantly, the Comms Disruptor has no effect on static unit communications that use hardpoint connections via the RTN, making this technology particularly effective against mobile enemy forces while leaving infrastructure communications intact. This selective targeting capability provides a significant tactical advantage, as enemy units already engaged in combat will continue executing their current orders but will be unable to adapt to changing battlefield conditions or receive reinforcements from their command structure.
Available on Communications Units and Officer class Clones only.
Comms Range Extender (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Medium)
The Communications Range Extender dramatically enhances a unit's ability to maintain real-time connections with the Resource Transport Network over extended distances. Utilising quantum entanglement principles and advanced signal amplification technology, this system significantly expands the effective communication radius of any mobile unit, enabling operations far beyond standard communications range while maintaining secure and stable data links.
Each additional Comms Range Extender increases operational range further, though with diminishing returns as more units are installed. The technology employs sophisticated error-correction algorithms and adaptive frequency modulation to maintain signal integrity even in electronically contested environments. This extended communication capability proves invaluable for reconnaissance missions, deep strikes, and operations behind enemy lines, where maintaining connection to command infrastructure can mean the difference between mission success and catastrophic failure.
Available on Communications Units and Officer class Clones only.
Hacking Device (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Medium)
The Hacking Device represents cutting-edge cyberwarfare technology, enabling remote infiltration of enemy facilities and systems without physical contact. Using a complex array of quantum decryption algorithms and adaptive intrusion protocols, the device can establish covert access to secure data terminals within enemy installations, extracting valuable intelligence without risking direct infiltration of the facility.
Beyond simple intelligence gathering, the Hacking Device can be employed against any enemy facility, outpost, or vehicle to systematically override command protocols and slowly convert the target to your team's control. This process mirrors the function of the Persuader technology used against troop units, but applies specifically to technological infrastructure and vehicles. The conversion process requires time and proximity, with more complex systems demanding longer exposure to the hacking signal, but the strategic value of turning enemy assets against them without destruction makes this technology an invaluable component of any advanced warfare arsenal.
Available on Assault Units and Officer class Clones only.
Long Range Fire Control (Power Rating: Medium, Combat Rating: Medium)
The Long Range Fire Control system represents a revolutionary advancement in coordinated warfare, allowing equipped units to direct the firing solutions of allied forces beyond visual range. Using a sophisticated combination of satellite linkage, atmospheric modeling, and predictive targeting algorithms, this system calculates precise coordinates for long-range weapon systems to engage targets that may be dozens of kilometres beyond the horizon.
This technology proves particularly valuable when coordinating with military facilities, assault vessels, and other platforms equipped with long-range missile systems. The equipped unit essentially serves as a forward observer, identifying and designating targets while remaining safely outside the enemy's immediate detection range. The system compensates for environmental factors such as wind, temperature, and humidity, providing real-time adjustments to firing solutions as conditions change. This capability dramatically extends the effective combat radius of your forces, allowing for precision strikes against enemy positions without committing heavy weapons platforms to potentially vulnerable forward positions.
Persuader (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Medium)
The Persuader represents sophisticated neural influence technology capable of subtly manipulating the artificial intelligence algorithms governing enemy synthetic troops. When deployed in proximity to enemy units, it broadcasts precisely calibrated signal patterns that gradually alter the target's decision-making matrices and loyalty parameters, eventually causing them to switch allegiance completely to your side without physical combat.
Functioning as the synthetic equivalent of a Hacking Device, the Persuader can also be employed against the crews controlling mobile units, though this process requires more time due to the increased complexity of the neural patterns involved. The technology operates through progressive stages of influence, initially creating doubt in received orders, then suggesting alternative interpretations of mission parameters, and finally rewriting core loyalty subroutines. This capability provides a unique strategic advantage, allowing commanders to bolster their forces using converted enemy assets rather than destroying them, though the Persuader's effectiveness diminishes significantly against higher-order systems such as static structures.
Available on Officer class Clones only.
Aqua Pods (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Low)
Aqua Pods represent advanced submersible personal transport technology, enabling operators to navigate underwater environments with remarkable efficiency and stealth. Each pod consists of a sealed pressure capsule equipped with hydro-dynamic propulsion systems and sophisticated pressure regulation technology, allowing troops to operate at depths of up to 30 metres without specialised training. The integrated life support systems maintain optimal breathing mixtures while filtering toxins, providing operators with extended underwater operational capabilities.
The pods feature advanced sonar arrays that provide detailed underwater situational awareness, while emergency surfacing protocols ensure operator safety in the event of system failure or combat damage. Integrated navigation systems maintain precise positioning even in murky waters with zero visibility, allowing for coordinated underwater manoeuvres. Power consumption remains remarkably efficient, enabling sustained submersion for as long as the operator's unit maintains sufficient power reserves, making Aqua Pods invaluable for covert approaches, underwater reconnaissance, and amphibious operations.
Aqua Skis (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Medium)
Aqua Skis provide troops with rapid surface water mobility, effectively transforming infantry into high-speed maritime combat units. These personal watercraft employ advanced hydro-jet propulsion systems and smart stabilisation technology to maintain exceptional manoeuvrability even in rough waters. Each unit comes standard with an integrated mid-calibre semi-automatic fixed-axis projectile weapon, allowing operators to engage targets while maintaining high-speed transit.
The neural interface controls offer intuitive operation, requiring minimal training while providing precise handling characteristics that allow skilled operators to execute complex evasive manoeuvres. Particularly valuable in coastal operations, these highly manoeuvrable single-occupant vessels can rapidly transport troops across various water bodies, including oceans, lakes, and even larger rivers and streams. The integrated automated wake suppression and stealth protocols minimise the unit's visual and sensor signature, making them ideal for covert insertions and rapid flanking manoeuvres in maritime environments.
Hover Boards (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Very Low)
Hover Boards represent personal mobility platforms that employ localised gravity manipulation and magnetic field generation to enable troops to traverse otherwise impassable terrain. The advanced propulsion and stabilisation systems create a cushion of manipulated gravitational fields approximately 10-15cm above any surface, allowing operators to glide effortlessly across marshes, rivers, lakes, and other treacherous ground that would normally impede infantry movement.
When traversing flat terrain, the Hover Board significantly increases a trooper's movement speed compared to standard foot travel, enhancing tactical mobility and rapid response capabilities. However, this mobility advantage comes with a significant drawback—unlike Armoured Personnel Carriers, Hover Boards provide no physical protection to the operator, leaving troops vulnerable to enemy fire while in transit. This trade-off between enhanced mobility and increased vulnerability requires careful tactical consideration, making Hover Boards most effective for rapid redeployment between engagements rather than direct battlefield transit under fire.
Jetpacks (Power Rating: High, Combat Rating: Low)
Jetpacks provide operators with unparalleled vertical mobility through miniaturised fusion-pulse propulsion systems that enable controlled three-dimensional movement. Unlike the sustained gliding capabilities of Powered Wing Suits, Jetpacks specialise in rapid, direct ascent and precise positional adjustments, allowing troops to quickly overcome vertical obstacles or reposition to advantageous firing positions. The advanced inertial dampening and gyroscopic stabilisation systems provide remarkable stability even during complex manoeuvres.
The integrated combat computer manages thrust vectoring and power distribution in real-time, compensating for environmental factors such as wind and allowing even inexperienced operators to navigate safely. While somewhat noisier and less energy-efficient than Powered Wing Suits, Jetpacks offer superior tactical flexibility, as they require no elevated launch position and can initiate vertical movement from any standing position. This capability proves invaluable for urban operations, allowing troops to rapidly ascend buildings, cross barriers, or escape dangerous ground-level situations with minimal preparation.
Observer UAVs (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Low)
Observer UAVs represent autonomous reconnaissance drones that dramatically expand a unit's observational capabilities through advanced sensor arrays and real-time tactical information relay. These compact aerial platforms feature adaptive camouflage that adjusts to match surrounding environmental conditions, making them extremely difficult to detect through conventional means. The sophisticated sensor package combines visual, thermal, and electronic monitoring capabilities to provide comprehensive battlefield awareness.
These UAVs serve a critical tactical function by providing blind fire targeting coordinates to the controlling unit and any other friendly forces within communications range, enabling precision strikes against targets that would otherwise be outside visual range. The system's encrypted quantum communications prevent signal interception, while onboard self-diagnostic capabilities continuously monitor drone health and performance. In the event of detection or imminent failure, emergency countermeasure protocols can be activated, allowing the UAV to execute evasive manoeuvres or, if necessary, self-destruct to prevent technology capture by enemy forces.
Parachutes (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: High)
Parachutes employ cutting-edge smart fabric technology and computerised descent control systems to enable high-altitude low-opening (HALO) deployments with unprecedented precision and stealth. The system automatically adjusts canopy configuration based on atmospheric conditions and mission parameters, optimising descent trajectory while minimising detection risk. Advanced materials used in construction provide minimal radar signature, making these deployments particularly effective for covert insertions behind enemy lines.
Beyond their primary role in HALO operations, these systems also serve as critical emergency evacuation options from elevated positions such as buildings or cliff top ledges. The autonomous guidance systems can calculate optimal descent paths even in challenging conditions such as high winds or limited visibility, while environmental sensors continuously monitor surroundings to adjust for changing conditions. This combination of precision deployment capability and emergency evacuation functionality makes parachute systems an essential component of any operator's tactical kit, providing both offensive infiltration options and defensive extraction capabilities.
Powered Wing Suits (Power Rating: Low, Combat Rating: Low)
Powered Wing Suits represent the pinnacle of horizontal aerial mobility for infantry units, combining advanced aerodynamic design with micro-thrust vectoring technology to enable sustained gliding flight across significant distances. Unlike conventional wing suits that rely solely on gravity for propulsion, these enhanced systems incorporate integrated power cells that provide supplementary thrust, extending glide range and enabling limited course corrections during flight. The neural interface controls allow for precise aerial manoeuvres, giving experienced operators remarkable control over their trajectory.
These systems require an elevated launch position such as cliff tops, tall buildings, or deployment from aerial vehicles, as they cannot generate sufficient lift for ground-level takeoff. Once airborne, however, the suit's automated stability control maintains optimal glide parameters, while the emergency descent protocols ensure safe landing even in challenging terrain. A fully charged suit can sustain flight indefinitely as long as the operator's unit maintains sufficient power reserves and avoids collision with obstacles. This capability makes Powered Wing Suits invaluable for rapid deployment across difficult terrain, allowing infantry to cover vast distances quickly while bypassing ground-based threats entirely.
Drive Motors (Power Rating: Extreme, Combat Rating: Medium)
Drive Motors serve as the primary propulsion system for all mobile units, providing the mechanical force necessary for movement regardless of the specific implementation—whether wheels, tracks, fans, or propellers. These advanced propulsion systems utilise revolutionary materials and efficient electromagnetic acceleration principles to deliver remarkable power-to-weight ratios, enabling even heavily armoured units to achieve impressive speeds across various terrain types.
Additional Drive Motors can be installed to increase a unit's top speed and acceleration capabilities, though each additional motor provides diminishing returns on performance enhancement. This performance boost comes at a significant cost, however, as additional Drive Motors substantially increase a unit's mass, power consumption, and heat generation. This trade-off requires careful consideration during unit configuration, as the benefits of increased mobility must be balanced against reduced operational range due to higher power demands and potential thermal signature issues that may compromise stealth operations. The specific performance characteristics and power requirements vary significantly based on the unit type and environmental conditions.
Environmental Scanner (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Low)
The Environmental Scanner represents sophisticated terrain analysis technology designed to evaluate the suitability of locations for strategic installations such as Reactors and Windfarms. Using a complex array of geological sensors, atmospheric monitoring equipment, and predictive modelling algorithms, these systems can detect critical environmental factors invisible to standard observation. For reactor placements, the scanner assesses local crust thickness and composition, identifying optimal locations for geothermal energy extraction with minimal structural risk.
For Windfarm deployments, the system analyses prevailing wind patterns, atmospheric pressure gradients, and local topography to predict long-term energy generation potential. Data collected by the scanner is translated into intuitive heat map overlays that provide command teams with visual representations of suitability zones, colour-coded for quick assessment. This information proves invaluable for strategic planning, as proper placement of power generation facilities can dramatically impact resource availability throughout an engagement. The relatively low power requirements and thermal signature of the Environmental Scanner make it an essential reconnaissance tool that can be deployed without significantly compromising a unit's stealth profile.
Exo-Skeleton (Power Rating: High, Combat Rating: Medium)
The Exo-Skeleton serves as advanced mobility enhancement technology for infantry units, providing substantial increases in speed, strength, and endurance through a lightweight external frame powered by miniaturised fusion cells. The system's neural interface responds to the operator's movements with microsecond precision, amplifying force output while maintaining natural motion patterns. This enhancement allows troops to carry heavier weapons and equipment loads while simultaneously increasing their movement speed and operational endurance.
The primary innovation of the Exo-Skeleton lies in its remarkable efficiency—it provides mobility comparable to much larger wheeled or tracked vehicles while maintaining the superior terrain adaptation capabilities of infantry units. The system automatically adjusts power output based on terrain conditions, providing optimal assistance whether traversing flat ground, climbing steep slopes, or navigating dense vegetation. While the power requirements are significant compared to other infantry equipment, the resulting performance enhancement transforms standard troops into formidable mobile combat platforms with speed and agility that rivals dedicated transport vehicles in many scenarios.
Fuel Cell (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Various)
Fuel Cells serve as the primary energy storage system for all units, containing highly concentrated hydrogen slush that drives the fusion reactions in a unit's power plants. Available in various capacities (5kg, 50kg, and 250kg), these cells are engineered with quantum containment technology that maintains the hydrogen in a stable super-cooled semi-solid state, allowing for extraordinary energy density in a relatively compact form factor. The specific fuel cell capacity appropriate for a given unit depends on its size and operational requirements.
Additional fuel cells significantly increase a mobile unit's operational runtime before refuelling becomes necessary, providing extended mission durations and greater tactical flexibility. For static units operating with insufficient power from the Resource Transport Network, these cells serve as critical backup power reserves, allowing continued operation under high-load conditions. Each unit type has a maximum limit to the number of fuel cells it can contain, representing physical space constraints and structural limitations. The rate at which a unit consumes fuel is directly proportional to the power requirements of its installed systems and weapons, creating important strategic considerations between capability and operational endurance.
Power Plants (Power Rating: Extreme, Combat Rating: Extreme)
Power Plants represent miniaturised room-temperature fusion reactors that convert hydrogen slush fuel into electrical power for operating all onboard systems. These engineering marvels employ advanced plasma containment fields and quantum catalysts to achieve controlled fusion at ambient temperatures, eliminating the extreme heat traditionally associated with fusion reactions. This revolutionary technology provides unprecedented energy density, allowing even small mobile units to generate sufficient power for energy-intensive systems like weapons platforms and shield generators.
Despite their remarkable efficiency, Power Plants generate significant thermal output during operation, making them one of the hottest components in any unit's configuration alongside weapons systems. This heat generation requires careful thermal management to prevent system overloads and reduce thermal signatures that enemy sensors might detect. The specific power output and efficiency of each Power Plant varies based on its mark level and research investment, with higher-tier variants achieving superior output-to-heat ratios. When configuring units, commanders must carefully balance power requirements against thermal constraints, particularly for stealth operations where heat signatures could compromise mission objectives.
Refuelling Pod (Power Rating: Low, Combat Rating: Low)
Refuelling Pods represent specialised logistics technology designed to replenish the hydrogen slush reserves of mobile units in the field. Operating through a combination of matter manipulation and energy transfer systems, these pods can synthesise hydrogen slush using energy drawn from the Resource Transport Network or locally generated power within the host unit. This technology eliminates the need for physical fuel transport, dramatically streamlining logistics operations and reducing vulnerability to supply line disruption.
The refuelling process requires significant time due to the complex handling procedures associated with chilled hydrogen slush transfer. The quantum stabilisation fields necessary to maintain the hydrogen in its super-cooled semi-solid state must be precisely calibrated during transfer to prevent destabilisation, which could result in catastrophic energy release. Multiple Refuelling Pods can be installed to increase processing capacity, though power requirements scale accordingly. This technology proves particularly valuable for extended operations in hostile territory, allowing mobile units to remain deployed for extended periods without returning to main bases for resupply.
Can only be installed in ARS units and unit assembly Outposts
Transport Energy Matrix (Power Rating: Extreme, Combat Rating: Medium)
The Transport Energy Matrix represents revolutionary matter-energy conversion technology that enables the digital storage and transport of entire mobile units. Each matrix cell serves as a pattern buffer capable of storing the complete quantum signature of a vehicle or other mobile unit in digital form. This technology forms the core of the Armoured Transport Unit's capability to transport multiple vehicles simultaneously without physically accommodating their mass or volume.
Every mobile unit possesses a specific digital encoding rating that reflects the complexity of its pattern and determines the storage capacity required within the matrix. This metric also dictates the energy requirements for transferring the unit via the Resource Transport Network. Transport Matrix cells can be added to increase storage capacity, allowing for transport of either more units or more complex vehicles with higher encoding ratings. However, these additions must be balanced against increased power demands, thermal output, and mass limitations of the host vehicle. This technology revolutionises battlefield logistics, enabling rapid deployment of combat forces without the vulnerability and time constraints of conventional transport columns.
Can only be installed in ARS units
Acoustic Scanner (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Low)
The Acoustic Scanner represents sophisticated sound detection technology that monitors and analyses audio frequencies across the entire audible spectrum and beyond, from deep infrasound to high ultrasonic frequencies. Utilising an array of quantum-enhanced microphones and advanced waveform analysis algorithms, the system can detect, locate, and classify units based on their unique acoustic signatures, effectively creating an audio map of the surrounding environment. This capability proves particularly effective at identifying stealth or cloaked units through their movement sounds and power system emissions, which cannot be completely eliminated.
When integrated with a combat computer, the Acoustic Scanner's capabilities expand dramatically, enabling simultaneous tracking of multiple sound sources whilst differentiating between ambient environmental noise and potential threats. The system continuously builds and updates a detailed acoustic landscape of the battlefield, providing critical awareness in situations where visual detection is compromised by environmental conditions, darkness, or enemy stealth technologies. This sensory capability complements traditional detection methods, creating a multi-layered detection system that significantly reduces vulnerability to surprise attacks or stealth infiltration.
Anti-Cloaking Device (Power Rating: High, Combat Rating: Medium)
The Anti-Cloaking Device represents counter-stealth technology specifically designed to neutralise the electromagnetic manipulation employed by cloaking systems. Operating through a complex array of quantum field disruptors and phase-shifted sensors, this technology actively scans for the telltale energy signatures of cloaking fields and generates precisely calibrated counter-waves that destabilise the electromagnetic manipulation effect. This disruption causes varying degrees of cloaking failure, significantly increasing the visibility of otherwise concealed enemy units.
The effectiveness of Anti-Cloaking Devices scales with research investment, with advanced versions capable of completely neutralising even sophisticated cloaking systems at close range. The technology operates passively, continuously scanning for cloaking signatures without requiring operator activation, though active scanning modes can be engaged to increase detection range at the cost of higher power consumption and heat generation. This capability provides critical tactical advantages against enemies relying on stealth operations, forcing them to either abandon stealth tactics or commit additional resources to counter-detection technologies.
Cloaking Device (Power Rating: Extreme, Combat Rating: High)
The Cloaking Device represents pinnacle stealth technology that manipulates the electromagnetic spectrum around a unit, effectively bending visible light and other detectable emissions around the object to render it nearly invisible to conventional observation. Using a complex array of quantum field generators and adaptive metamaterials, the system creates a bubble of altered space-time that redirects incoming electromagnetic radiation around the unit before allowing it to continue on its original path, creating the illusion of empty space where the unit actually exists.
This sophisticated technology operates across multiple detection spectrums simultaneously, providing concealment from visual observation, radar detection, and most conventional sensors. However, the extreme power requirements and heat generation associated with maintaining the cloaking field create significant operational limitations. The effectiveness of cloaking technology varies based on research level and unit size, with larger units typically requiring proportionally more power to maintain comparable concealment levels. Advanced detection systems, particularly those designed specifically for counter-stealth operations, may still detect subtle distortions in the electromagnetic field or secondary emissions like heat that cannot be perfectly concealed.
Night Vision (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Low)
Night Vision technology provides enhanced battlefield awareness in low-light conditions through sophisticated photon amplification and ambient light utilisation. Unlike conventional night vision that simply magnifies available light, this advanced system employs quantum photon multiplication that can extract usable visual data from nearly imperceptible light sources. The resulting image is presented to operators in a monochromatic format optimised for human visual processing, allowing for detailed perception in conditions that would otherwise render conventional observation impossible.
The system automatically adjusts amplification levels based on ambient conditions, preventing potentially damaging brightness when transitioning between different lighting environments. This adaptive capability makes Night Vision technology effective across a wide range of conditions, from the near-total darkness of moonless nights to the partial illumination of urban environments with minimal light pollution. While particularly valuable for infantry operations, the technology can be integrated into any unit type, providing universal low-light operational capability with minimal power requirements and thermal signature.
Optical Sensor (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Low)
The Optical Sensor serves as a unit's primary electromagnetic spectrum analysis system, operating across the entire visible light wavelength range with extensions into near-infrared and ultraviolet frequencies. Utilising an array of advanced photoreceptors and real-time image processing algorithms, the system provides units with detailed visual information about their surroundings at ranges far exceeding human visual capabilities. The adaptive aperture control and quantum-enhanced photon detection maintain effectiveness across varying light conditions, from bright multi-sun exposure to near-darkness.
When integrated with a combat computer, the Optical Sensor's capabilities expand dramatically, enabling simultaneous identification and classification of multiple targets, movement pattern tracking, and threat assessment based on visual signatures. Multiple Optical Sensors operating in concert can provide overlapping fields of view, creating comprehensive surveillance networks that eliminate blind spots in a unit's defensive perimeter. The system's effectiveness can be countered by various stealth technologies, particularly cloaking devices that bend visible light around their host unit, creating an ongoing technological arms race between detection and concealment systems.
Radar/Sonar Stealth (Power Rating: Medium, Combat Rating: High)
Radar Stealth technology represents sophisticated counter-detection systems that dramatically reduce a unit's visibility to enemy sensor networks. The system employs a multi-layered approach to signature reduction, starting with advanced hull geometry specifically designed to deflect incoming radar waves away from their source rather than reflecting them directly back. This physical stealth is complemented by an active coating containing metamaterials that absorb many of the frequencies utilised by radar transmitters, converting the energy into negligible heat that is then dispersed through the unit's thermal management systems.
For naval units, this technology extends to include sophisticated sonar stealth capabilities that minimise acoustic signatures through vibration dampening, propulsion baffling, and ambient sound mimicry. The effectiveness of Radar/Sonar Stealth varies based on research level and unit size, with larger units typically requiring proportionally more advanced systems to maintain comparable concealment levels. When fully developed, this technology can reduce a unit's effective radar cross-section to a fraction of its physical size, significantly decreasing detection ranges and providing crucial advantages in both offensive and defensive operations.
Thermal Scanner (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Low)
The Thermal Scanner represents advanced infrared detection technology that translates heat emissions into visible spectrum data, allowing operators to identify targets based on their thermal signatures. Using quantum-sensitive infrared sensors and sophisticated image processing algorithms, the system can detect minute temperature variations across a wide field of view, effectively seeing through visual concealment methods such as smoke, foliage, or darkness. This capability proves particularly effective against cloaked units, as even the most advanced electromagnetic manipulation cannot completely conceal heat emissions.
The system automatically adjusts sensitivity based on ambient conditions, compensating for environmental temperature variations to highlight only anomalous heat patterns that might indicate enemy presence. When integrated with a combat computer, the Thermal Scanner can distinguish between different types of heat signatures, differentiating between vehicles, infantry, and natural heat sources based on characteristic thermal profiles. This provides operators with critical information about potential threats even before visual confirmation is possible, offering significant tactical advantages particularly in low-visibility conditions or when facing enemies employing visual stealth technologies.
Threat Assessment Jammer (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: High)
The Threat Assessment Jammer represents sophisticated counter-intelligence technology designed to mask a unit's capabilities from enemy scanning systems. Using a complex array of signal manipulators and emission modulators, the system generates false electromagnetic, acoustic, and thermal signatures that obscure the actual technologies and weapons installed on the unit. This deception can lead enemy forces to significantly underestimate or incorrectly assess the unit's combat capabilities, creating strategic advantages through misinformation.
The system operates through adaptive algorithms that continuously adjust deception patterns based on detected enemy scanning attempts, maintaining effectiveness even against sophisticated detection systems. When integrated with a combat computer, the Threat Assessment Jammer can create convincing false signatures that mimic specific unit configurations, potentially causing enemies to adopt ineffective counter-tactics based on inaccurate intelligence. The technology proves particularly valuable for specialised units with unique capabilities that would otherwise be priority targets, allowing them to operate with reduced enemy attention until their specialised systems are actively employed in combat.
Thermal Scanner (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Low)
The Thermal Scanner represents advanced infrared detection technology that translates heat emissions into visible spectrum data, allowing operators to identify targets based on their thermal signatures. Using quantum-sensitive infrared sensors and sophisticated image processing algorithms, the system can detect minute temperature variations across a wide field of view, effectively seeing through visual concealment methods such as smoke, foliage, or darkness. This capability proves particularly effective against cloaked units, as even the most advanced electromagnetic manipulation cannot completely conceal heat emissions.
The system automatically adjusts sensitivity based on ambient conditions, compensating for environmental temperature variations to highlight only anomalous heat patterns that might indicate enemy presence. When integrated with a combat computer, the Thermal Scanner can distinguish between different types of heat signatures, differentiating between vehicles, infantry, and natural heat sources based on characteristic thermal profiles. This provides operators with critical information about potential threats even before visual confirmation is possible, offering significant tactical advantages particularly in low-visibility conditions or when facing enemies employing visual stealth technologies.
Anti-Missile System (Power Rating: Medium, Combat Rating: High)
The Anti-Missile System represents comprehensive missile defence technology that combines electronic countermeasures with physical interception capabilities. The primary defensive layer employs sophisticated jamming arrays that disrupt enemy missile guidance systems, preventing target acquisition lock or causing already-launched missiles to lose tracking data. This electronic defence is complemented by a physical interception system that deploys precisely timed countermeasures—including flares, chaff, and high-velocity ball bearings—to destroy incoming missiles that manage to penetrate the electronic defences.
The system achieves peak effectiveness when paired with a combat computer, which can analyse incoming threats in milliseconds and deploy the optimal countermeasure combination based on the specific missile type detected. The combat computer continuously updates threat profiles based on battlefield experience, adapting defensive responses to new weapon systems as they are encountered. This adaptive capability makes the Anti-Missile System particularly valuable against diverse threat environments, as it can effectively counter everything from simple unguided rockets to sophisticated multi-phase guided missiles without requiring manual reconfiguration between engagements.
Automatic Repair Systems (Power Rating: Low, Combat Rating: High)
The Automatic Repair System represents revolutionary self-healing technology that maintains unit functionality even after sustaining combat damage. At its core, the system consists of a highly sophisticated nanite deployment and control network that can identify damaged components, disassemble compromised sections, and reconstruct them using available materials and energy. These microscopic machines operate with remarkable precision, able to reconstruct complex electronic systems, mechanical components, and structural elements without human intervention.
The ARS operates according to configurable priority policies (Critical, High, Medium, Low and DNR) that determine which systems receive attention first when multiple components are damaged. These policies can be defined during unit creation or adjusted dynamically during operations, either manually by the command team or autonomously through a combat computer. The available policy levels—Critical, High, Medium, Low, and DNR (Do Not Repair)—allow for precise control over repair sequencing, ensuring that vital systems receive immediate attention while less critical components await available resources. Each policy can also be configured for full repair, causing the system to continuously work until damaged components are restored to 100% functionality, or for threshold repair, where repairs cease once minimum operational parameters are restored.
Extensible Shield Wall (Power Rating: Extreme, Combat Rating: Extreme)
The Extensible Shield Wall represents deployable battlefield protection technology that projects powerful energy barriers beyond the confines of the equipped unit. Unlike standard shield generators that protect only the host unit, these systems create large, semi-transparent energy fields that extend several metres in front and to either side of the unit, providing cover for additional friendly forces. These projected fields operate on carefully calibrated frequencies that allow allied weapons fire to pass through unimpeded while blocking enemy attacks, creating asymmetric combat advantages in entrenched positions.
Multiple shield wall generators can be installed to increase both the size and strength of the projected field, though each additional unit significantly increases power consumption and thermal output. A critical limitation of this technology is that the unit must remain stationary while the shield is active, as the projection stabilisation systems cannot compensate for host unit movement. This stationary requirement makes shield walls particularly valuable for defensive operations or for providing temporary protection during operations requiring vulnerability, such as when officers are using Hacking Devices to access enemy systems. The technology proves especially effective when deployed near front lines to create temporary safe zones that can significantly alter local combat dynamics.
Molecular Binding Generator (Power Rating: Extreme, Combat Rating: High)
The Molecular Binding Generator represents advanced defensive technology that occupies the middle ground between conventional armour and energy shields. Rather than adding physical material or projecting energy fields, these generators apply powerful electromagnetic forces directly to the unit's existing hull structure, dramatically strengthening the atomic and molecular bonds within the material. This reinforcement significantly increases mechanical strength and impact resistance without adding substantial mass, providing enhanced protection against kinetic weapons such as railguns and conventional projectiles.
For naval units, particularly submarines, the strengthened molecular structure allows operation at significantly greater depths—typically 30-50% deeper than standard operational parameters when the system is activated. This expanded depth range provides tactical advantages in underwater operations, allowing submarines to avoid surface threats by operating in deeper waters where detection is more difficult. Like active shields, Molecular Binding Generators require continuous power input to maintain their effect, creating significant power draw and thermal load during operation. This power requirement creates important tactical considerations, as commanders must balance enhanced protection against reduced operational endurance when planning missions.
Each additional unit extends the native radar range of a unit. Whilst, as with all other components, multiple instances offer diminishing returns, an increased radar range allows a unit to make more informed choices about its surroundings. Using active radar will draw more power and generate more heat than passive radar but yield far more accurate information at range.
Shield Generator (Power Rating: Extreme, Combat Rating: Extreme)
The Shield Generator represents the primary defensive component of any combat unit, projecting perpendicular layers of electromagnetic energy that operate on specific, rotating frequencies to intercept and neutralise incoming attacks. Unlike physical armour that can be permanently damaged, shields absorb and dissipate energy from projectiles and radiation across various wavelengths, providing renewable protection that regenerates during combat lulls. The system proves particularly effective against energy weapons such as plasma cannons and laser systems, converting the incoming energy into harmonic resonances that the generator can safely disperse.
When paired with a combat computer, shield performance increases dramatically as the system can analyse incoming attacks and dynamically adjust shield frequencies to provide optimal resistance against specific weapon types. These targeted adjustments significantly enhance protection but come at the cost of increased power draw and thermal emissions as the generator reconfigures its energy matrix. For naval units, especially those operating in hostile waters, shield systems are often optimised to counter the specific threat of concussion torpedoes, creating specialised defensive capabilities against the most common underwater weapons. The modular nature of shield technology allows for extensive customisation based on expected threat environments, making it an extraordinarily versatile defensive system.
Thermal Shunt (Power Rating: Very Low, Combat Rating: Medium)
The Thermal Shunt represents advanced heat management technology that significantly enhances a unit's ability to operate high-energy systems without revealing its position through infrared emissions. Utilising layers of active thermal webbing embedded throughout the unit's structure, the system efficiently captures and redirects heat generated by internal components—particularly power plants and weapons systems—into specialised energy storage matrices. This stored thermal energy remains contained within these matrices rather than radiating into the surrounding environment, dramatically reducing the unit's heat signature during critical operations.
The system can maintain this thermal containment only up to specific capacity limits determined by the number and quality of installed shunts, after which the accumulated energy must be discharged. This discharge typically occurs when immediate stealth is no longer a priority, such as after active combat has been initiated or when the unit has reached a secure position. Advanced thermal shunts can even convert some captured heat back into usable power, slightly improving overall energy efficiency. This capability proves particularly valuable for stealth operations, allowing units to maintain full combat readiness while minimising detectable emissions that might reveal their position to enemy thermal scanners.
