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Designation:

Kowalczyk Heavy Industries PPAS-1 Bubblegum Personal Power Armor Suit (PPAS-1L, -1N, -1P, -1S)

 I. Weight:

• PPAS-1L: 13.6 kg
• PPAS-1N: 11.4 kg
• PPAS-1P: 14.9 kg
• PPAS-1S: 18.6 kg

II. Type

• PPAS-1L: One man combat power armor, close combat version.
• PPAS-1N: One man combat power armor, electronic warfare version.
• PPAS-1P: One man combat power armor, heavy assault version.
• PPAS-1S: One man combat power armor, platoon leader version.

III. Service Use

• Served with the RDF Special Forces branches from 2050 and is still in service.

IV. Propulsion

(PPAS-1S)

• 2 x Icarus Aerospace AST-32 thrusters mounted on retractable wings on the back of the suit. Max thrust, 200 kg each.
• Powerplant: 1 x Miniaturized fuel-cell energizer.
• Fuel Capacity:
  • 3 Standard fuel cells

(PPAS-1L, -1N, -1S )

• 2 x Icarus Aerospace AST-35 thrusters mounted on back of the suit. Max thrust, 80 kg each.
• Powerplant: 1 x Miniaturized fuel-cell energizer.
• Fuel Capacity:
  • 2 Standard fuel cells

V. Performance

• Max running speed : equal to that of pilot
• Max flying speed (PPAS-1S only): 230 kph
• Service ceiling : 1200 m
• Power Supply : 50 hours operational use.
• Design G limits : +12.6/-8.0 (Computer overrides at 9.5g)

VI. Electronics

(PPAS-1S)

• Avionica GN/VR-46 short range millimeter radar (15 km range).
• Phillips GN/DOS-3800 Miniview UV, IIR and optical sight system with light intensifier and computer enhancement.
• Harris CT-26 computer targeting system with stereoscopic laser targeting and HUD in Battloid mode.
• Medium range radio.

(PPAS-1N)

• Avionica GN/VR-45 medium range millimeter radar (60 km range).
• Phillips GN/DOS-3700 Miniview UV, IIR and optical sight system with light intensifier and computer enhancement.
• Harris CT-26 computer targeting system with stereoscopic laser targeting and HUD in Battloid mode.
• Medium range radio.
• General Electric GN/ALQ-270(V) multi-channel wide-band radar detector/jammer
• Westinghouse GN/AMJ-10 Active Missile Jammers
• Thomson GN/ASD-75 signal detector/receiver
• IBM IBM-2300 computer system

(PPAS-1L, -1P)

• Avionica GN/VR-42 short range millimeter radar (10 km range).
• Phillips GN/DOS-3800 Miniview UV, IIR and optical sight system with light intensifier and computer enhancement.
• Harris CT-25 computer targeting system with stereoscopic laser targeting and HUD in Battloid mode.
• Short range radio.

VII. Armaments

(PPAS-1L)

• 1 x Kowalczyk Heavy Industries KB-04 Knuckle Bomber
• 2 x Krupp MR-02 Monomolecular Ribbons
• 1 x Mauser EP-52 Pulse Beam Cannon
• A pilot may use a hand-held weapon may also be carried. The most typical weapon carried is the M-53 Fox Assault Rifle.

(PPAS-1N)

• 1 x Mauser EP-52 Pulse Beam Cannon
• A pilot may use a hand-held weapon may also be carried. The most typical weapon carried is the M-53 Fox Assault Rifle.

(PPAS-1P)

• 3 x Heckler & Koch RG-12 9mm Rail Cannons
• 1 x Kowalczyk Heavy Industries KB-04 Knuckle Bomber
• 1 x Mauser EP-52 Pulse Beam Cannon
• A pilot may use a hand-held weapon may also be carried. The most typical weapon carried is the M-53 Fox Assault Rifle.

(PPAS-1S)

• 1 x Krupp MPC-02 Miniaturized Plasma Cannon
• 1 x Kowalczyk Heavy Industries KB-04 Knuckle Bomber
• 1 x Krupp CADS-3 Long Ceramic Sword
• 2 x Mauser EP-52 Pulse Beam Cannon
• A pilot may use a hand-held weapon may also be carried. The most typical weapon carried is the M-53 Fox Assault Rifle.

VIII. Armor

The armor is a ceramic and metal alloy exoskeletal armor combined with small amounts of lunarium on key parts of the body. The armor is different on each suit with the -1S being the most heavily armored followed by the -1L and then the -1P and lastly the -1N.  This armor serves to absorb and/or disperse the kinetic energy of projectiles, the momentum and energy of melee attacks and impacts, and the energy of lasers and particle weapons, and it is powerful enough that it's impervious to small arms fire. The armor itself is heat and pressure resistant, fully sealed against chemical and biological attack, and is also sealed against nuclear fallout. In order to make the hardsuit livable under such conditions, it must also have full lifesupport and be temperature controlled.  There is enough oxygen for two days.

IX. Development

Layout adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner and Michael Bornstein
Copyright © 2000, 1999, 1998 Jeffrey R. Spillner and Michael Bornstein

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