Post by DreadPirateMike on May 5, 2015 18:22:04 GMT -5
Official Name: Mask of the Fox
Faction/Affiliation: Independent
Weight: 2.62 kg
Manufacturer: Jenek Fayne's work table
Stock/Custom: Custom
Classification: Face guard
Rating: IV
Composition: 80% durasteel, 20% duranium. Microfiber lined thermal gel backing, for heat diffusion and sweat wicking.
Other:
- Various vision enhancement modes. Light amplification (With built in limiter filter), infrared, EM, 10x visual magnification
- Onboard rebreather unit
- Wireless link to belt mounted computer
- Direct hardline hookup, in the event of heavy local interference
- Removable chin guard, shielding dual attachment ports for hookup to a pair of small oxygen tanks sewn into Jenek's duster. 40 minute supply.
Description:
(Pictured above is the technically ready, but rough and unfinished version, missing the paint job. The version Jenek actually wears is painted white beneath the nose and cheekbones, brownish red further up.)
The armored mask that Jenek Fayne wears into battle and on forays into any unfamiliar territory represents the outwardly unchanged signature which has been associated with the pirate known simply as "The Fox" for nearly 40 standard years. In truth, however, it has undergone numerous iterations, representing several phases of improvement and redesign since the man wearing it first donned the thing some 20 years ago. As a result, unlike that first occasion, the physical protection it offers is perhaps the least of its utility.
On its own, the enhancements and environmental safeguards built into the mask are more or less standard to any decent military armor package. That said, it's not designed to work on its own, but rather in conjunction with the rest of Jenek's ensemble. At his belt is a compact but powerful computer, connected not only to the goggles, but also to sensors specially installed in whatever pistols the man has favored over the years. For over a decade, this computer has made a record of virtually every shot that Jenek has ever fired. Every hit, every near miss, which target zones he favors, his success to failure ratio at targeting outside those zones, the works. In short, the computer knows all his quirks, from reaction time to how his gear configuration affects his balance. And it knows that constant practice has made him into a fine marksman indeed. But there are some targets, from airspeeders to Force users, capable of moving so fast that it's just too much to ask of the human eye.
And that's where the targeting system kicks in. What flesh and blood can't easily follow, a computer can. And if the input from the goggles indicate that a target is operating at that level, it commences a two step response. First, it calculates the statistically most likely trajectory of the moving target at lightning speed, and second, it superimposes a bright red targeting reticule over his field of vision. Said reticule never appears to be on the thing he's actually shooting for, of course. But his cybernetic helper knows that by the time Jenek actually manages to get his blaster pointed on target and pull the trigger, they'll line up just fine.
This arrangement requires significant trust on Jenek's part, of course, but then that comes easy given that he personally programmed the thing. And he's always tinkering with the software, incorporating new computer models. With the well practiced press of a few buttons on the computer unit, he can cycle between numerous targeting parameters, ranging from swift kills, to incapacitation, or even to a fancy disarming shot. In short, the entire package is lovingly designed to mean the difference between a GOOD shot, and the type they tell cantina stories about.
Faction/Affiliation: Independent
Weight: 2.62 kg
Manufacturer: Jenek Fayne's work table
Stock/Custom: Custom
Classification: Face guard
Rating: IV
Composition: 80% durasteel, 20% duranium. Microfiber lined thermal gel backing, for heat diffusion and sweat wicking.
Other:
- Various vision enhancement modes. Light amplification (With built in limiter filter), infrared, EM, 10x visual magnification
- Onboard rebreather unit
- Wireless link to belt mounted computer
- Direct hardline hookup, in the event of heavy local interference
- Removable chin guard, shielding dual attachment ports for hookup to a pair of small oxygen tanks sewn into Jenek's duster. 40 minute supply.
Description:
(Pictured above is the technically ready, but rough and unfinished version, missing the paint job. The version Jenek actually wears is painted white beneath the nose and cheekbones, brownish red further up.)
The armored mask that Jenek Fayne wears into battle and on forays into any unfamiliar territory represents the outwardly unchanged signature which has been associated with the pirate known simply as "The Fox" for nearly 40 standard years. In truth, however, it has undergone numerous iterations, representing several phases of improvement and redesign since the man wearing it first donned the thing some 20 years ago. As a result, unlike that first occasion, the physical protection it offers is perhaps the least of its utility.
On its own, the enhancements and environmental safeguards built into the mask are more or less standard to any decent military armor package. That said, it's not designed to work on its own, but rather in conjunction with the rest of Jenek's ensemble. At his belt is a compact but powerful computer, connected not only to the goggles, but also to sensors specially installed in whatever pistols the man has favored over the years. For over a decade, this computer has made a record of virtually every shot that Jenek has ever fired. Every hit, every near miss, which target zones he favors, his success to failure ratio at targeting outside those zones, the works. In short, the computer knows all his quirks, from reaction time to how his gear configuration affects his balance. And it knows that constant practice has made him into a fine marksman indeed. But there are some targets, from airspeeders to Force users, capable of moving so fast that it's just too much to ask of the human eye.
And that's where the targeting system kicks in. What flesh and blood can't easily follow, a computer can. And if the input from the goggles indicate that a target is operating at that level, it commences a two step response. First, it calculates the statistically most likely trajectory of the moving target at lightning speed, and second, it superimposes a bright red targeting reticule over his field of vision. Said reticule never appears to be on the thing he's actually shooting for, of course. But his cybernetic helper knows that by the time Jenek actually manages to get his blaster pointed on target and pull the trigger, they'll line up just fine.
This arrangement requires significant trust on Jenek's part, of course, but then that comes easy given that he personally programmed the thing. And he's always tinkering with the software, incorporating new computer models. With the well practiced press of a few buttons on the computer unit, he can cycle between numerous targeting parameters, ranging from swift kills, to incapacitation, or even to a fancy disarming shot. In short, the entire package is lovingly designed to mean the difference between a GOOD shot, and the type they tell cantina stories about.
