The Combat Jacket is an exoskeleton suit developed by the United Defense Force to help stop the Mimic invasion in Europe.
Overview[]
Combat Jackets are highly advanced exoskeleton suits that enhance soldiers' abilities on the battlefield. While wearing the suit, soldiers can run faster, jump to extremely high heights, and lift and push heavy objects. The suit also helps soldiers avoid injury when falling from great heights. The suit is equipped with a visor that can show upcoming threats even in smoke. The Jacket is powered by a sole unspecified battery that needs to be replaced after the last one runs out of power. Without the battery the Jacket can't function and the soldier inside of it becomes immobilized.
The suit is equipped with high caliber rifle and rocket launchers that are controlled from a small screen on the right hand. What appears to be a black FN SCAR-H is seen as one of the more common weapons mounted on the UDF soldiers' "Combat Jacket", notably the one worn by Major William Cage. Cage later is seen removing the weapon and using it as a regular infantry weapon. Despite the fact that at one point it is referenced as using 5.56mm ammunition (suggesting that it is a SCAR-L), close examination of the magazine indicates that it is actually a 7.62x51mm SCAR-H. While mounted on an exoskeleton, the weapon visibly lacks the grip (as is normal for vehicle-mounted, remotely-triggered machine guns), with the trigger assembly covered by a solenoid device; nevertheless, both the grip and a normal trigger reappear when Cage takes the rifle off. The suit's interface comes in several different languages enabling soldiers of different nationalities to use it without hindrance.
A Combat Jacket requires extensive training before operation in battle; as shown when Cage first uses the suit, inexperienced soldiers using a Jacket become extremely clumsy and slow. While the suit enhances user capabilities it doesn't fully protect the wearer from all forms of damage. Grunt and Dog variants of the suit are especially vulnerable to damage. Cage was shown to have broken his back after being thrown into a wall while wearing the Jacket, and numerous soldiers wearing Tank variants were immediately killed by a direct hit from a Mimic javelin. Because of the heavy weight, soldiers can easily drown in deep pools of water while wearing it (this nearly happens to Cage in one instance). The Jacket's damaged electrical circuits can also shock the wearer to death (as seen by Cage on the beach). They can also get set on fire, causing the soldier inside to slowly burn to death.
Variants[]
The Combat Jacket comes in three variants: Dog, Grunt and Tank.
Dog - Dog variant gets its name from a fully closed helmet that has a painted canine skull on it. The suit is highly similar to the Grunt variant albeit lighter. The suit is issued only to elite soldiers and has heavier weaponry; such as an arm mounted railgun in place of a SCAR-H and dual Angel Wings Railguns. Rita Vrataski wears a modified and recolored version of the suit without the helmet.
Grunt - Grunt variant of the Combat Jacket is the standard variant issued to soldiers in UDF. The suits are fitted with four weapons: A SCAR-H assault rifle with FN EGLM grenade launcher on the right arm, a triple-barrel cannon device on the left arm, an auto-cannon mounted on the right shoulder, and a 16-shot grenade/missile launcher on the left shoulder. The suit lacks any frontal or back protection except for a helmet.
Tank - Tank variant as the name suggests is the heaviest of the three and gives the most protection. The suit has metal plates around the user. The helmet has a cage-like attachment around the face. Being the bulkiest of the Jackets, the suit is not very agile.
Trivia[]
- The firing sound for the FN SCAR-H is the same one used for the M41A Pulse Rifle from Aliens (1986).
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