Mark 23c Hazardous Environment Exploration Suit

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[b]Mark 23c Hazardous Environment Exploration Suit[/b]

[b]Armor Material:[/b] Armor-grade rolled steel covered in ballistic cloth and ablative plating
[b]Height:[/b] 8 meters
[b]Weight:[/b] 30 tons
[b]Pilot(s):[/b] Various
[b]Creator(s):[/b] US Army, customized by Stargate Command


[b]Ability Data[/b]

[b]None[/b] 


[b]Weapon Data[/b]

[b]Anti-Personnel Cannons:[/b] Mounted on the wrists of the Mark 23c are 9mm caliber submachine guns, for anti-personnel use.
[b]Combat Knife:[/b] All Mark 23cs are equipped with a combat knife, primarily used to cut brush or other obstacles.
[b]FN P90 Mod M:[/b] The primary weapon of the Mark 23c is a specially designed version of the Fabrique Nationale P90 PDW, increased in size and caliber to match the larger size of the Mark 23c.
[b]M136 Rocket Launcher:[/b] Standard anti-armor weapon of Stargate Command, the AT4 is a shoulder mounted weapon which can fire high-explosive rockets at targets within 300 meters. Each launcher is single-use, so the Mark 23c typically carries 4 launchers in it's "backpack".


[b]Technical and Historical Notes[/b]

Stargate Command's primary method of exploring other planets through the Stargate involves a customized version of the US Army's prototype mechanized combat suit. While not originally intended for combat, the Mark 23c has been upgraded with better armor and better hand manipulators to allow it to carry weapons. Intended as a stop-gap measure until better technology could be obtained during missions, it was quickly replaced by the F-302 [i]Titan[/i].

The Mark 23c is fairly agile for it's bulk, able to mimic most of the maneuvers of a standard soldier. It is also equipped with small jet packs to help with climbing obstacles, however their fuel tanks can only be refilled back at Stargate Command should they run out due to their out-of-the-way location. The largest limiting factor of the Mark 23c is it's power reserves. Powered by a modified version of the M1 Abrams engine, it can accept many different types of fuel, as well as possessing a limited super-high capacity battery backup. However the engine is notoriously fuel-efficient, which greatly limits operational time.