User:XW3 AR3 L3GION/HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark X Armour Defence System

The HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark X Armour Defence System is the tenth iteration of the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Exoskeleton Series first developed by the UNSC Marine Corps in the Weapons Research Facility T12A on Algolis during the Human-Covenant War. Whilst the first Armoured Exoskeleton Prototype was destroyed during the defence of Algolis and all information on Algolis was destroyed, the Office of Naval Intelligence mantained an constant watch over all research, duplicating information and schematics from the supposedly secure Research Facility. After the War, ONI released the details to a select research and development unit from UNSC Engineering Corps who used the design schematics as a base while using new technology from the UNSC's Sangheili allies to update and upgrade the Armour Defence System nine times before the suit was put in for production.

Overview
The Mark X is a advanced development of the Prototype Armour System built, tested and destroyed on Algolis with many of the power plant systems, make-up of the armour plates and aesthetic look taken directly from the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armour, a powered exoskeleton which was only available to members of the SPARTAN-II's,SPARTAN-III's and SPARTAN-IV's. While the prototype and local data from the testing period was destroyed on Algolis as a safeguard from an Covenant invasion, the Office of Naval Intelligence had maintained an constant watch over the Research Facility as a pre-caution as the Covenant Empire moved slowly inwards. When news of Algolis destruction reached ONI, days before the UNSC High Command did, they immediately collected all data relevant to the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Armour Defence System and filed it away in the secret Omega Base hidden under the Talkeetna Mountains in Alaska, believing they would be able to restart the project later in the war. However with most of the funds directed to rebuilding the UNSC Navy lost in engagements with the Covenant counterpart, the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL ADS was side-lined like most minor projects.

Features
Unlike the more advanced MJOLNIR system, the user of the Mark X does not need to be augmented to wear the armour, allowing it to be deployed to the average soldier. Like the MJOLNIR armour system, the Semi-Powered Infiltration and Assault variant, the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL use the same HUD configuation but despite not needing a Neural Interface to access the suit's integrated weapon system and improved target assessment abilities, it is higly recommend that the user be outfitted with a neural link to increase reaction times and provide a better awareness of the suit's abilities and faults.

The suit uses a simple laser for long-range and surface-to-space communication whilst the armour has a built-in radio to contact surrounding units and/or other personnel. Unlike the earlier prototypes, the Mark X recycles fluids into a pure, re-drinkable water. The HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL is loaded-out with already existing weaponry when first deployed but during the Doisac War, the Mark X armaments were changed to allow a greater variety on the battlefield.