User:Spartan 501/Pilot Interface Mk.3

The Pilot Neural Interface Mk. 3 is a technology created in 2527 and perfected in 2528. It was created to further help elite fighter squadrons by giving them increased mental capacities and combat abilities. The Mk. 3 is a re-iteration of the venerable Pilot Interface Mk. 2 that all pilots are issued. However, this version significantly updates and expands upon it's predcessor. The Mk. 3 allows pilots to have the flight capability of two, making them able to pilot Longsword Fighter Bombers and other two man ships alone. It allows different ship cams to be viewed unconisously or directly over the retina. Many pilots refer to this modification as like having an extra minds. Studies show that it increases mental capacity to near Cladyhalrdin levels. It allows ship pilots to do several different things unconsiously, such as arming missiles or opening comm chanels, and many find it can help greatly in the heat of battle.

While helpful in dogfighting, it has other uses. When used in conjunction with an Class AV Combat Flight Suit on the ground, it allows a downed pilot to match a special forces member in skill. With proper training, they can rival SPARTAN IIIs. The Neural Interface displays a HUD directly onto the user's retina, or if by their choice, they can have it be an unconscius feeling, meaning that if they think of something, such as an ammo count, they just know what it is. The Mk. 3 allows for increased sensory enhancement if used with an AV suit, whichs mounted sensors interface with the user's brainwaves to make it appear to the user as if they have increased hearing and vision. Muscle mass can be increased in times of pressure due to thermoid steroids mounted inside the device, which autmatically kick in when adrenaline flows. This means that during combat, users experience sudden bursts of strengh and energy that surpass their normal reactions. Due to the direct link, the user's reaction time is also improved, albeit only under adrenaline circumstances. Many liken these enhancements to those of the SPARTAN Program, but they are in fact grossly worse. These only apply with the AV suit on, and when it is off the only enhancements they have are the multiple chains of thoughts (being able to think about several things unconsciously), and the muscle increases, as those come from the interface itself.

The brainpower behind this interface is astounding. Only one man, Dr. Alvez Richards was able to succesfully create these before, and only 100 were ever produced. However, soon after, Richards died, and his mind died with him. Multiple AIs have been created from him, but none have ever been able to make more. These 100 were installed in different subjects, and 12 of them went to the 112th Naval Squadron. Since they cannot be removed after implantation, all 100 who received these are both the first and last users of the Pilot Interface Mk.3.

Remarks
"When I first put the PI 3 on, I just felt different....I've since gotten used to it, but it still does occasionly frighten me when I find myself simoultaneously cleaning a gun, reading a book, listening to the radio, and talking to a friend all at the same time while never once losing track of the other. These incidents are few and far between...but when they do happen, I feel positively inhuman." -Flight Officer Third Class Jace Williams, member of the 112th Naval Squadron.