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<blockquote data-quote="knightemplar" data-source="post: 5454480" data-attributes="member: 56260"><p><strong>Avenger's Equipment</strong></p><p></p><p>Like any super-hero team that's been around long enough, the Avengers have run across their share of stuff that's more technologically advanced than anything else on Earth. While the first impulse might be to share such brilliance with Mankind to make things better for everyone, often a prime directive sort of feeling creeps into the matter. Many of these items could alter the balance of power in the world, at the very least alter the way the ways in which society is developing. Not to mention the difficulties that might ensue should the public at large discover the hair-raising origins of where these goodies originated. Once you set yourself up as the guardian as Mankind, it sometimes becomes difficult to discern where and when you should stop. Suffice to say, the Avengers kept a lot of these things in the Island's Vault. Justice, the current Avenger's Chairperson, agrees with that sentiment. </p><p> </p><p>There are still files in the Avengers' computers that are so deeply encrypted, using their secret, arcane codes, that no one has been able to retrieve them. There are mysteries to the team's history, references to adventures only partially available, which tantalize and tease the new members. Some of those items which reside in the Vault are perhaps detailed in these hidden memoirs, while others can be unexplained horrors which the earlier heroes could only hide away from the eyes of Mankind.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: darkred">Communications Technology</span></strong> </p><p> </p><p>The Avengers Identicard is the handiest tool this side of a Swiss Army knife. Normally it looks like a card with an Avenger's picture and signature on it, like a souped up driver's license. But it does so much more.</p><p> </p><p>First, the Identicard serves as a communications device. Each card has a flat-screen monitor to receive and send audio and video data. The Identicard can beep like a pager, communicate like a videophone, and record like a mini-recorder; it also has a virtual global range with satellite uplink. The Identicard can be used as a tracking device to locate a missing Avenger via his or her card's unique signal.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, it can act as a small computer with a numerical access pad. All by itself, this makes an overpowered calculator. But with appropriate access codes, it can contact Avengers computers, which can then be operated with voice commands. The Identicard also acts as an ignition key for Avengers vehicles and as a key to Avengers bases.</p><p> </p><p>The cards are waterproof and can handle a lot of pressure, but they're not indestructible, so heroes should avoid using them indiscriminately to clean the exhaust ports on their boot jets. Bad things can happen.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: darkred">Restraints and Security</span></strong></p><p> </p><p>A GUARD Battlevan and team are not always just around the corner and heroes may need a method of villain containment before they can arrive on the scene.</p><p> </p><p>For years, the Avengers have depended on Stasis-Manacles developed by Iron Man after an earlier less-successful design. Fastened on, these affect the nervous system and render a paranormal's access to his powers, or ability to scratch his nose, a difficult thing. They vary in success-rate, based on the peculiar energies of the individual, and the person's intensity level. They tend to work best on a beaten, rather thrashed opponent. It should be obvious why the Avengers have never felt a desire to share this particular technology with their comrades in super-heroing.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: darkred">Vehicles</span></strong> </p><p> </p><p><u>"Predator" Quinjet:</u> A relatively new design from Stark Solutions and the Wakanda Design Group. The Predator Quinjet is a dark metallic sheen quinjet, that rolls in the features of previous quinjets as well as some new features. It's top recorded speed is Mach 5.2 as well as with the new engine systems it can be used in space and vacuum environments. </p><p> </p><p>Though unarmed, the Predator is naturally radar-invisible and employs a new technology called the Chameleon Effect, designed by Tony Stark and tested in the Silver Centurion Iron Man Armor. This device that allows the Predator to blend into the background by projecting holograms of the background over the surface of the quinjet. Scanners register the surrounding environment on the fly. These images are then flowed through a holographic projector matrix, which wraps around the entire ship, making it blend in or disappear into the surroundings. The refractory coating's radar-absorbing ability and other stealth tech is key to the quinjet's Chameleon Effect, which all but prevents visual or electronic sightings. (But if you look real close and carefully you might see the outline of the Predator move across the background.)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><u>Quinjet:</u> It was developed by Wakandan scientists and built by billionaire industrialist Tony Stark, the Quinjet is a VTOL jet with a top speed of Mach 4. The Quinjet is a true VTOL craft, using a gravitic displacement array for lift-offs and tight maneuvering, but still maintains the ability to be lift off normally from a runway, or shot off one of the cannon launchers like used on naval aircraft carriers. </p><p> </p><p>At the flick of a switch, the Quinjet can become radar-invisible. The Quinjet's communication system can transmit and receive signals up and down the EM spectrum for thousands of miles and encode/decode messages for additional security. It also has an extremely reliable autopilot that can handle the flying or make the Quinjet hover in place, while the heroes do something brave but foolhardy. The autopilot is voice-activated, as are the ignition and various hatches. Of course, the Quinjet's systems recognize only approved Avenger's voiceprints.</p><p> </p><p>The hull is not made of adamantium, but it is pretty durable and can take several whacks before any of its occupants are in any danger. In addition to that, a Quinjet seats eight comfortably, and the ergonomic cup-holders are virtually spill-proof.</p><p> </p><p><u>Hydrojet:</u> This is a version of the Quinjet specifically designed to be used for long term underwater expeditions. Built by Stark Solutions with Dr. Walter Newell (Stingray) assisting, the submarine is with an oxygen-diffusing system providing breathable air almost indefinitely, allowing occupants to breathe underwater indefinitely. The sub's chief offensive weapon is a powerful electrical discharge device built into the exoskeleton of the vessel, able to project bolts of up to 20,000 volts directly ahead of it to a range of 100 meters. This is meant as a way for the sub to protect itself against sea creatures without a occupant going outside of the sub. There is also a specialized air-lock chamber in case this needs to happen, and also a high pressure isolation chamber for someone to readjust to the current inside pressure.</p><p> </p><p><u>Sky-Skimmers:</u> The Sky-Skimmers is a one-person vehicle resembling a flying motorcycle. This is an upgraded model from Stark Solutions, based on the original Sky-cycle design by Dr. Jorge Latham. It uses a smaller and more efficient version of the same gravitic displacement engine as the new quinjets. The Sky-skimmer generates a relatively weak force field to help the rider stay on the vehicle during turns and at higher speeds. This field provides no protection for the rider versus attacks.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: darkred">Weapons Technology</span></strong></p><p> </p><p>However, there was technology discovered which had obvious uses for the team and the Avengers can take advantage of it as well. Lillian's security team is equipped with weapons and armor which is rather beyond what is currently available to the forces of GUARD. While they are still not the equal of a powerful paranormal, they can at least hold their own. </p><p> </p><p>The flexible armor grants near total body protection without hindering movement, while the force-field belts give additional full protection for limited durations. The small hand-blasters and pulse rifles have powerful solar-collecting batteries and are actually self-sufficient. Visitors, however, will see them displayed in the slot-chargers common to GUARD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="knightemplar, post: 5454480, member: 56260"] [b]Avenger's Equipment[/b] Like any super-hero team that's been around long enough, the Avengers have run across their share of stuff that's more technologically advanced than anything else on Earth. While the first impulse might be to share such brilliance with Mankind to make things better for everyone, often a prime directive sort of feeling creeps into the matter. Many of these items could alter the balance of power in the world, at the very least alter the way the ways in which society is developing. Not to mention the difficulties that might ensue should the public at large discover the hair-raising origins of where these goodies originated. Once you set yourself up as the guardian as Mankind, it sometimes becomes difficult to discern where and when you should stop. Suffice to say, the Avengers kept a lot of these things in the Island's Vault. Justice, the current Avenger's Chairperson, agrees with that sentiment. There are still files in the Avengers' computers that are so deeply encrypted, using their secret, arcane codes, that no one has been able to retrieve them. There are mysteries to the team's history, references to adventures only partially available, which tantalize and tease the new members. Some of those items which reside in the Vault are perhaps detailed in these hidden memoirs, while others can be unexplained horrors which the earlier heroes could only hide away from the eyes of Mankind. [B][COLOR=darkred]Communications Technology[/COLOR][/B] The Avengers Identicard is the handiest tool this side of a Swiss Army knife. Normally it looks like a card with an Avenger's picture and signature on it, like a souped up driver's license. But it does so much more. First, the Identicard serves as a communications device. Each card has a flat-screen monitor to receive and send audio and video data. The Identicard can beep like a pager, communicate like a videophone, and record like a mini-recorder; it also has a virtual global range with satellite uplink. The Identicard can be used as a tracking device to locate a missing Avenger via his or her card's unique signal. In addition, it can act as a small computer with a numerical access pad. All by itself, this makes an overpowered calculator. But with appropriate access codes, it can contact Avengers computers, which can then be operated with voice commands. The Identicard also acts as an ignition key for Avengers vehicles and as a key to Avengers bases. The cards are waterproof and can handle a lot of pressure, but they're not indestructible, so heroes should avoid using them indiscriminately to clean the exhaust ports on their boot jets. Bad things can happen. [B][COLOR=darkred]Restraints and Security[/COLOR][/B] A GUARD Battlevan and team are not always just around the corner and heroes may need a method of villain containment before they can arrive on the scene. For years, the Avengers have depended on Stasis-Manacles developed by Iron Man after an earlier less-successful design. Fastened on, these affect the nervous system and render a paranormal's access to his powers, or ability to scratch his nose, a difficult thing. They vary in success-rate, based on the peculiar energies of the individual, and the person's intensity level. They tend to work best on a beaten, rather thrashed opponent. It should be obvious why the Avengers have never felt a desire to share this particular technology with their comrades in super-heroing. [B][COLOR=darkred]Vehicles[/COLOR][/B] [U]"Predator" Quinjet:[/U] A relatively new design from Stark Solutions and the Wakanda Design Group. The Predator Quinjet is a dark metallic sheen quinjet, that rolls in the features of previous quinjets as well as some new features. It's top recorded speed is Mach 5.2 as well as with the new engine systems it can be used in space and vacuum environments. Though unarmed, the Predator is naturally radar-invisible and employs a new technology called the Chameleon Effect, designed by Tony Stark and tested in the Silver Centurion Iron Man Armor. This device that allows the Predator to blend into the background by projecting holograms of the background over the surface of the quinjet. Scanners register the surrounding environment on the fly. These images are then flowed through a holographic projector matrix, which wraps around the entire ship, making it blend in or disappear into the surroundings. The refractory coating's radar-absorbing ability and other stealth tech is key to the quinjet's Chameleon Effect, which all but prevents visual or electronic sightings. (But if you look real close and carefully you might see the outline of the Predator move across the background.) [U]Quinjet:[/U] It was developed by Wakandan scientists and built by billionaire industrialist Tony Stark, the Quinjet is a VTOL jet with a top speed of Mach 4. The Quinjet is a true VTOL craft, using a gravitic displacement array for lift-offs and tight maneuvering, but still maintains the ability to be lift off normally from a runway, or shot off one of the cannon launchers like used on naval aircraft carriers. At the flick of a switch, the Quinjet can become radar-invisible. The Quinjet's communication system can transmit and receive signals up and down the EM spectrum for thousands of miles and encode/decode messages for additional security. It also has an extremely reliable autopilot that can handle the flying or make the Quinjet hover in place, while the heroes do something brave but foolhardy. The autopilot is voice-activated, as are the ignition and various hatches. Of course, the Quinjet's systems recognize only approved Avenger's voiceprints. The hull is not made of adamantium, but it is pretty durable and can take several whacks before any of its occupants are in any danger. In addition to that, a Quinjet seats eight comfortably, and the ergonomic cup-holders are virtually spill-proof. [U]Hydrojet:[/U] This is a version of the Quinjet specifically designed to be used for long term underwater expeditions. Built by Stark Solutions with Dr. Walter Newell (Stingray) assisting, the submarine is with an oxygen-diffusing system providing breathable air almost indefinitely, allowing occupants to breathe underwater indefinitely. The sub's chief offensive weapon is a powerful electrical discharge device built into the exoskeleton of the vessel, able to project bolts of up to 20,000 volts directly ahead of it to a range of 100 meters. This is meant as a way for the sub to protect itself against sea creatures without a occupant going outside of the sub. There is also a specialized air-lock chamber in case this needs to happen, and also a high pressure isolation chamber for someone to readjust to the current inside pressure. [U]Sky-Skimmers:[/U] The Sky-Skimmers is a one-person vehicle resembling a flying motorcycle. This is an upgraded model from Stark Solutions, based on the original Sky-cycle design by Dr. Jorge Latham. It uses a smaller and more efficient version of the same gravitic displacement engine as the new quinjets. The Sky-skimmer generates a relatively weak force field to help the rider stay on the vehicle during turns and at higher speeds. This field provides no protection for the rider versus attacks. [B][COLOR=darkred]Weapons Technology[/COLOR][/B] However, there was technology discovered which had obvious uses for the team and the Avengers can take advantage of it as well. Lillian's security team is equipped with weapons and armor which is rather beyond what is currently available to the forces of GUARD. While they are still not the equal of a powerful paranormal, they can at least hold their own. The flexible armor grants near total body protection without hindering movement, while the force-field belts give additional full protection for limited durations. The small hand-blasters and pulse rifles have powerful solar-collecting batteries and are actually self-sufficient. Visitors, however, will see them displayed in the slot-chargers common to GUARD. [/QUOTE]
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