STRIKER-class MJOLNIR

The STRIKER-class MJOLNIR is a Generation-II MJOLNIR variant developed by Lethbridge Industrial.  Because of the nature of its design (and high production costs), STRIKER-class MJOLNIRS are not often seen among Spartan operatives.  One of the few known operators of this permutation is Riley-G315.  Lethbridge Industrial is currently collecting technical data from Riley-G315’s armor to determine the STRIKER’S viability for other Spartan operatives.
==Overview:==
The STRIKER-class MJOLNIR is designed with Titanium/Tungsten/Nickel alloy and carbon nanotubes arranged in a helicoidal structure, specifically to resist heavy impacts. The helicoidal layers are intended to control the formation of cracks in the metal by interrupting their propagation, while the MJOLNIR’s nanobots contained within repair these small cracks.
In the interest of improving the STRIKER-class’s durability, the suit also has enhanced shielding recouplers, boosting the energy efficiency of shielding as well as its resilience to weapons fire, even explosive munitions.  This makes the suit stand out from most other MJOLNIRs, which typically fail in the face of heavy munitions.  The STRIKER-class also has enhanced mobility subsystems, but rather than increasing speed and agility, they increase the raw physical strength of Spartan operators much past the normal limits.
To meet these new energy demands, a dual-core reactor system was introduced, with shielding and mobility systems powered by the primary core, and the STRIKER’s BIOS and other software powered by the secondary core.
==Development History:==
The STRIKER-class MJOLNIR was developed by Lethbridge Industrials and tested in Lethbridge Combat Fields, where even early permutations of it showed great promise.  Despite initial successes, operators began to show signs of great physical strain due to the enhanced mobility subsystems, and the STRIKER began to lose popularity and attention from developers in favor of the WAR MASTER-class MJOLNIR, which was cheaper, easier to manufacture, and less strenuous on operators.
STRIKER-class first saw field use by Riley-G315, who was granted access to the suit in an effort by Lethbridge to find operators willing and able to work with the suit’s properties.  STRIKER performed fantastically, vindicating the designer’s passion for larger and more powerful suits in contrast to increasingly lightweight designs.
In recent years, the STRIKER-class MJOLNIR has gained some popularity among remaining Spartan-II’s and III’s, and so, manufacturing and testing has resumed.
==Usage:==
The STRIKER-class MJOLNIR is intended for high-risk combat insertions, demolition, and heavy assaults, but is also viable for any mission or operation where most heavy equipment would incur serious damage or risk failure.Category:Armor