- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
First, I'd like to be realistic and say that if the people who made the armor could double the sheilds, they would have. Secondly, the current suit is rather "form fitting" in that it doesn't have a mini rocket launcher popping out of the arm and stuff like that. The silhouette of the suit still is recognizable as human.
Now, realistically, they should have built in holsters to hold more than just 1 extra weapon. He should be able to carry a sniper rifle and a shotgun and carry a BR in his arms. The grenade amount is realistic, the weapon, not. Heck, Sigourney weaver carried like 4 weapons with her on the 2nd Aliens movie. A flamer, Assault rifle, grenade launcher and something else and her character wasn't even modified.
He can also run with the BR in his hands. It won't look THAT weird. He'll look like a steriotypical soldier hurrying to get to another place. Also weight won't matter that much. If he weighs a half ton(?) the weapons total with the grenades will add up to only 200 more pounds MAXIMUM.
Now, unrealistically, he should have nanobots that automatically repair him in his bloodstream. The bots should also be able to repair his armor. They can travel in that hydrostatic gel. Finally, his suit should be configurable for different missions, like a FOF beacon for rescue ops, dropchutes for Orbital jumping and explosives backpacks for demolition.
Finally, auto cannons would be so awesome!
[Edited on 6/17/2004 1:36:27 PM]