In fact, atmospheric nitrogen impurities during the super-hot forging process give the armor a metallic gray or yellow sheen.Ĭyclonic Barrier Technology (CBT) attempts to solve the higher-end limitations of traditional kinetic barriers. Second, the armor must be attached to the ship's superstructure, so shock waves from massive firepower can still destroy the metals beneath the armor itself.Ī popular misconception holds that the diamond composition of Silaris armor gives it a sparkle. First, while nanotubes and CVD-diamond construction have become cheaper in recent years, it remains prohibitively expensive to coat starships or aircraft larger than fighters in Silaris material.
That process also compensates for diamond's brittleness.ĭiamond armor itself has two limiting disadvantages. The armor is nearly unsurpassed in strength because its central material, carbon nanotube sheets woven with diamond Chemical Vapor Deposition, are crushed by mass effect fields into super-dense layers able to withstand extreme temperatures. 2.13 Space Combat: Trans-Relay AssaultsĪsari-made Silaris armor can resist even the tremendous heat and kinetic energy of starship weapons.1.7 Normandy Weapon Upgrade: Thanix Magnetic-Hydrodynamic Weapon.1.4 Normandy Shield Upgrade: Cyclonic Barrier Technology (CBT).1.3 Normandy Armor Upgrade: Silaris Armor.
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