Totally practical combat exoskeleton

The XM-387 Infantry Combat Hardsuit promised to redefine ground warfare, with a highly configurable modular loadout system and heavy armor, all carried by a powerful, yet compact back-mounted generator, granting infantry enhanced battlefield vitality and firepower.

However, the promise was never quite fulfilled- even if any of the technology required for the power supply existed, the armor itself was suspiciously revealing, and was intended to be worn by girls between the ages of ten and twenty years old. When questioned on that matter, the designer- according to sources- "just sorta looked down and twiddled his thumbs a bit".

Needless to say, the XM-387 never saw combat. However, the concept proved to be invaluable in groundbreaking legislation in regards to decency of experimental designs, and played a major part in seeing its designer put out of work.

The girl posing in this image is Marie Alvarez. She's not significant in any way, actually; she was working as a photography model at the time the picture was taken to help pay for college. By now I think she's a chemistry major at San Diego State, with a minor in child psychology. She also plays the bass in a band she formed with her roommates- she's not any good at it, though, but she insisted on playing the saxophone.

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No TG here; just thought I'd repost this from my main.