More UCRA military tech! This time around it's the NCG Mk. VII/A, the standard issue armor for all branches. The look is inspired by both the MJOLNIR Mk.6 and the Nanosuit V2, as are many of the features. Now for some lore.

"Adopted by the United Communist Republics of Ankyyria Military Command in 2309 (Ankyyrian Standard Year) as the standard issue armor, the Nanite Combat Gear Mk. VII improved upon the previous version's shielding recharge rate and on-board sensor package as well as operator training time, reducing training time to 2 months instead of the Mk. VI's 4 months. The Mk. VII also met unification standards, giving all branches the same level of active camouflage, on-board thrusters, and situational awareness while retaining the customization and specialization abilities of previous versions. Overall armor rating is also improved, equivalent to a M1A2 Abrams when shields are at maximum charge. Battle Droid conversion is greatly improved, requiring only a droid skeleton and decentralized droid brain whereas previous versions also required a non-Newtonian fluid and a central droid brain. In order from inner-most to outer-most layer, the NCG Mk. VII is comprised of a sealed climate suit, gel impact layer, thoracic anti-compression plates, steel nanomuscles, and the solid-state trimitium alloy plates. Able to negate its own weight and magnify the operator's strength up to a factor of 10, the NCG links to the operator's brain via quantum-entangled neural implants, matching the operator's movements 1:1 and responding to inputs accordingly so as to prevent accidentally crushing people and objects." - Encyclopedia of UCRA Military Equipment.

This was a lot of fun to draw, though the sketch took nearly 12 hours.

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