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Nickname: War Machine
Designer: Anthony Stark, HOMER
Worn By: Anthony Stark (w/o uni-beam), James Rhodes
Appeared: Iron Man #281

Design Notes :

Shell Composition:  Micro-Scale suit tiles fabricated by genetically engineered metal affinity bacteria which assemble themselves in specific orderly arrays, then expire, leaving behind various metallic depoaits which form all the metal shapes and micro-electronic circuits.

Power Source and Energy Information:  Beta Particle Generator. Solar power converters. Laser Absorption Grid.

Control Systems Interface:  Cybernetic Interface combined with visual menu overlays with visual tracking system.

Weaponry:
*Repulsors: Laser-guided particle beam emission units mounted in the palm of each hand.

*Unibeam (Rhodes model): Multi-band light and force beam emitter. Can be adjusted for a variety of effects such as search light, heat beams, tractor beam, lasers, image inducers, ultraviolet light, and electromagnetic pulse.

*Pulse Bolt Generators: Plasma discharges that build in intensity as they travel through the atmosphere, picking up static and ambient energy.

*Force Shield: A focused photon emitter on the back of his left wrist that shapes into a shield.

Electromagnetic Pulse.

*Gattling Gun: Shoulder mounted. This is a state of the art gatling machine gun. It can be loaded with all kinds of bullets including stun and armor piercing.

*Laser Blade

*Micro-Rocket Launcher

*Particle Beam Discharger

*Flame-thrower

*Wrist-mounted machine gun

 
Equipment:
*Life Support Equipment: The eye and mouth hole slits could be sealed. The suit had a supply of air to last about an hour.

*Boot Jets (Mark 4): Uses high-speed triple-source turbines located in the boots.

*Force Field: By expanding the field that keeps the armor rigid, the armor can encase itself in a protective force field that is effective against most forms of attack. He can also used this field to polarize the armor to either attract or repulse other items of magnetic polarity. The armor can temporarily surround itself with a force field that greatly increases its protection from attacks. While the force field is engaged, the armor is unable to use any other systems.

*Voice Distorter

*Absorption Field Grid: Embedded in the surface of the armor is an absorption grid. It is able to absorb energy from attacks or surrounding power sources to recharge the armor or redirect into the weapons systems.

*Protected Senses: The armor contains ear protectors to baffle incoming noise greater than 70 decibels. Similarly, blinding lights trigger polarized lenses in the helmet's eye slots.

*Tractor and Repulsor Beam: Using magnetism, the armor can generate a tractor and repulsor field.

*Language Translator: The computer in his armor is able to translate to and from English and many of Earth's more popular languages.

*Anti-Theft Device: The armor is protected from anybody analyzing or duplicating the circuits in the armor. Once tripped, the security circuits melt the interior of the armor to slag. A few minutes later, the armor explodes to destroy itself.

Sensors:  Universal-Band Two-Way Radio.

Notes:  Created initially by Stark to deal with the Masters of Silence threat. Later suit built  specifically for James Rhodes. It was designed for all-out warfare. It was also known as the "Variable Threat Response Battle Suit."