NickName: Undersea Armor, Deep Submergence Suit, Hydro Armor
Designer: Anthony Stark
Worn By: Anthony Stark
Appearance: Iron Man #218

Design Notes :

Shell Composition: Exact composition unknown. It is assumed to be composed of the same layered "flex-metal" 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. This unit was made non-collapsable in order to increase it's protection from the pressure of the ocean depths. The armor is rated at 8,000 lbs./sq. inch, making it capable of traveling to depths of up to three miles.
Power Source and Energy Information: Powered by a Mark IV micro-nuclear supply pack; Solar power converters.
Control Systems Interface: Cybernetic interface and battle computer (Mark 1).
Weaponry:
*Repulsors (Mark 3): Repulsors are electron beams which require laser ionized path of air to travel through the atmosphere. Beam is moderated using a pulsing beam and and early form of adaptive optics. The repulsing effect is limited to the surface of an object. Objects are jolted away from the beam path by the combination of ionized air and the accelerated neutron beam. This armor used the third generation palm repulsor. It was the smallest to date: cluster of 3, 18mm for improved heat dissipation.
*Unibeam: Variable intensity light source. Can be focused for use as a spotlight or fine-focused for use as a laser. The suit posses the first Tri-Beam configuration. This development allowed for tunable lasers, critical when trying to construct a weapon for atmospheric and oceanic penatration.
*Mini-Torpedoes.
*Electrical Field Generator: The armor can generate an electrical field around himself similar to an electric eel.
Equipment:
*Boot Jets: The suit features dual mode boot jets -- they breathe air for flight, but when underwater, silent water impellers engage to provide movement.
*Life Support Equipment: The armor protects the wearer from the pressures of the deep sea. It has built in recycling equipment that enables him to stay under water until he needs food (up to 2 days).
*ECM against radar and sonar.
*Exo Units on the gauntlets: These are long-range grapples -- jettisoned, they can be shot outward and reeled in. The "hands" are fully articulated, capable of retrieving objects or destroying them
*Inner-Escape Suit: An armor within an armor if you will, it is possile for Iron Man to jettison his outer armored shell in emergencies and shoot to the surface in a smaller backup suit. The Escape Suit has limited capabilities and range. It's armament is limited to the Uni-Beam and the 2 Mini-Torpedoes. The holding bay is also attatched to the inner suit. *Ink-Cloud: The armor can release a chemical into the water that generates an inky-black cloud similar to an octopus.
*Crampons: The crampons are claws that extend from the bottom of the boot to grip rocks and coral so footing is not lost.
*Holding Bay: The backpack is a holding bay that can store objects up to about the size of a stereo speaker.
Sensors: Radar; Sonar; Heat; Radio; Infra-Red.

Notes: While Iron Man's conventional suits function underwater, they were noisy, inefficient, and they leaked. So Stark designed this Deep Sea suit to handle his undersea missions and to provide a quick response to deep water emergencies.