Orpheus Tank Commander Armour

A trimmed down version of standard power armour among The Midasian Hoard, the Orpheus armour is a specific development for those Iron Revenant tank commanders meant to streamline information networking and make commanding a mobile force that much easier.

Description
The armour includes the standard exoskeleton chassis the MK4 Maximus power armour uses, along with all the general cabling and connection ports necessary to control it. The main difference lies in the thinner armour on the legs, pauldrons and back, made of several layers of armaplas, leaving the helmet, arms and front chest-plate with the standard ceramite. This arrangement of armour allows for significant flexibility for the commander when both inside and turned out of the tank, while also providing sufficient protection from stray enemy fire.

The second adaptation to the armour is the lack of a power pack on the back of the marine, instead replaced with several small cogitators and an extendable power cable. The cable itself feeds into the many different systems of the tank, allowing information to be passed from one vehicle to another and directly into the commander's armour while powering it at the same time. The cogitators are there to augment the commander's combat decision-making capability, with one specifically for running simulations and another for analysing battlefield conditions.

It has been noted that the two cogitators machine-spirits can sometimes be at odds with one another, with some commander's noting their tendency to 'whisper' information into their ears. This usually manifests with the former being rather pessimistic due to simulation outcomes and the latter rather optimistic in giving commanders options as new battlefield information is taken in.

When working as intended however the armour helps regulate targeting and communications systems between formations of tanks, even helping to cut through electronic interference created by any number of xenos or heretical technology. A great boon to any tank division, the Orpheus armour allows the already precise armoured assaults of the Iron Revenants to reach even greater feats of destruction and coordination.