Gear: Armor Mod: Anti-laser Field

This is modification for military armor.  While active, the user is encased in a powerful electromagnetic field that is calibrated to disperse light.  While the shield is active, when the wearer is hit with a  damaging light effect (including elemental manipulations,) he may use full impact armor instead of half.

The shield uses the same power packs as Ares laser weapons, and it may not be attached to external power sources, as a failsafe to prevent the unit from burning out.  Activating/deactivating the shield is a free action as long as the wearer is linked to the suit via a datajack or commlink.  Manual activation/deactivation requires a simple action. The shield burns two charges per combat turn.  Swapping energy cells requires a full combat turn.

Capacity: [8]
Availability: 16R
Cost: 10,000