Utility Gauntlet

CACG Asset File
The Utility Gauntlet is an arm-mounted combination of an encyclopedia, mobile fabricator, and communication platform. As with the rest of the Field Survival series, the Utility Gauntlet was made with the express intent to assist operators in harsh conditions. As of its Bloc 3 redesign, the Utility Gauntlet was fitted with an NFU to allow operators to "print" gear in the field using only the matter they could find, drastically reducing the need for frequent resupply. Though it was produced before the mastery of travel using A-003 ("The Gates"), the gauntlet proved to be a vital asset in the exploration of dimensions other than our own. Following the approval and preparation of the CACG's first true multiversal expeditions, Dr. Lambert was brought on to insure the gauntlet was "multiverse-ready."

The gauntlet's primary function since its inception was to assist operators in the field, and this is shown best in its encyclopedic functions. The gauntlet is capable of both providing the information from the Field Operation Resource Archive (FORA), as well as recording and supplementing the user with information scanned on the field. Each version of the gauntlet uses a combination of a sub-sentient instance of KaOS alongside a multitude of scanners to gather and compile information usable to the operator, no matter their level of technical expertise. These analysis devices (Since the Bloc 2 redesign) extend to the operator themselves, providing fast medical data as well as possible field treatments in case of operator injury.

Alongside this, the gauntlet can be used to communicate on all standard CACG channels, with the capability to access other channels (such as those of our foreign counterparts) in case of emergency (determined by the user or by the on-board AI in case of operator unconsciousness). All the while, each Utility Gauntlet is biocoded to its user, preventing its use in the hands of more unscrupulous organizations and entities. While less-used in the field, the on-board KaOS instance is also capable of using heuristics to hack into non-CACG subsystems.

Finally, the Utility Gauntlet is capable of printing gear in the field to aid in the user's survival. This can range from lifesaving medical compounds to survival shelter materials, and even basic weapons. Since the gauntlet's printing setup is powered by a NFU, the only limiting factor is the operator's access to the materials to feed it. Due to safety concerns however, some "schematics" are hidden from operators to prevent wrongful use, following an incident in which an operative was killed in an explosion due to fabricating a vial of nitroglycerin.

From the Bloc 4 redesign, the gauntlet was given the ability to be compacted to a smaller, smartwatch-like size for day to day use. And in the case of an emergency, the gauntlet can then then "unfurl" into its true size, restoring access to functionalities limited by its compact mode. As of writing, the only subsystem of the gauntlet that is limited from compact mode is the NFU printer, with less throughput possible due to the small surface area offered in a smartwatch footprint.