Armored Nests is a Codex entry featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction. It is unlocked by starting an incursion with the Armored Nest mutation active.
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INDEX Analysis:
Archæan Nests in a specified environment will sporadically develop an extra-resilient outer covering. Sample study indicates a desiccate form Sprawl colony. (INSERT: Finka - Resembles a dried out mucous membrane in appearance.)
Sprawl casing is much denser than normal. Structural analysis and genetic sequencing reveal - 97% match with other Sprawl samples (environmental or Archean carapace), 2% closely resembles terrestrial silk, 1% unknown on Earth.
Impact study reveals significant increase in kinetic energy absorption and dissipation. Results in impressive resistance to ballistic damage. (INSERT: Pulse - I emptied a clip on one. Barely chipped the paint.)
Speculating on cause of adaptation: Formation of armor on Nests likely initiated by the Parasite in response to a stressor or threat (environmental or otherwise). The trigger stimulus is unknown.
Fractal globule analysis of silk-like DNA sequence closely resembles that produced by an extinct arthropod. Dated early Cambrian or pre-Cambrian period. (INSERT: Mira - That makes NO sense. Is it assimilating fossilized DNA... Or was it already here at the time?)
Evolved adaption implies extended periods of environmental stress or other threat to Nests. (INSERT: Mira - Even with a bacteria's evolutionary rate, that would take... A long time. On Earth or somewhere else?)
ENGAGEMENT PROTOCOLS:
Explosives may be required to penetrate outer casing and destroy Nests.