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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
→Mark 6 "Corvus Armour"
At the end of production of the Mark IV armour mark a long term research project began to replace the existing power armour. As this remained a theoretical endeavour for some time, it lead to the production of the Corvus Suit as a stopgap measure using a mixture of new and old features.
The Mark VI suit protype design was field-tested during the [[Scalland Campaign]] by Legionaries of the [[Raven Guard]], whose experiences and comments resulted in improved design features in the finalised armour mark. Mark VI armour offered no better protection-levels than the Mark IV, but incorporated more efficient internal systems where power-routing and auto-sense were concerned. Power systems were given back-up reduncancies with no increase in weight, while both olfactory and auditory sensors were improved. Additionally, the armour featured the best stealth capabilities of all power armour marks so far designed,{{Fn|6}} as well as a new method of compartmentalising components that allowed them to be swapped out with pieces from previous marks with ease.{{Fn|1}} It is the lightest variant of power armour and featured dual technology circuits that allowed the replacement of rare or sophisticated parts with common or basic alternatives. It also included fail-safes such as duplicate power cabling. {{Fn|8}}
The finalised armour mark was named Corvus Armour in honour of [[Corvus Corax]], [[Primarch]] of the Raven Guard, and the first sets of it shipped to the Raven Guard Legion ahead of all other loyalist legions, in recognition not only of their role in the design process, but of the sacrifices made by the Raven Guard in the [[Drop Site Massacre]] and their determinaton to rebuild and rejoin the fight against [[Horus|Horus the Great Betrayer]].{{Fn|6}}
