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The Chameleon system was designed to make a 'Mech invisible to the naked eye. By using a primitive mimetic system, the outline of the 'Mech carrying it was broken up, blending into the surrounding terrain. The Chameleon was very effective because unlike the Null Signature System it worked against sensor systems and visual observation.<ref name="TOp300">''Tactical Operations'', p. 300, "Chameleon Light Polarization Shield"</ref>
 
The Chameleon system was designed to make a 'Mech invisible to the naked eye. By using a primitive mimetic system, the outline of the 'Mech carrying it was broken up, blending into the surrounding terrain. The Chameleon was very effective because unlike the Null Signature System it worked against sensor systems and visual observation.<ref name="TOp300">''Tactical Operations'', p. 300, "Chameleon Light Polarization Shield"</ref>
  
As one of the key technology advances of the Terran Hegemony and Star League, the Chameleon LPS was jealously guarded. It was never deployed in large numbers, appearing only on one variant of the ''[[Exterminator]]'' used by the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions]]. (The Chameleon may have been installed on one or more versions of the ''[[Spector]]'', or retrofitted into 'Mechs used by the [[SLDF]] [[Special Armed Services]] units however.) [[ComStar]] used the few Chameleon LPS systems they had to develop the [[Mimetic Armor]] used by the [[Purifier Adaptive]] battlesuit. Later, the [[Word of Blake]] would use the technology of the Chameleon LPS, Null Signature System, and [[Stealth Armor]] to develop their [[Void Signature System]].<ref name="TOp300"/>
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As one of the key technology advances of the Terran Hegemony and Star League, the Chameleon LPS was jealously guarded. It was never deployed in large numbers, appearing only on one variant of the ''[[Exterminator]]'' used by the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions]]. (The Chameleon may have been installed on one or more versions of the ''[[Spector]]'', or retrofitted into 'Mechs used by the [[SLDF]] [[Special Armed Services]] units however.) [[ComStar]] used the few Chameleon LPS systems they had to develop the [[Mimetic Armor]] used by the [[Purifier Adaptive]] battle suit. Later, the [[Word of Blake]] would use the technology of the Chameleon LPS, Null Signature System, and [[Stealth Armor]] to develop their [[Void Signature System]].<ref name="TOp300"/>
 
   
 
   
 
Though several ''Exterminators'' equipped with the CLPS were a part of the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], the Clans saw it as a dishonorable tool used by inferior warriors and mothballed it.
 
Though several ''Exterminators'' equipped with the CLPS were a part of the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], the Clans saw it as a dishonorable tool used by inferior warriors and mothballed it.

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