Grunermann Project

The 4-Phase Grunermann Project was a scientific endeavor led by the German locality of the UTCE in the late 30s.

Overview
The Grunermann Project's goal was to test weapons, equipment and chemical enhancers. Subjects almost always consisted of death-row inmates.

Prior to testing, the test subjects would be administered amnestic medications. They would then be inserted into a bounded test site under sedation and be instructed to perform a variety of tasks or work towards a goal whilst defending themselves from other subjects with military equipment placed in caches throughout the site.

Combat was the focus of the first three phases of the Project. Phase four, which saw test subjects competing to consolidate the most resources, was the most notorious. The fourth phase lasted for six days, but the subjects failed to regain their memories in the wake of their amnestic treatments. The subjects who survived were offered positions in the Reclamation Authority.

Background
Grunermann evolved from early stress-tests of combat harnesses, where military personnel would "duel" with the harnesses in controlled environments. These early tests were marred by difficulties in tuning the harnesses' settings. Project engineers attempted several times to tune the weapon systems to be nonlethal, but personnel would be injured regardless.

The project's title came from the word grünermann, German for "green man", which engineers used to refer to the green-plated variety of powered armors scattered across the test sites.