It's theoretically possible – if you devised a system that would actually lift those heavy as fuck metal plates, allowed for unimpeded mobility, and had enough power to last through a prolonged period of time, you would have a walking fortress that the enemy would need an AT-rifle to defeat. Only, a single soldier, however armoured, isn't going to do that much damage on his own (low offensive abilities compared to defensive), the cost of making all that shit (not to mention R&D) would be really high, and in the end, wouldn't it be better, instead of wasting money on a squad of spess muhreens to just build a tank?
>>634390
>ship boarding while encased in a ton of metal
Better hope they don't fall overboard then.
>urban combat
Well, if you got a tank, you can just shell the building rather than cleaning it room by room. It's how they do it in Syria.
Of course, having a power-armoured soldier would be better for certain operations, but it would just be uneconomical
Russia has an exoskeleton, apparently
>The carbon fiber and metal suit allows a service member to carry up to 70kg of equipment, like an automatic grenade launcher or a 82mm mortar, at long distances without fatigue. The same capabilities allow soldiers using the suit to evacuate wounded people in disasters and to march much further without getting tired.
>Russian forces already used the exoskeleton in Syria. According to Smaglyuk, an operator of the Uran-6 mine-clearing robot was carrying its 35-kg control station for 9 hours and was not tired.
>The developed exoskeleton also includes modifications for special operations forces service members: a mechanizm allowing an emergency release of cargo and a backpack with 700 bullets and ammunition feed.