Gate thinks about this. "Creating a solid expandable armor sphere is a challenge... especially if we still want to retain the flight mode. Which would be the easiest way to land, unless you'd want to take the impact and leave a crater... I wouldn't really advise that." You can practically see him thinking of ways to make it work.

"How fast could it be swapped for our basic armor?" says Zero. "We'll need it, but... I can guess it's going to be heavy. I don't like the idea of losing mobility during the actual fighting, even if it means armor that could probably take the hits."