Battle Dress

The ultimate in individual protection, Battle Dress is an advanced and powered version of combat armor.

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Please see the following AAB articles for related data:

• Interstellar War
  • Militaries of Charted Space
  • War in Charted Space
• Military Technologies
  • Defensive Technology
    • Armor
      • Battledress
      • Combat Armour
    • Defensive Energy Fields
      • Black Globes
      • White Globes
  • Offensive Technologies
    • Ironmongery
      • Heavy Arms
      • Small Arms
      • Vehicle Weaponry
    • Starship Weaponry
      • Energy Weapons
      • Guided Weapons
      • Projectile Weapons
      • Spinal Mounts
    • Weapon Types
      • DEW
      • GUW
      • KEW
  • Military Vehicle Types
    • TBD

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Battledress Overview

Note: This is one of the three common forms of hazardous-duty dress used by the military and paramilitaries of most worlds. These three types of dress are:

• Environmental Suits (Hazardous Environment Non-Combat Armor) (PROFOR)
• Combat Armor (Non-powered Combat Armor)
• Battle Dress (Powered Combat Armor)

Description (Specifications)

Battle dress is somewhat bulky, but is roughly man-sized.

Chameleon Option

At Tech Level 12, a chameleon surface becomes available for the combat environment suit, combat armor, or battle dress, at an additional cost of Cr1000. It selectively bleeds heat to match background IR levels and effectively renders the wearer invisible to IR sensors.

Psionic Shield Option

Beginning at Tech Level 12, psionic shielding is available as an option for any armor at an additional cost of Cr4000. Psionic shielding protects the wearer from psionic mind reading and from psionic life sensing.

Epochal Technology Periods

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Battle dress enhances the strength and senses of individuals wearing it with variable feedback personal controls, servo-powered limbs, and various kinds of electronic assistance. In addition to the enhanced strength, the suit usually has several pieces of equipment built in, including short range communicators, life support systems, and sensor enhancements.

Word Etymology

No information yet available.

Early Power Armor

No information yet available.

Stelltech Power Armor

No information yet available.

Future Trends in Power Armor Development

No information yet available.

Battle Pods

No information yet available.

Worlds & Cosmology (Astrography)

Many battledress manufacturers exist. Some of the better known ones include:

• TBD

References and contributors

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 42.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Characters and Combat (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 42.
• Marc Miller. Shadows/Annic Nova (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 19.
• Don McKinney. Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), 15-16.J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Zhodani (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 15-16.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 74,75.
• Citation Missing - Traveller The New Era
• Dave Nilsen. Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 17-21.
• Greg Porter. Central Supply Catalog (Imperium Games, 1996), 19.
• Citation Missing - Traveller's Handbook
• Citation Missing - GURPS Traveller
• Douglas E. Berry. Ground Forces (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), 86-87.
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science