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|name    = Generic Jack Personal Armor
|Type   = Protective gear
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|caption = Generic Jack Personal Armor
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|cost    = Cr50
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|footnote= Generic Jack Personal Armor
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|group  = Personal Armor
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|image  = [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif]]
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|size   = 4.0 liters
 
|TL      = 1
 
|TL      = 1
|size   = 4l
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|Type   = Protective Gear
|weight  = 1kg
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|weight  = 1.0 kg
|cost    = Cr50
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|manufacturer= Various
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[[Jack armour]] is a natural or synthetic leather jacket or body suit covering the torso and upper arms and legs. Jack Armour is somewhat better than ordinary clothing or bare skin when defending against blades and is worthless against guns.
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[[Jack Personal Armor]] (Cr50; {{TL|1}}) is a natural or synthetic leather jacket or body suit covering the torso and upper arms and legs. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=41|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=CC41}}
 
   
 
   
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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Jack is somewhat better than ordinary clothing or bare skin when defending against [[blade]]s; it is worthless against [[gun]]s. {{Page cite|citeName=CC41}}
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=== Personal Armor Characteristics ===
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Volume: 4.0 liters. Weight: 1.0 kg. Base Price: Cr50.
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* ''[[TL-1 Jack Personal Armor|Jack armour]]:'' Effective against [[blade weapon]]s ([[sword]] and [[dagger]]), jack is a leather covering worn over the torso, arms, and legs. Although jack is ineffective against [[firearm]]s and [[energy weapon]]s, it is useful  on high law level worlds which permit only [[blade weapon]]s. It is light, inexpensive, and easy to purchase on nearly any [[world]]. {{Page cite|name= MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy |page= 4 |article= Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide }}
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* The armor provides Class-2 protection against [[Melee Weapon]]s. {{Page cite|name= MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy |page= 4 |article= Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide }}
  
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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As a [[Proto-Sophont]] transitions from {{TL|0}} to full sophonce and the full use of [[tool]]s in the [[TL:1-3]] epoch, leather and hide working are discovered and used to create the first [[Personal Armor]]s. Higher tech jack armors, sometimes called Leather Armor, often use various leather hardening processes to increase resistance against [[blade]]s and other [[melee weapon]]s. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
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=== Selected Personal Armor Models ===
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# [[TL-1 Jack Personal Armor]]
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# [[TL-3 Jack Personal Armor]]
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# [[TL-5 Jack Personal Armor]]
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# [[TL-7 Jack Personal Armor]]
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Characters and Combat|page=41}}
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=41-43}}
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=Imperial Encyclopedia|page=74,75}}
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=74,75}}
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name=T5 Core Rules|page=629}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Guns, Gadgets and Gear|page=44}}
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules|page=629}}
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|S5= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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[[Category: Personal Armor]]
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[[Category: Protective Gear]]
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{{LE|Armor}}

Revision as of 01:30, 13 August 2018

Generic Jack Personal Armor
Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
Generic Jack Personal Armor
Type Protective Gear
Tech Level TL–1
Cost Cr50
Size 4.0 liters
Weight 1.0 kg
Manufacturer Various
Generic Jack Personal Armor

Jack Personal Armor (Cr50; TL–1) is a natural or synthetic leather jacket or body suit covering the torso and upper arms and legs. [1]

Description (Specifications)

Jack is somewhat better than ordinary clothing or bare skin when defending against blades; it is worthless against guns. [1]

Personal Armor Characteristics

Volume: 4.0 liters. Weight: 1.0 kg. Base Price: Cr50.

History & Background (Dossier)

As a Proto-Sophont transitions from TL–0 to full sophonce and the full use of tools in the TL:1-3 epoch, leather and hide working are discovered and used to create the first Personal Armors. Higher tech jack armors, sometimes called Leather Armor, often use various leather hardening processes to increase resistance against blades and other melee weapons. [4]

Selected Personal Armor Models

  1. TL-1 Jack Personal Armor
  2. TL-3 Jack Personal Armor
  3. TL-5 Jack Personal Armor
  4. TL-7 Jack Personal Armor

References & Contributors (Sources)

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.
  1. 1.0 1.1 Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 41.
  2. Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 4.
  3. Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 4.
  4. Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak