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|name    = Generic Mesh Personal Armor
|Type   = Protective gear
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|caption = Generic Mesh Personal Armor
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|cost    = Cr150
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|footnote= Generic Mesh Personal Armor
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|group  = Personal Armor
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|size   = 4.0 liters
 
|TL      = 7
 
|TL      = 7
|size   = 4l
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|Type   = Protective Gear
|weight  = 2kg
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|weight  = 2.0 kg
|cost    = Cr150
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|manufacturer= Various
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[[Mesh armour]] is a jacket or body suit made of natural or synthetic leather and reinforced with a lining of flexible metal mesh like chain mail but lighter and stronger. Mesh reduces or stops penetration by blades and has some effectiveness against guns, it is ineffective against laser fire.
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[[TL-7 Mesh Personal Armor]] (Cr150; [[TL-7]]) is a jacket or body suit made of natural or synthetic leather and reinforced with a lining of flexible metal mesh, similar to [[chain mail]] but lighter and stronger. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=41|version=Classic Traveller}}
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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Mesh reduces or stops penetration by [[blade]]s and has some effectiveness against [[gun]]s; it is ineffective against [[Laser Weapon|laser fire]]. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=41|version=Classic Traveller}}
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=== Personal Armor Characteristics ===
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Volume: 4.0 liters. Weight: 2.0 kg. Base Price: Cr150.
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* ''[[TL-7 Mesh Personal Armor|Mesh Personal Armor]]:'' A slightly upgraded version of [[Jack Personal Armor|jack armour]], mesh can be a natural of synthetic suit reinforced with a metal mesh. It is more costly, but heavier and more durable than [[Jack Personal Armor|jack armour]]. Mesh is most effective against [[blade weapon]]s. But, like jack armor, offers little protection against [[firearm]]s and [[energy weapon]]s. {{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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''Mesh Personal Armor'' is a modern [[TL:7-9]] [[technology]] [[personal armor]] and modern successor to archaic [[chain mail]]. It is a modern ballistic cloth combined with a flexible mesh, general of metals, composites, polymers, or even ceramics.
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Higher tech versions, generally manufactured in the [[TL:10-12]] epoch can absorb and redistribute kinetic energy even more effectively. Some forms can even store, redistribute, or even transform the kinetic energy into usable power. Higher tech successor versions are rumored to be able to do even more. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
  
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=== Selected Personal Armor Models ===
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# [[TL-1 Scale Mail]]
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# [[TL-2 Chain Mail]]
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# [[TL-3 Ring Mail]]
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# [[TL-7 Mesh Personal Armor]]
  
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== References & contributors (Sources) ==
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|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}}
 
|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= MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy |page= 4 |article= Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide }}
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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: Protective Gear]]
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Revision as of 22:02, 1 June 2018

Generic Mesh Personal Armor
Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
Generic Mesh Personal Armor
Type Protective Gear
Tech Level TL–7
Cost Cr150
Size 4.0 liters
Weight 2.0 kg
Manufacturer Various
Generic Mesh Personal Armor

TL-7 Mesh Personal Armor (Cr150; TL-7) is a jacket or body suit made of natural or synthetic leather and reinforced with a lining of flexible metal mesh, similar to chain mail but lighter and stronger. [1]

Description (Specifications)

Mesh reduces or stops penetration by blades and has some effectiveness against guns; it is ineffective against laser fire. [2]

Personal Armor Characteristics

Volume: 4.0 liters. Weight: 2.0 kg. Base Price: Cr150.

History & Background (Dossier)

Mesh Personal Armor is a modern TL:7-9 technology personal armor and modern successor to archaic chain mail. It is a modern ballistic cloth combined with a flexible mesh, general of metals, composites, polymers, or even ceramics.

Higher tech versions, generally manufactured in the TL:10-12 epoch can absorb and redistribute kinetic energy even more effectively. Some forms can even store, redistribute, or even transform the kinetic energy into usable power. Higher tech successor versions are rumored to be able to do even more. [5]

Selected Personal Armor Models

  1. TL-1 Scale Mail
  2. TL-2 Chain Mail
  3. TL-3 Ring Mail
  4. TL-7 Mesh 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. Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 41.
  2. Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 41.
  3. Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 4.
  4. Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 4.
  5. Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak