Difference between revisions of "Mesh Personal Armor"
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# [[TL-7 Mesh Personal Armor]] | # [[TL-7 Mesh Personal Armor]] | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 1 June 2018
| Generic Mesh Personal Armor | |
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 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.
- Mesh Personal Armor: A slightly upgraded version of 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 armour. Mesh is most effective against blade weapons. But, like jack armor, offers little protection against firearms and energy weapons. [3]
- The armor provides Class-2 protection against Melee Weapons. [4]
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
References & contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 41-43.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Characters and Combat (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 41-43.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 74,75.
- Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 4.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 629.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 41.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 41.
- ↑ Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 4.
- ↑ Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 4.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak