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[[Water Survival Suit]]s allow for longer activity in cold water, or water containing contaminants. The suits do not incorporate any specific protections against weapons or attacks but may provide minimal protections due to their bulk or construction.  
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[[Water Survival Suit]]s allow for longer activity in cold water, or water containing contaminants. The suits do not incorporate any specific protections against weapons or attacks, but may provide minimal protections due to their bulk or construction.  
 
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* [[Atmospheric survival suit]]
 
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* [[Hostile environment suit]] 
 
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A [[Wet Suit]] allows increased endurance in cold water. A nylon-lined, foam-insulated neoprene outfit, water is permitted to soak into the suit, but the insulation is designed to keep heat loss from becoming a problem.
 
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The [[Dry Suit]], unlike the wet suit, is a water-tight insulating suit with an opening only for the face, which is usually covered by a full-face respirator. Because of this, the dry suit is considerably warmer since cold water is not circulating through the suit. If the suit is ever torn, the insulation value is reduced to that of a poor wet suit within minutes.
 
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Wearing clothing under the dry suit is possible and will improve the insulation value, but doing so will also further reduce movement. Installations in icy seas will usually have a version of this suit issued to each crew member in case they fall over the side or an accident causes the installation to be uninhabitable.
 
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|name=Deep Diving Suit
 
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The [[Deep Diving Suit]] is a completely rigid suit with rotating joints instead of hinges, allowing a pressure tight seal in high pressure environments, such as deep underwater (up to 20 atmospheres pressure). The suit is extremely roomy, and the wearer can withdraw their arms to scratch, flip switches, etc., and breathe a normal atmosphere at normal pressure, eliminating the threats of the bends and nitrogen narcosis. However, the dexterity of the suit is extremely limited, and manipulation of objects is by means of a mechanically activated claw at the end of each arm of the suit.
 
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Normally used for underwater construction and repair, custom made tools that are easy to use with the claws enable work at some penalty. All other fine work or application of generic tools is extremely difficult, which can be countered somewhat by spending a lot of time at the task. The suit is completely self-contained, and has life support and power for approximately 6 hours of operation. The suit is extremely heavy, but is designed for neutral buoyancy and no encumbrance applies while it is in the water. Despite its ability to resist pressure, it is not exceptionally strong, using sophisticated design rather than massive quantities of material for its strength. Any breach of the armor at significant depth will be instantly (or nearly instantly) fatal to the wearer as high-pressure liquids or gasses jet into the suit, filling it in seconds. It is also not proof against vacuum or very low pressures
 
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|name=Heated Dry Suit
 
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The [[Heated Dry Suit]] is an advanced-exposure diving suit, the heated dry suit utilizes heating coils built into the suit proper to heat the diver in extremely cold temperatures. (If it's warm enough not to be frozen, it's warm enough to swim in wearing a heated dry suit.)
 
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Disadvantages of the suit include the extreme infrared signature, which makes detection of a diver extremely easy, and the possibility of a short circuit if the suit is damaged. Batteries, worn in a belt pouch, provide six hours of operation before recharge or replacement becomes necessary. Available at {{TL|8}}, the suit is of negligible weight. An improved model, available at {{TL|10}}, does not short circuit when penetrated, and the batteries last 12 hours.
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=The Undersea Environment|page=26}}
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=Imperial Encyclopedia|page=65}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name=Central Supply Catalog|page=11,12,14,21}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Central Supply Catalog|page=11,12,14,21}}
 
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Latest revision as of 02:45, 5 July 2020

Water Survival Suit
Type Protective Gear
Tech Level TL–8
Cost Cr100
Size 3 liters
Weight 3lg

Water Survival Suits allow for longer activity in cold water, or water containing contaminants. The suits do not incorporate any specific protections against weapons or attacks but may provide minimal protections due to their bulk or construction.

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