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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]] 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}} 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= 131 |article= Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide }}
 
   
 
   
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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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| {{Ludography cite|name= Characters and Combat|version=Classic Traveller|page=41-43}}
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=Imperial Encyclopedia|page=74,75}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=74,75}}
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name=T5 Core Rules|page=629}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy |page= 131 |article= Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide }}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Guns, Gadgets and Gear|page=44}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules|page=629}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Core Rule Book | version=Mongoose 2nd|page=95}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Central Supply Catalogue | version=Mongoose 2nd|page= 12}}
 
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Latest revision as of 00:31, 15 November 2021

Jack Personal Armor
Type Personal Armor
Tech Level TL–1
Cost Cr50
Size 4 liters
Weight 1 kg

Jack Personal Armor is a natural or synthetic leather jacket or body suit covering the torso and upper arms and legs. [1] Jack is a leather covering worn over the torso, arms, and legs. Although jack is ineffective against firearms and energy weapons, it is useful on high law level worlds which permit only blade weapons. It is light, inexpensive, and easy to purchase on nearly any world. [2]

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

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 Mongoose Publishing 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): 131.