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| − | [[Ablat Personal Armor]] is a cheap alternative to [[Reflec Personal Armor|reflec]], and is fashioned from a material | + | [[Ablat Personal Armor]] is a cheap alternative to [[Reflec Personal Armor|reflec]], and is fashioned from a material that will ablate (vaporize) when hit by [[Laser Weapon|laser fire]]. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=41|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=CC41}} |
The ablation of the material carries away the energy of the [[laser]], and protects the wearer. Continued fire against ablat degrades its effectiveness, but the [[armor]] is cheap and easily replaceable. Ablat also has some value against other forms of attack. {{Page cite|citeName=CC41}} | The ablation of the material carries away the energy of the [[laser]], and protects the wearer. Continued fire against ablat degrades its effectiveness, but the [[armor]] is cheap and easily replaceable. Ablat also has some value against other forms of attack. {{Page cite|citeName=CC41}} | ||
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As a generality, ablative armor is consumable and not very effective against [[slugthrower]]s or other [[KEW]] weaponry. It’s more useful as a coating on more conventional [[armor]]s or a layer within composite armors. {{Unpublished cite|author=[[Maksim-Smelchak]]|citeName=MS}} | As a generality, ablative armor is consumable and not very effective against [[slugthrower]]s or other [[KEW]] weaponry. It’s more useful as a coating on more conventional [[armor]]s or a layer within composite armors. {{Unpublished cite|author=[[Maksim-Smelchak]]|citeName=MS}} | ||
| − | Ablative armor has been known since pre-spacefaring days. With the advent of increasingly effective [[energy weapon]]s, ablative armor came into wider use and increasingly more effective ablative armors were developed. | + | Ablative armor has been known since pre-spacefaring days. With the advent of increasingly effective [[energy weapon]]s, ablative armor came into wider use, and increasingly more effective ablative armors were developed. |
| − | [[Laser Weapon]]ry comes into maturity | + | [[Laser Weapon]]ry comes into maturity at {{TL|8}} as target designators and later anti-material [[weapon]]s, and naturally, defenses against it are developed. Ablative materials have been used in a variety of applications since their advent at the beginning of {{TL|6}}. However, only with {{TL|9}} [[materials science]] and miniaturization do they become useful as personal battlefield defenses. {{Unpublished cite|citeName=MS}} |
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 9 November 2022
| Ablat Personal Armor | |
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| Type | Personal Armor |
| Tech Level | TL–9 |
| Cost | Cr75 |
| Size | 4.5 liters |
| Weight | 2 kg |
| Also see | Personal Armor |
Ablat Personal Armor is a cheap alternative to reflec, and is fashioned from a material that will ablate (vaporize) when hit by laser fire. [1]
The ablation of the material carries away the energy of the laser, and protects the wearer. Continued fire against ablat degrades its effectiveness, but the armor is cheap and easily replaceable. Ablat also has some value against other forms of attack. [1]
As a generality, ablative armor is consumable and not very effective against slugthrowers or other KEW weaponry. It’s more useful as a coating on more conventional armors or a layer within composite armors. [2]
Ablative armor has been known since pre-spacefaring days. With the advent of increasingly effective energy weapons, ablative armor came into wider use, and increasingly more effective ablative armors were developed.
Laser Weaponry comes into maturity at TL–8 as target designators and later anti-material weapons, and naturally, defenses against it are developed. Ablative materials have been used in a variety of applications since their advent at the beginning of TL–6. However, only with TL–9 materials science and miniaturization do they become useful as personal battlefield defenses. [2]
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.
- Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 41-43.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 74.
- Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 132.
- Martin Dougherty. Guns, Gadgets and Gear (Avenger Enterprises, 2007), 46.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 625.
- Matthew Sprange. Core Rule Book (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), 98.
- Matthew Sprange. Central Supply Catalogue (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), 16.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 41.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak