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=== Personal Armor Characteristics === | === Personal Armor Characteristics === | ||
Volume: 4.0 liters. Weight: 1.0 kg. Base Price: Cr50. | Volume: 4.0 liters. Weight: 1.0 kg. Base Price: Cr50. | ||
| − | * ''[[TL-1 Jack Personal Armor|Jack armour]]:'' Effective against [[blade weapon]]s ([[sword]] and [[dagger]]), 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= | + | * ''[[TL-1 Jack Personal Armor|Jack armour]]:'' Effective against [[blade weapon]]s ([[sword]] and [[dagger]]), 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 }} |
| − | * The armor provides Class-2 protection against [[Melee Weapon]]s. {{Page cite|name= MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy |page= | + | * The armor provides Class-2 protection against [[Melee Weapon]]s. {{Page cite|name= MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy |page= 131 |article= Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide }} |
== History & Background (Dossier) == | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Characters and Combat|version=Classic Traveller|page=41-43}} | | {{Ludography cite|name= Characters and Combat|version=Classic Traveller|page=41-43}} | ||
| {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=74,75}} | | {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=74,75}} | ||
| + | | {{Ludography cite|name= MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy |page= 131 |article= Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide }} | ||
| {{Ludography cite|name= Guns, Gadgets and Gear|page=44}} | | {{Ludography cite|name= Guns, Gadgets and Gear|page=44}} | ||
| {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules|page=629}} | | {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules|page=629}} | ||
Revision as of 02:36, 16 April 2020
| Generic Jack Personal Armor | |
|---|---|
| Type | Personal Armor |
| Tech Level | TL–1 |
| Cost | Cr50 |
| Size | 4 liters |
| Weight | 1 kg |
Jack Personal Armor (Cr50; TL–1) is a natural or synthetic leather jacket or body suit covering the torso and upper arms and legs. [1]
Jack is somewhat better than ordinary clothing or bare skin when defending against blades; it is worthless against guns. [1]
Personal Armor Characteristics
Volume: 4.0 liters. Weight: 1.0 kg. Base Price: Cr50.
- Jack armour: Effective against blade weapons (sword and dagger), 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]
- The armor provides Class-2 protection against Melee Weapons. [3]
History & Background (Dossier)
As a Proto-Sophont transitions from TL–0 to full sophonce and the full use of tools in the TL:1-3 epoch, leather and hide working are discovered and used to create the first Personal Armors. Higher tech jack armors, sometimes called Leather Armor, often use various leather hardening processes to increase resistance against blades and other melee weapons. [4]
Selected Personal Armor Models
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 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), 74,75.
- Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 131.
- Martin Dougherty. Guns, Gadgets and Gear (Avenger Enterprises, 2007), 44.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 629.
- Citation Missing - Core Rule Book
- Citation Missing - Central Supply Catalogue
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 41.
- ↑ Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 131.
- ↑ Marc Miller. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 131.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak