Flak Jacket

Generic Flak Jacket
Generic Flak Jacket
Type	Protective Gear
Tech Level	TL–6
Cost	Cr250
Size	2.5 liters
Weight	2.0 kg
Manufacturer	Various
Generic Flak Jacket

A TL-6 Flak Jacket (Cr250; TL-6) is an inexpensive form of ballistic cloth fashioned into a protective covering to guard the torso.

Description (Specifications)

Flak Jacket: A flak jacket is an inexpensive form of ballistic cloth fashioned into a protective covering to guard the torso. A flak jacket offers limited protection against firearms. However, it will not defend you against personal energy weapons.

Personal Armor Characteristics

Volume: 2.5 liters. Weight: 2.0 kg. Base Price: Cr250.

• The jacket provides Class-3 protection against Ballistic Weapons.

History & Background (Dossier)

Flak jacket tend to be originally developed in the TL:4-6 epoch to protect against shrapnel. They quickly grow increasingly sophisticated, almost immune to lesser projectiles. By TL:7-9, they can effectively block all but the larger rifle caliber rounds although with significant bruising or even broken bones from larger rounds. Bullets with greater penetration are created to defeat them. By TL:10-12, a good flak jacket can spread out and diminish kinetic energy. They are mostly obsolete by TL:13-15.

Selected Personal Armor Models

1. TL-6 Flak Jacket
2. TL-8 Flak Jacket
3. TL-10 Flak Jacket
4. TL-12 Flak Jacket

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. "Imperial Soldier’s Weapons & Armor Guide." MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (1990): 4.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science