They don't have to be battle steel. The armour can be anything from VVS battle inconel, to ordinary mild steel, to handwaved kevlar-based composites, to hardened ceramic tiles layered within a battle-steel matrix. Each one would have their advantages and disadvantages. Jet used battle steel because survivability was her main goal.... she wanted to minimise the risk of the wearer being hurt in the inevitable crash. That was her reasoning behind using a solid foot. A flubbed landing won't break or sprain the wearers ankle, while the software/wearer can compensate for the stability issues.
And it does look stylish.
Stingray's would probably be pretty damned handy in a fight.... but are a dog to fix up afterwards, and are still a little glitchy. They're very 'Western' in their execution...expensive, complicated, probably superior on paper to most things, but probably less so when it comes to actually putting them in the field. Jet's building a set for the A-team... and basically just went and built a stock of individual spares for each suit (And Sierra's), and made damned sure to keep them from getting mixed up. A few parts like comms, computers, some armaments and radar might be interchangeable but that's about it.
On their own... they don't really need to be equipped for combat, unless you're planning on shooting something. Anyone wearing power armour is already pretty dangerous, just ask anyone who's ever been punched by one. It's something Jet made a point to mention in the design documentation. Wearing one is a bit like having power steering for your body. Everything's light and easy.... but it also kills feel and feedback pretty effectively.... it's very easy to make a mistake and forget just how strong the armour is.
Anyway. I'll make a few minor edits to things, adding contributors.... and add it to the wiki soon enough.
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And it does look stylish.
Stingray's would probably be pretty damned handy in a fight.... but are a dog to fix up afterwards, and are still a little glitchy. They're very 'Western' in their execution...expensive, complicated, probably superior on paper to most things, but probably less so when it comes to actually putting them in the field. Jet's building a set for the A-team... and basically just went and built a stock of individual spares for each suit (And Sierra's), and made damned sure to keep them from getting mixed up. A few parts like comms, computers, some armaments and radar might be interchangeable but that's about it.
On their own... they don't really need to be equipped for combat, unless you're planning on shooting something. Anyone wearing power armour is already pretty dangerous, just ask anyone who's ever been punched by one. It's something Jet made a point to mention in the design documentation. Wearing one is a bit like having power steering for your body. Everything's light and easy.... but it also kills feel and feedback pretty effectively.... it's very easy to make a mistake and forget just how strong the armour is.
Anyway. I'll make a few minor edits to things, adding contributors.... and add it to the wiki soon enough.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?