Chapter 7: Body Armor & Protective Gear
Ballistic Armor: Polykev -- the brand name for what Ultra-Tech calls "reflex armor" -- is readily available, having completely replaced kevlar. Reflec doesn't exist. (While a number of laser resistant metahumans have been studied and demonstrated to function in a way similar to that theorized for reflec, efforts to replicate the phenomenon in the laboratory have proven unfruitful.) Bioplas has been developed in laboratories, but is not yet in common use.
Artificial Gill: Developed by the late Drs. David and Beth Moore (parents of IST Tokyo commander Black Pearl) this device was thought to be lost after their murder. Its plans were recently rediscovered, and it is now commercially available, with a portion of all proceeds going to a scholarship fund Black Pearl created in her parents' honor.
Sealed Combat Armor: Space armor, while popularized by its use by the Meeranar, and its necessity made readily apparent by first contact with the Kronin, is still not widely available.
Combat Walkers: The earliest practical battlesuits (those employed in Vietnam) were functionally equivalent to Infantry Combat Walkers, minus all electronics, and weighing four times as much.
Powered Combat Armor: The IST Powered Infantry Armor is exactly identical to this suit, with the addition of a contragravity flight system and some integrated weapons systems.
Psionic Mindshield: This technology can be considered TL 10 when calculating its effectiveness. The "headband" is available in a number of different forms.
Ballistic Armor: Polykev -- the brand name for what Ultra-Tech calls "reflex armor" -- is readily available, having completely replaced kevlar. Reflec doesn't exist. (While a number of laser resistant metahumans have been studied and demonstrated to function in a way similar to that theorized for reflec, efforts to replicate the phenomenon in the laboratory have proven unfruitful.) Bioplas has been developed in laboratories, but is not yet in common use.
Artificial Gill: Developed by the late Drs. David and Beth Moore (parents of IST Tokyo commander Black Pearl) this device was thought to be lost after their murder. Its plans were recently rediscovered, and it is now commercially available, with a portion of all proceeds going to a scholarship fund Black Pearl created in her parents' honor.
Sealed Combat Armor: Space armor, while popularized by its use by the Meeranar, and its necessity made readily apparent by first contact with the Kronin, is still not widely available.
Combat Walkers: The earliest practical battlesuits (those employed in Vietnam) were functionally equivalent to Infantry Combat Walkers, minus all electronics, and weighing four times as much.
Powered Combat Armor: The IST Powered Infantry Armor is exactly identical to this suit, with the addition of a contragravity flight system and some integrated weapons systems.
Psionic Mindshield: This technology can be considered TL 10 when calculating its effectiveness. The "headband" is available in a number of different forms.