Cataphract helmet

Cataphract helmet

A heavily-armored high-tech helmet, with a solid plasteel-weave shell and indirect visual system for non-frontal view angles. It protects against all but the most powerful or luckily-aimed shots. Armor like this is used by imperial cataphracts to break heavily fortified positions in frontal assaults when no other option is available.

Base Stats

Type

Gear – Armor

Market Value

745 

Mass

2 kg

HP

180

Apparel

Insulation - Cold

4 °C (7.2 °F)

Insulation - Heat

2 °C (3.6 °F)

Armor - Sharp

120%

Armor - Blunt

50%

Armor - Heat

60%

Coverage

Head, Left Ear, Right Ear, Left Eye, Right Eye, Nose, Jaw

Creation

Work To Make

26,250 ticks (7.29 mins)

A Cataphract helmet is a type of advanced (armor) introduced by the Royalty DLC that can effectively block gunshots, cuts, blunt trauma, or burns. It forms a full set along with the Cataphract armor.

Acquisition

As a complicated piece of technology, Cataphract Helmets can only be made at the Fabrication bench and requires Cataphract Armor to be researched in order to be constructed. Researching Cataphract Armor in turn requires the previous power armor projects to be researched as well as the use of two Cataphract Armor Techprints to unlock. Crafting the helmet requires 50 plasteel and 1 advanced component.

Alternatively, the helmet can be received as a quest reward, purchased from traders, or found on Imperial Cataphracts and Stellic Guards.

Analysis

Cataphract helmets provides the best protection of any helmet in the game, especially against blunt, and can block heat damage. Like Recon helmets and Marine helmets, and unlike the Simple or Flak helmet it covers the entire head, including the Jaw, Nose, Ears and Eyes to provide comprehensive protection. It provides roughly the same protection as a Marine Helmet of one quality level above its own, or of Recon Helmet two quality levels above its own. It also allows a pawn to reach the cap of 200% sharp protection at Legendary quality.

Unfortunately, it is much more expensive, needs a long time to make and also needs the Cataphract Armor research before being available. Acquiring it through fighting the Empire is also difficult due to their ubiquitious Death acidifier implants and the general difficulty of killing the pawns wearing this armor and carrying the empires best weapons. Unlike the armor however, it offers no penalty to movement speed, meaning that should one be available, it will be a straight upgrade to any other available helmet of similar quality.

Cataphract helmets also appease the headwear requirements of all nobles.

Stats table

Cataphract helmet	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Quality
Awful	72%	30%	36%	180	-3.2 °C (-5.8 °F)	+1.6 °C (2.9 °F)	370
Poor	96%	40%	48%	180	-3.6 °C (-6.5 °F)	+1.8 °C (3.2 °F)	560
Normal	120%	50%	60%	180	-4 °C (-7.2 °F)	+2 °C (3.6 °F)	745
Good	138%	57.5%	69%	180	-4.4 °C (-7.9 °F)	+2.2 °C (4 °F)	930
Excellent	156%	65%	78%	180	-4.8 °C (-8.6 °F)	+2.4 °C (4.3 °F)	1115
Masterwork	174%	72.5%	87%	180	-6 °C (-10.8 °F)	+3 °C (5.4 °F)	1860
Legendary	200%	90%	108%	180	-7.2 °C (-13 °F)	+3.6 °C (6.5 °F)	3725

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.}

Trivia

Cataphracts were heavy armored cavalry used in warfare by people in Europe.

Every cataphract helmet found on an Imperial Cataphract will be white, while every one found on a Stellic Guard (Warden or Defender) will be black.

Version history

Introduced in the initial release of the Royalty DLC.

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