Recon armor

Recon Armor

A suit of light partially-powered armor, designed to permit quick movement. Lightweight plasteel-weave plates block attacks without compromising mobility, and neuro-memetic assistors in the lower body allow a human to wear the armor and still move easily. Armor like this is often used by imperial scout troops and glitterworld police forces.

Base Stats

Type

Gear – Armor

Market Value

2035 

Mass

15 kg

HP

340

Apparel

Insulation - Cold

32 °C (57.6 °F)

Insulation - Heat

9 °C (16.2 °F)

Armor - Sharp

92%

Armor - Blunt

40%

Armor - Heat

46%

Coverage

Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg

Creation

Work To Make

1,000 ticks (16.67 secs)

Recon armor is a set of power armor that forms a full set along with the Recon helmet.

Acquisition

As a complicated piece of technology, Recon Armor can only be made at the Fabrication bench and requires Recon Armor to be researched in order to be constructed. Crafting the armor requires 80 plasteel, 10 uranium and 3 advanced component.

Alternatively, the armor can be received as a quest reward, purchased from traders, or found on Imperial Janissaries and other Raiders.

Analysis

Recon armor is the lowest tier of the three types of power armor, the other two being the Marine armor and the Cataphract armor. As such they're both significantly cheaper and have fewer research requirements, while also offering significantly less protection. While they have the same coverage, the recon armor is roughly equivalent to a Marine armor one quality level below (e.g. a Normal Recon armor ~= Poor Marine armor ), or a cataphract armor two quality levels below.

Compared a flak vest and duster, the recon armor offers strictly superior protection to the arms and legs when all items are the same quality, regardless of duster material. The interactions of two layers are dictated by the games [Armor#Armor Rating|Armor Rating calculations]], and the result is that any combination of duster and flak vest offers superior protection of the torso, neck and shoulders than the recon armor, assuming all items are the same quality. The overall impact of the opposing traits of superior arm and leg protection and inferior torso, neck and shoulder protection on pawn survivability is currently unclear. However in this comparison, it should be noted that several vital organs are in the torso and the destruction of these can result in immediate death. It should also be noted that flak vests come with a movement penalty of -0.12c/s while the recon armor does not, meaning may be a reason to choose the recon armor even with inferior protection.

It occupies both the overgarments, middle, and shell layers, while flak vests only occupy the middle layer - meaning it can't be worn with tribalwear.

Recon armor also appeases the middle and outer torso requirements of all nobles, replacing both the Royal vest/Corset and the Royal robe.

Stats table

Recon armor	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Quality
Awful	55.2%	24%	27.6%	280	-25.6 °C (-46.1 °F)	+7.2 °C (13 °F)	770
Poor	73.6%	32%	36.8%	280	-28.8 °C (-51.8 °F)	+8.1 °C (14.6 °F)	1155
Normal	92%	40%	46%	280	-32 °C (-57.6 °F)	+9 °C (16.2 °F)	1540
Good	105.8%	46%	52.9%	280	-35.2 °C (-63.4 °F)	+9.9 °C (17.8 °F)	1925
Excellent	119.6%	52%	59.8%	280	-38.4 °C (-69.1 °F)	+10.8 °C (19.4 °F)	2310
Masterwork	133.4%	58%	66.7%	280	-48 °C (-86.4 °F)	+13.5 °C (24.3 °F)	3540
Legendary	165.6%	72%	82.8%	280	-57.6 °C (-103.7 °F)	+16.2 °C (29.2 °F)	4540

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

Trivia

Every set of Recon armor found on an Imperial Janissary will be black.

Version history

Added in 1.1.

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Apparel

Torso | Clothing

Button-down shirt • T-shirt (Kid ) • Tribalwear (Kid )

Corset • Eltex shirt • Eltex vest • Formal vest • Formal shirt

Slave collar

Sash • Kid romper

Armor

Flak vest

Legs | Clothing

Pants (Kid )

Armor

Flak pants

Shell | Clothing

Duster • Jacket • Parka (Kid ) • Robe

Cape • Eltex robe • Prestige robe

Burka • Slave body strap

Heavy bandolier

Lab coat

Armor

Flak jacket • Marine armor (Prestige , Grenadier ) • Plate armor • Recon armor (Prestige , Locust , Mechlord ) • Cataphract armor (Prestige , Phoenix )

Head | Clothing

Bowler hat • Cowboy hat • Hood • Psychic foil helmet • Tuque • Tribal headdress • Veil • War mask

Beret • Coronet • Crown • Eltex helmet • Eltex skullcap • Ladies hat • Stellic crown • Top hat

Authority cap • Blindfold • Broadwrap • Flophat • Headwrap • Shadecone • Slicecap • Tailcap • Torture crown • Visage mask

Airwire headset • Array headset • Gas mask • Face mask

Ceremonial hood • Ritual mask

Armor

Flak helmet • Marine helmet (Prestige/Samurai helmet ) • Recon helmet (Prestige , Mechlord ) • Simple helmet (Kid ) • Cataphract helmet (Prestige ) • Gunlink • Integrator headset • Mechcommander helmet