Body Armor
...ground troops...wear...flexible, but heavier material...body armor designed to handle energy weapons. --Body armor
Starfleet personnel typically do not wear body armor. However, upon request, energy-weapon (monocrys) and ballistic (nanoplas) body-armor is available. Various encounter suits are also be issued, depending upon the hazards expected.
Monocrys Bodysuit
This is Star Fleet issue concealable ballistic body armor is usually warn as an undergarment. It is typically issued when encounters with primitive (pre-TL10, i.e. non-disruptor/laser using) hostiles are expected.
The DR is 24/8*. It absorbs 8 points of damage against most forms a attacks, but against cutting and piercing attacks it protects for 24 points. It is flexible, so for every full 10 points of cutting, impaling, or piercing damage or 5 points of crushing damage stopped by DR, 1 HP blunt trauma causes actual injury [B379]. If the DR of the armor is penetrated, then there is no blunt trauma effect.
Monocrys is a TL 11 material. A two-piece undergarment covers the body and limbs. Cost is $900. Weight is 6 lbs. LC 3. [GURPS Ultra-Tech, p. 172]
Ablative Nanoplas Jacket and Trousers
This is Star Fleet issue laser-resistant body armor. It is typically issued when encounters with phaser/laser wielding hostiles are expected.
The DR is 36/6*. It absorbs 6 points of damage against most forms a attacks, but against burning or crushing explosive attacks from any type of laser it protects for 36 points. It is ablative, so for every 10 full points of basic laser damage, remove one point of DR from the location hit. It is flexible, so for every full 10 points of cutting, impaling, or piercing damage or 5 points of crushing damage stopped by DR, 1 HP blunt trauma causes actual injury (B379). If the DR of the armor is penetrated, then there is no blunt trauma effect.
Ablative Nanoplas is a TL 10 material. A jacket covers the chest and arms, trousers the abdomen and legs. Cost for the jacket is $450, trousers $280. Weight for the jacket is 1.5 lbs., trousers 1.4 lbs. LC 3. [GURPS Ultra-Tech, p. 173-174]
Assault Boots
These are Starfleet issue armored boots. They are typically issued when encounters with hostiles are expected.
The DR is 30/15. The sole of the boot provides 30 DR; the rest of the boot provides 15 DR. They are considered best quality equipment and add 5 to Hiking skill [GURPS Ultra-Tech, p. 173].
Cost is $150. Weight is 3 lbs. LC 3.
Environmental Suit
The standard Starfleet issue environmental suit is a chromo-metallic, flexible, form-fitting one-piece suit with a white belt that fastens around the waist. A phaser can be either holstered or attached to the white belt, depending on the severity of the away mission. The helmet is detachable and the name tag of the occupant can be seen on it. The upper chest and neck area of the suit has a built-in communicator--Environmental Suit - Memory Alpha.
It includes a back-mounted life-support pack (LSP) and an air tank with a 12-hour supply.
With 2 fully charged C cells, the LSP will provide 48 hours of:
- biometric readings of the wearer [UT187]
- climate control vs. -459 to 250 °F (0 to 400 K) [UT171]
- pressure support up to 10 atmospheres
- radiation protection of PF 2 [UT171]
- vacuum support [UT171]
With a fully a charged B cell, the Visored Space Helmet will provide 48 hours of:
- small radio [UT44]
- infrared visor [UT61]
- hearing protection [UT171]
The vacc suit is reinforced with impact resistant monocrys ballistic armor:
- DR 20 vs. most attacks to the body
- DR 40 vs. cutting or piercing attacks to the body
- DR 30 vs. face (and eyes)
- DR 40 vs. skull
- The vacc suit by itself has HP 12, HT 12.
The full suit weighs 34 lbs.:
- 30 lb. monocrys vacc suit
- 4 lb. helmet
These vacc suits do not inflate; they use a mechanical counter-pressure (MCP) system which means they are in direct contact with the skin. They cost $12,000 credits on the open market. Monocrys is a TL 11 material, LC 2. [Counterpressure Monocrys Vacc Suit from GURPS Ultra-Tech, p. 179]
