Armor Design

[Viabuck]

So, I'm looking to further Jorath's juggernautness by setting him up with some armor ontop of his already massive self. I'm pretty bad admittedly at balancing defensive ratings so.. I was wondering if anyone might have some reasonable tips for how durable/what kind of material it should be composed of.. So far the only lightsaber resistant piece of it that I'm looking at is a phrik plate on the back of the glove and beyond that... Tips would be appreciated!

I'm not looking for it to do a lot beyond provide some protection against lightsabers and to provide some additional blaster coverage given his tendency to get shot so.. Any tips from someone whos done it before would be appreciated. I'm posting the image up at the bottom of this for additional information.

 

[Saul Perth]

Some Phrik handplates don't seem like too much to me. As far as material for the rest of it, kinda depends on the suit. Is that picture what you want to base the armor on? It looks balanced, good but not total coverage, standard gaps plus upper arms.

I'd make it out of a Durasteel-Titanium alloy, a little less strength for a fair bit of weight saved. The chest plate will probably keep you alive from anything less than a anti-material round or a mounted heavy weapon, it would still hurt like hell though, and the second shot would probably kill, or at least incapacitate on most rifles. Pistols you might get away with tanking a few shots. The other plates can handle glancing blows or maybe a direct pistol round.

And don't forget the undercoating, armorweave will help against shrapnel while an insulator can help against stuff like electrocution, stun blasts, or good ol' fire.

Just my 2 creds, hope I helped.

 

[Tristar]

I'd agree that based on appearances alone, it would look really balanced. Armor wise, I'd give the torso duranium-titanium alloy metals (from Jorath's bio, he seems like he's capable of handling weights.) which should by all rights make it very resistant to blaster shots at a medium to long range (150 to 400 meters, around that depending on how thick the plating would be.) The gauntlets could to with composite ceramic plating covered with a thin layer of phrik that should allow protection against glancing blows from lightsabers, maybe once or twice.

And definitely armorweave as a good general standard for the jumpsuit. The greaves can be made out of duraplast, giving some good mobility and not as heavy as other metals. Makes for ineffective armor against anything but pistols though, at medium ranges it'll burn through at minimum impact I'd wager.

but 'tis only my two creds.

 

[Ashiruni]

uum... by rating, duraplast is actually stronger than durasteel, but it's more expensive and heavier. If you're trying to survive a couple of solid hits, duraplast is definitely the way to go. The chest piece of a suit like that made from duraplast would probably take three or four hits from a heavy rifle as the mid-range, and six-to-eight if you specialize it to deflecting kinetics/energy, with one or two on the other side. Durasteel would probably take two hits or 3-4/1. Additionally, duraplast is known to be mildly resistant to lightsaber blades. You'll still take the hit, but you can use the hit to force their blade out of position or use the extra half-second to avoid a lethal strike. Durasteel is just butter before a lightsaber assault. Durasteel does, however, excel in taking punishment from extremes of temperature. If you're expecting to fight folks with flame throwers or cryogenic weapons, durasteel is probably the way to go.

My personal preference is a cortosis weave outer layer on the gloves for catching/deflecting lightsabers (indefinitely, unlike phrik, cortosis doesn't degrade with prolonged contact to lightsabers) with durasteel boots/gloves/vambraces and paldrons, armorweave body glove/cape, and duraplast chest, greaves, and upper arm. The result is a reasonable amount of durability (far more than provided by *absolutely any* alloy with the term "titanium" in it), a fair bit of mobility in your arms and calves (at the expense of their being slightly more exposed) and a solid defense against lightsabers in melee if you're fast enough or smart enough to know how to use it.

 

[Chask274]

I seem to remember Wookiepedia mentioning cortosis eventually degrading and breaking under repeated lightsaber strikes, while phrik's page makes no mention of this. Not trying to say one person is right or wrong here, just putting in my two cents. I completely agree with the stuff about duraplast however.

 

[Viabuck]

Well, I'm fairly certain that I dropped the ball somewhere with the armor but I've submitted it! If anyone has any opinions about things I need to change either wording or rating wise.. Or anything else, please feel free to critique it and tell me what needs done. Still getting used to this armor rating stuff and I'm going to be designing a ship next so... This is sort of a dry run for technology applications. http://www.thestarwarsrp.com/forum/showthread.php?63315-JB-01-Crusader&p=1197207#post1197207