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Revision as of 13:10, 28 May 2022
Description
Modern BattleMech and vehicle armor plating was originally introduced in 2470 by the Terran Hegemony[1]. In the BattleTech universe, armor is ablative in nature. This means that it is generally destroyed or blown off when hit, but in the process of doing so, it absorbs enormous energies, protecting the unit it is mounted on. While powerful blows will still rock a vehicle, there will be little, if any, internal damage as long as armor plating still remains. Armor-piercing rounds do exist for certain weapons, but they require a higher technology level and cost more. As a result, destroying a 'Mech requires either immense firepower, concentrated fire on a vulnerable location, or a lucky hit.
Standard BattleMech armor is composed of several layers providing various degrees of protection and support. The first layer is extremely strong titanium alloyed with steel, the result of crystal alignment and radiation treatment, which is also very brittle. The second layer is a ceramic, cubic boron nitride, which combined with a web of artificial diamond fibers acts as a backstop to the steel layer. These two layers rest atop a titanium alloy honeycomb structure which provides support, and a layer of self-sealing polymer sealant which allows for space and underwater operations.[2]
Noting the ablative nature of the armor, most vehicle designers have designed the armor for quick repairs on most units. In game terms, armor is repaired at the rate of 15 minutes per point of armor[3]. Players familiar with BattleTech video games —like MechWarrior 3 and 4— might be used to even faster repairs by mobile field bases (where a damaged 'Mech is apparently repaired in moments), but the computer games represent repairs differently than the tabletop game.
Manufacturing
Armor for BattleMechs & vehicles is manufactured on the following planets:
References
- ↑ TechManual, p. 205, "Armor"
- ↑ TechManual, p. 33, "Armor"
- ↑ BattleTech Master Rules, p. 91, "Master Repair Table"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 174, "Produced Nova Cat Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 32, "Grendel"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 184, "Produced Highlander IIC Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 168, "Produced Grendel Omni Components"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Objective Raids, p. 86, "Produced Cyclops Incorporated Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 14, "Glaive Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 28, "Produced Maxim Mk II Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 230, "Produced Thunder Hawk Components on Loxley"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Objective Raids, p. 141, "Produced Behemoth Tank Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 110, "Produced Zhukov Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 74, "Manticore Vehicle Profile"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 42, "Produced Myrmidon (Anti-Infantry) Components"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Objective Raids, p. 84, "Produced New Earth Trading Company Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 24, "Produced Myrmidon Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 96, "Produced Behemoth Tank Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085 Upgrade, p. 46, "Produced Trajan Components on Terra"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 24, "Produced Behemoth II Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 228, "Jabberwocky Profile"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrades, p. 106, "Typhoon Vehicle Profile"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 32, "Produced Scorpion Vehicle Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 90, "Produced PPC Carrier Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 86, "Produced Demolisher Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3026 Revised, p. 78, "Produced Schrek Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 68, "Produced Bulldog Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 98, "Manticore Variants"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 107, "Produced Bulldog Enterprises Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 12, "Produced Garrot components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 20, "Produced Pixiu Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 18, "Produced Chevalier Vehicle Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 110 - "Mech Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 22, "Produced Sekhmet Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 18, "Produced Cizin Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 36, "Vehicle Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 136, "Produced Joust BE700 Vehicle Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 38, "Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 118, "Mech Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 116, "OmniMech Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 170, "OmniMech Components"
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 12, "Fire Falcon"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 118, "OmniMech Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 20, "Uller"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3026 Revised, p. 74, "Produced Demolisher Vehicle Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 246, "Produced Xanthos Components on Corey"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 146, "Produced Catapult Components on Corey"
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Objective Raids, p. 105, "Produced Independence Weaponry Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 78, "Produced Ninja-To Components"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 139, "Produced Ronin Incorporated Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 82, "Produced Patriot Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 28, "Produced Sarath Components"
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Objective Raids, p. 124, "Produced Gibson BattleMech Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 118, "Toyama 'Mech Profile"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 21, p. 10
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 (Upgrade), p. 80
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 Objective Raids, p. 76, "Produced Defiance Industries Components on Hesperus II"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025 (Revised), p. 98
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 (Upgrade), p. 78
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 79, "Produced S.L Lewis Incorporated Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3026 Revised, p. 10, "Produced Savannah Master Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 10, "Produced Savannah Master Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 230, Produced Wasp 8T components
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 82, "Produced TharHes Industries Components on Tharkad"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth, p. 38-39, "URA-2A Ursa"
- ↑ Shrapnel Issue 5, Kindle version - CRD-10S Crusader profile
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 128, "Produced Firestarter Omni Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, p. 26, "Produced FS9-M2 Firestarter variant Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3026 Revised, p. 94, "Produced Cobra VTOL Components"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 205-6, "Hipparch Cavalry Tank"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 70, "Produced Salamander Components on Hesperus II"
- ↑ 72.0 72.1 Objective Raids, p. 138, "Produced Kerr-McGuinness Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, pp. 14-15, "Prowler Multi-Terrain Vehicle"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 136, "Produced Nimakachi Fusion Components on Tematagi"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 56, "Produced Red Devil Industries Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 72, "Produced Gunslinger Components on Hesperus II"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 108, "Produced Brutus Components on Epsilon Eridani"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 94, "Produced Titan II Components on Epsilon Eridani"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 160, "Produced Components on Pinard"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, p. 222, "Produced Copper Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 102, "Produced Commando 2D Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 10, "Produced Dart Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth, p. 30, "Produced Storm Raider Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, p.50-51, "FLE-17 Flea 'Mech Profile"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 242, "FLE-4 Flea 'Mech Profile"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 114, "Panther Components"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 152
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 289, "Produced Shadow Hawk 2H Components on Dunianshire"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 132, "Grand Crusader Profile"
- ↑ Objective Raids, pp .78-79, "Produced Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 28, "Produced Narukami Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 190, "Produced Supernova Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 66, "Produced Vedette Vehicle Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060 Revised, p. 28, "Produced Schiltron Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, pp. 50-51, "HNT-171 Hornet"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 32, "Produced Gunsmith Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 202, "Produced Alacorn Mk VI Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 38, "Start year for Kinnol's production noted, and where".
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 102, "Produced Tokugawa Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 32, Production start of Padilla on Terra