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Like the Weapons technology, Defensive Gear technology has progressed slowly since WW3. All technology up to TL8 is still available, but TL9 is as follows:

• Trenchcoats can be used as cloaks (armored trencoats are considered “heavy”)
• TL9 exoskeletons, walkers, and powered armor are in early development – a few exist but none are mass produced, consider LC 2
• Thermo-optic Camoflauge exists. Treat as an Invisibility Cloak (not surface!) from Ultra-Tech, with the following changes:
  • Prices are doubled (cutting edge tech)
  • The movement penalty does not apply if you are only moving 1 space per turn.
  • The movement penalty does apply if the suit is hit by water (it flickers – like in Ghost in the Shell), and there is a 10% chance each time the suit contacts each ounce of water to short out for 3d minutes.
• TL9 Reflex armor is fine
• TL9 Assault boots are fine
• TL9 Rigid body armor is ok
• TL9 Tacsuits and envriontment suits are ok
• Tl9 Vacsuits are ok, but not the armored ones
• TL9 Combat hardsuit is ok
• TL9 Walkers and powered armor are in early military development. Treat as LC 1
• Laser-resistant body armor doesn’t exist (cause lasers dont!)
• Armor without faceplates Ok
• Biomedical sensors ok
• Life jacket ok
• Near miss indicators ok
• Radiation badge ok
• Riot shield ok
• Suit patches ok
• Trauma maintenance ok except cost is doubled

All other defensive gear is TL8