Armor (Long War)

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Long War nearly doubles the amount of available suits of armor, using the Gene Mod (sleeveless) versions of the original suits of armor for the new suits of armor. Gene Mods no longer affect the looks of a soldier's armor.

Most technology levels provide access to two different suits of Armor, one tailored towards Mobility (Tac Vest, Kestrel, Banshee, Corsair, Seraph) and the other tailored towards Survival (Tac Armor, Carapace, Aegis, Titan, Archangel).

Suits of armor now also provide new features, such as damage reduction or granting specific perks.

Damage reduction indicates the average amount of damage absorbed from incoming attacks. For example, a damage reduction of 0.3 has a 30% chance to absorb 1 point of damage. Multiple sources of damage reduction (such as perks, items and cover) stack.

Resistance to acid prevents soldiers from receiving mobility penalties from acid, and from taking damage when performing any move other than hunker down. The soldiers still take penalties to aim and damage reduction, and still suffer reduced range on rockets and thrown devices.

Armors and exoskeletons can be built in Engineering. They can also be built quickly, which increases the Credits, Alien Alloys, Elerium and Meld costs, but halves the build time. The values between parentheses indicate the costs and time when building these items quickly.

Armors have a chance to become damaged, based on the amount of health damage that a soldier took. If a soldier took no health damage, there is a 0% chance for the armor to become damaged. If a soldier was reduced to 0 health, there's a 95% chance for the armor to become damaged. The actual chance scales with the health damage taken. Armor damage does cause the armor to become damaged. Items in unlimited supply cannot become damaged. The Vortex Armor also cannot become damaged.

Soldier armor

title="Item name and image"|Name	title="Mobility bonus"| Mob	title="Health bonus"| HP	title="Damage reduction"| DR	title="Defense bonus"| Def	title="Will bonus"| Will	title="Amount of small items that can be equipped"|Equipment slots	rowspan="2"	rowspan="2"|title="Special properties"|Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
													Other
Leather Jacket	+5					2 (3)		Restricted to covert operatives	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Tac Vest	+3	+1				2 (3)			XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Tac Armor	+1	+2				2 (3)			XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Phalanx Armor	+2	+3				2 (3)			Improved Body Armor	15	35 (52)	8 (12)		0 (2)		7 days (3.5 days)
Aurora Armor	+2	+4		+8	+10	2 (3)		Restricted to psionic soldiers	Improved Body Armor Psi Warfare Systems	25	125 (187)	30 (45)	30 (45)	0 (5)	1 Sectoid Corpse	10 days (5.0 days)
Kestrel Armor	+3	+2		+4		2 (3)		Includes grappling hook	Advanced Body Armor	22	50 (75)	8 (12)		0 (3)		10 days (5.0 days)
Carapace Armor	+1	+5				2 (3)			Advanced Body Armor	25	80 (120)	18 (27)		0 (4)		10 days (5.0 days)
title="Item name and image"|Name	title="Mobility bonus"| Mob	title="Health bonus"| HP	title="Damage reduction"| DR	title="Defense bonus"| Def	title="Will bonus"| Will	title="Amount of small items that can be equipped"|Equipment slots	rowspan="2"	rowspan="2"|title="Special properties"|Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
													Other
Banshee Armor	+4	+3		+12		2 (3)		Includes grappling hook	Mobile Power Armor	40	140 (210)	36 (54)	20 (30)	0 (5)		14 days (7.0 days)
Aegis Armor	+2	+7				2 (3)			Mobile Power Armor	35	140 (210)	36 (54)	18 (27)	0 (5)		14 days (7.0 days)
Corsair Armor	+3	+6		+8		2 (3)		Includes grappling hook	Advanced Power Armor	65	250 (375)	50 (75)	40 (60)	0 (8)		14 days (7.0 days)
Titan Armor		+12	0.5			2 (3)	Damage Control	Negates the effects of fire Provides resistance to acid Prevents strangulation	Advanced Power Armor	65	300 (450)	60 (90)	40 (60)	8 (17)		14 days (7.0 days)
Seraph Armor	+3	+5		+8		2 (3)		Supports flight mode (6 fuel)	Antigrav Systems	65	300 (450)	40 (60)	80 (120)	0 (9)		14 days (7.0 days)
Archangel Armor	+1	+8	0.3			2 (3)		Negates the effects of fire Provides resistance to acid Prevents strangulation Supports flight mode (6 fuel)	Antigrav Systems	75	300 (450)	40 (60)	80 (120)	0 (9)	1 Titan Armor	14 days (7.0 days)
Shadow Armor	+2	+4		+16		2 (3)		Includes grappling hook Supports ghost mode	Stealth Systems	90	300 (450)	60 (90)	70 (105)	40 (49)		14 days (7.0 days)
Vortex Armor	+2	+8			+20	2 (3)		Restricted to psionic soldiers Eliminates post-mission fatigue Can't become damaged Required to activate the Gollop Chamber	Mind and Machine	100	1000 (1500)	80 (120)	100 (150)	0 (27)		14 days (7.0 days)

MEC exoskeletons

New in beta 15, Long War now provides multiple MEC suits with the more advanced suits featuring emphases on extra survivability or mobility. Some suits have either the Body Shield perk or the Jetboot Module perk built-in.

MEC Armor
Name	HP	Mob	Def	Will	DR	Secondary Weapon Slots	Accessory Slots	Special	Prerequisites		Cost						Perk
																Other
MEC-1 Paladin	8	3	8	0	1.0	1	2	Poison/Fire	25	Alien Biocybernetics	200	40	40	30	14	-	-
MEC-2 Defender	12	4	8	0	1.5	2	2	Poison/Fire	50	Improved Combat Exoskeletons MEC Warfare Systems	400	80	60	60	14	1x MEC-1 Paladin	Body Shield
MEC-3 Valiant	10	6	12	0	1.0	2	2	Poison/Fire	50	Improved Combat Exoskeletons MEC Warfare Systems	400	60	80	60	14	1x MEC-1 Paladin	Jetboot Module
MEC-4 Dauntless	20	5	12	5	2.0	3	3	Poison/Fire	75	Heavy Combat Exoskeletons MEC Warfare Systems	600	120	80	90	14	1x MEC-2 Defender 1x UFO Power Source	Body Shield
MEC-5 Devastator	24	2	8	5	2.5	2	3	Poison/Fire	75	Heavy Combat Exoskeletons MEC Warfare Systems	600	120	80	90	14	1x MEC-2 Defender 1x UFO Power Source	Body Shield
MEC-6 Vanguard	12	10	20	5	1.0	2	3	Poison/Fire	75	Mobile Combat Exoskeletons MEC Warfare Systems	600	80	120	90	14	1x MEC-3 Valiant 1x UFO Power Source	Jetboot Module
MEC-7 Vindicator	16	8	16	5	1.5	3	3	Poison/Fire	75	Mobile Combat Exoskeletons MEC Warfare Systems	600	80	120	90	14	1x MEC-3 Valiant 1x UFO Power Source	Jetboot Module

See also

Long War: Loadout
	Weapons Primary Weapons Secondary Weapons
	Armor Leather Jacket Tac Vest Tac Armor Phalanx Armor Kestrel Armor Carapace Armor Aurora Armor Banshee Armor Corsair Armor Aegis Armor Titan Armor Seraph Armor Archangel Armor Shadow Armor Vortex Armor MEC-1 MEC-2 MEC-3
	Equipment