Armour (Hardmode)

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Armour represents one of the most important areas of warfare development that X-COM can invest into. Armour not only increases the chances of a soldier surviving an attack, in addition to decreasing the amount of time a soldier must spend in the medical bay. Soldiers cannot learn from their mistakes if they die.

Predicting significant casualties in the coming war, X-COM can invest research time into devising a way to recover and repair armour that was destroyed alongside the soldier wearing it for a fraction of the cost to construct a new set of armour.

Armour Types

X-COM Standard Issue

Coveralls

Standard issue X-COM uniforms with Kevlar inserts. Provides bare minimum levels of protection. Only expected to protect from light friendly fire incidents. Unchanged from vanilla.

Armoured Vest

Standard issue X-COM ceramic ballistic vest. Provides slightly increased protection from enemy fire. Bulky to wear.

Researchable Armours

Alloy Vest

A standard Armoured Vest reinforced with alien alloys, provides increased protection and durability.

Personal Armour

Incorporating alien alloys in armour construction from the ground up, Personal Armour provides superior protection.

Power Suit

Heavy alloy plates with an Elerium-powered muscle/strength assistance system and an independent air-filtration system. The Power Suit transforms your soldiers into veritable tanks.

Flying Suit

Taking a Power Suit, slightly reinforcing it and attaching an anti-gravity harness. Grants the user the ability to fly through the air.

Reinforced Power Suit

Improved alloy plating and improved powered actuators. This suit provides increased protection to the user, as well as boosting the energy and time units of its operator.

Reinforced Flying Suit

Reinforced Power Suit made compatible with an anti-gravity harness. Provides increased protection and a boost to the users energy and time units.

Quick Comparison

Armour	Front	Left/Right	Rear	Under
Coveralls	12	8	5	2
Armoured Vest	20	16	8	8
Alloy Vest	30	20	16	16
Personal Armour	50	40	30	30
Power Suit*	100	80	70	60
Flying Suit*	110	90	80	70
Reinforced Power Suit**	120	100	90	80
Reinforced Flying Suit**	130	110	100	90

* Provides a bonus of -10 weight and +30 stamina to the user, immunity to Incendiary/Fire damage and immunity to Stun damage from smoke
** Provides a bonus of +10 time units, -10 weight and +30 stamina to the user, in addition to immunity to Incindiary/Fire damage and immunity to Stun damage from smoke.