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#155
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fargone ONLINE (05/26/2012) [-] Here come the part where my stupid starts showing
I doubt that even if powered armor became possible that it would be issued to every soldier, or even very many of them. It'd probably be cheaper to lighten what the soldier has to carry than it would be to make them able to carry more. The only thing I could see powered armor being truly useful for is the holly wood version of it where it balances significantly increased protection and firepower. In most scenarios, a one-man armored heavy weapons team would probably be more of a hassle than it would be worth, but in places where heavy support simply can't get, it'd probably be pretty nice.
inb4 someone who knows their shit explains why I'm wrong
I doubt that even if powered armor became possible that it would be issued to every soldier, or even very many of them. It'd probably be cheaper to lighten what the soldier has to carry than it would be to make them able to carry more. The only thing I could see powered armor being truly useful for is the holly wood version of it where it balances significantly increased protection and firepower. In most scenarios, a one-man armored heavy weapons team would probably be more of a hassle than it would be worth, but in places where heavy support simply can't get, it'd probably be pretty nice.
inb4 someone who knows their shit explains why I'm wrong
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sevensixtwo (05/26/2012) [-] the ammo issue is explained in novels- spare magazines are either taped on or held on by magnetic force. how the reactive shielding works with that, i have no idea. logistically, powered armor sounds great, but the major issues would be power sourcing- sad to say, but several science fiction books cover different issues with power armor- Armor by John Steakley has a few ideas, as well as the Starship Troopers book(s?) bring up a few concerns. im sure theres plenty more, but i cant think of any right now.
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sevensixtwo (05/26/2012) [-] *SPOILER ALERT* well yeah the Mark 3, 4, and 5 suits used progressively smaller fission backpacks. the shielding is kept at 100% on the back, fission packs are never mentioned being damaged in any way through canon. non-canon, i dont know. i do recall when spartan Grace was killed aboard The Unyielding Heirophant, John 117 triggered her backpack to self destruct as a distraction and to destroy all evidence of spartans existence. dont quite me, but if i recall, it was a 20-30 meter fireball, consuming everything, but not anything biblical. obviously it would kill the user, but not destroy an entire firebase. In John Stakleys novel, a soldier does self destruct, using the fusion backpack to kill himself and several other soldiers. the explosion was larger than the "Halo" explosion, butt the power source isnt specified in that particular novel.
