16 March 2023

Stormtroopers

In Traveller: Interstellar Wars the Terran Confederation Marines and the infantry of the Terran Confederation Army wear full suits of body armor.

Marines wear TL10 Space Armor with the Space Combat Helmet.

Soldiers wear TL10 Combat Hardsuits and Combat Infantry Helmet.

Both have DR 75 to the torso and DR 45 for the limbs.

The Marines have the better cover with DR 60 to the head and brains with DR 45 to the faceplate.  Soldiers get DR 27 to the skull and DR 18 to the faceplate.

The Marines are lugging more weight around with 45 lb for the suit, 7 lb. for the helmet plus 2 to 10 lb. of air tanks for 8 to 36 hours of operation on internal air.

Soldiers armor is 35 lb. for the suit, 5 lb. for the helmet and they don't carry an air supply, relying on filtration in the helmet's facemask.

The Army prefers the 4mm Gauss rifle.  6d+2(3) pi- and 60 shots in a handy 8.5 lb. package.  Sighting is via a heads-up display in the helmet.  The Marines use the 4mm and a laser rifle.  6d(2) burn with 83 shots from a D cell pack.  8 pounds for the gun, plus 5 for the power pack.

Basic load for the Gauss gun is 5 magazines including the one in the gun.  The laser gets just three packs, often using non-rechargable cells for double the number of shots.

Because the Terran Confederation is from Earth and Star Wars exists...  Except for the color, the armor looks Stormtroopery.  I like the look of the Phase 2 Clone Trooper.

Watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch makes me itch to get this down.

1 comment:

  1. The Terran Space Marines could carry a heavier load out when doing missions in space. Jet packs would be handy. Do the Gauss guns have any recoil? I’m on a Space Marine kick right now.
    JFM

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