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Old 11-23-2009, 05:26 PM   #30
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Default Re: Who needs tanks?

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Originally Posted by Anthony View Post
Have fun figuring out how to articulate the joints. If power armor is noticeably taller than human, about the only way to do so is via a foot extension (putting the power armor in digitigrade stance). In addition, power armor generally wants to (a) be small enough to fit through doors without having to squeeze or duck, and (b) be light enough to not fall through floors, even when moving rapidly.
Only if you assume all of that height is coming from the legs. The act of wrapping all that armor and synthetic muscle or hydraulics or what have you around someone is going to add to their inches. 24" might be too much, but 12" isn't out of the question.
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