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Originally Posted by weby
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By the article STF Liquid Armor is UT reflex armor. And a quick calculation using STF Liquid Armor to cover the chest(5.25sf) at 12/4 does indeed give the 2lb weight of the reflex vest from UT.
Then given that Nanoweave Vest is the same 2lb and gives 18/6 and costs the same, I would use the same values STF Liquid Armor but at +50% protection/weight and thickness unit.
Thus: wm:0.021 ´cm:150 DR/in:135 Max DR:67 Notes:- Construction:F/O
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This
is +50% to DR/in, but it's also Weight *2/3.
That isn't
outrageously out of line, compared to the improvements seen at mid-TL8 to late TL8 with Ballistic Polymer.
On the other hand, how close does this get to canonical UT and THS Nanoweave suits? Are they protective enough while still being flexible? Too light? Too heavy?
THS has TL9 Carbonweave, Medium with DR 24 and around 15 lbs. for a suit. It seems a match for 'Basic Nanoweave', but I haven't run the numbers.