From: Brandon Cope

> Interestingly, the TL12 suits in GURPS Traveller are inferior to this,
> with 1/2 or less the DR and 1/3 or less the arm ST (I'm not counting
> the infamous suit from Star Mercs, just those in the core rules and
> Ground Forces).

They're much much lighter, and for various reasons were restricted to Expensive 
armor, rather than Advanced. If you want, here's my entire worksheet for how 
the Redding is designed:

----Body----
wgt.    vol.    cst.    loc     typ     system
24      .48     4.8     Leg     Drive   1.6 kW TL12 drive train
15      .30     1.5     Leg     Drive   500 lb vector reactionless thruster (25 
kW)
16      .32     .53     Body    Drive   6,000 lb contragravity (6 kW)
1.25    .025    .5      Head    Elec    medium tightbeam radio w/scrambler
.62     .012    .25     Head    Elec    short range lasercomm
9       .18     36      Head    Elec    PESA/15, 3 * PESA/1
1.88    .038    3.13    Head    Elec    AESA/5
2.5     .05     2.5     Head    Elec    radscanner/10
.25     .005    1.25    Head    Elec    surveillance sound detector/10
0       0       2       Head    Elec    HUDWAC w/pupil scanner
1.5     .03     2.5     Body    Elec    small hardened computer(c=6)
8       .16     18      Arm     Misc    2 x ST 80 arm motor (0.8 kW)
0       .45     0       Head    Crew    battlesuit head
0       .90     0       Leg     Crew    battlesuit legs
0       .36     0       Arm     Crew    battlesuit arm
30      1.8     2.5     Body    Crew    battlesuit torso, quick access
0       0       1       Body    Crew    trauma maintenance
12.5    .25     .25     Body    Crew    6 hours limited life support
5       .1      .4      Body    Crew    NBC system
20      .2      2       Body    Power   rE cell (15 kWh)
0       .024    0       Body    Space   .015 waste in body
0       .076    0       Body    Space   rotation space for turret
0       0       0       Head    Frame   head: 0.75 cf, area=5
0       0       0       Arm     Frame   arms: 0.26 cf each, area 2.5 each.
0       0       0       Leg     Frame   legs: .84 cf each, area=6 each.
0       0       0       Body    Frame   torso: 2.8 cf, area=12
51      0       17      Body    Frame   Body Frame: 34 sf extra-heavy expensive
255     0       7.65    Body    Armor   DR 300 expensive laminate on body
42.5    0       1.28    Body    Armor   DR +100 expensive laminate, torso/turret
0       0       1       Body    Surf    improved suspension
10      0       0       Body    Surf    200 lb hardpoint
0       0       .68     Body    Surf    sealed
34      0       25.5    Body    Surf    radical stealth (-12 to detection)
34      0       25.5    Body    Surf    radical emissions cloaking (-12 to 
detection)
17      0       .85     Body    Surf    basic sound suppression (-80 dB)
4.25    0       .85     Body    Surf    instant chameleon
4.25    0       4.25    Body    Surf    thermal-superconducting surface
180     0       0       Body    Cargo   Crew
----Backpack 'pod'----
wgt.    vol.    cst.    loc     typ     system
20      1       .5      Pod     Crew    full life support
20      .2      20      Pod     Power   55 kW NPU
20      .2      2       Pod     Power   rE cell (150 kWh)
0       .1      0       Pod     Space   cargo space
0       0       0       Pod     Frame   Pod: 1.4 cf, area=8
12      0       4       Pod     Frame   Pod Frame: 8 sf extra-heavy expensive
60      0       1.8     Pod     Armor   DR 300 expensive laminate on pod
8       0       6       Pod     Surf    radical stealth
8       0       6       Pod     Surf    radical emissions cloaking
4       0       .2      Pod     Surf    basic sound suppression
1       0       .2      Pod     Surf    instant chameleon
1       0       1       Pod     Surf    thermal-superconducting surface
0       0       .08     Pod     Surf    sealed

----Weapon System----
wgt.    vol.    cst.    loc     typ     system
13      .26     61      Gun     Weap    FGMP-12 with rifle stock
3.75    .075    6.25    Gun     Elec    x30 LLTV
7.5     0       .03     Gun     Armor   DR 100 expensive laminate armor
3       0       2.25    Gun     Surf    radical stealth
3       0       2.25    Gun     Surf    radical emissions cloaking
1.5     0       .075    Gun     Surf    radical emissions cloaking
.375    0       .075    Gun     Surf    instant chameleon
.375    0       .375    Gun     Surf    thermal-superconducting surface
0       0       .06     Gun     Surf    sealed
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