Johannes replied to me: > > I was thinking more of the Zero-G Stormtrooper powered armor in the > > Star Wars RPG by West End Games. Big enough so that there is a hatch > > in the back of the suit. > > http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Zero-GAssaultStormtrooper-RoE.jpg > > > > Are there hatches for the legs as well? Otherwise how do you get your legs > in, in any positon? You need wiggle room to get in, and having that, and > when the suit is operative fill it out, to make a good fit seems odd.
The Star Wars suits had enough room in the legs and torso. The GURPS rules don't allow that, unless the operator is completely within the body. > But if you have hatches, you could have ones that come off completly, > rather then having hinges. And if you have that, you can lie or sit on the > hatches, while the rest of the suit is put onto you. That means it is completely impossible to suit up without help. For a first-gen suit that is an acceptable flaw. > And a heavy suit does not contradict that it consists of many disjoint > parts. You can have forward lower leg, backward lower leg, forward upper > leg, backward upper leg, forward torso, backward torso ect. Each of those parts could be too heavy to lift without a hoist. Or it becomes possible to man-pack the suit, which doesn't feel right. How about this: The suit is face-down in the truck, legs towards the rear hatch. The back plate of the torso hinges up at the waist. The operator crawls in backwards, first getting the legs into position, then he tucks the head into the turret, and finally he wiggles the arms in. Hydraulics move the suit backwards and then rotate it upright, so the suit is standing facing the truck. If the truck systems are damaged, the suit can get to its knees and crawl out. Likely this wrecks the payload area of the truck. The suit is about 17 cf and 9' by 3' by 3' with the arms forward. The payload area of the truck needs something like 70 cf empty space beyond the usual multiplier for a hangar to make this possible. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
