Brandon replied to me:
> I'd go LLS at TL10.

I think I can afford 12 hours.

> >* I think it can't fly. Fusion rockets are too hot, ordinary rockets 
> >  don't have enough fuel, ducted fans are too heavy. They would cost too 
> >  much DR. 
> 
> Rotor pack?

Heavy, bulky, dependent on the atmosphere. If I want it to fly, it 
will be fusion rockets for "moon suits" or ducted fans for "planet 
suits".

> >* Neutrino communicators. A bulky novelty or indispensable?
> 
> Possibly for command suits at company level and up. Regular suits and lower 
> commands, no.

OK. I can use that weight/volume for other things :-)

> >* Projectile weapons or beam weapons?
> 
> I personally favor projectiles, but for a generic setting perhaps you 
> could list an alternate armament.

50-lb. x-ray laser, RoF 8*, 6d*5(2), effective WPS 0.53 lbs.
50-lb. particle beam, RoF 4*, 6d*27, effective WPS 0.71 lbs.
5-lb. paralysis beam, RoF 1, HT-4, effective WPS 0.067 lbs.

Nice punch, but the weight of the power cells is a problem. There 
is little spare power for recharging in the field at this TL, 
unless it comes from the transport vehicle. 

15-lb. railgun, 5mm APS, RoF 20*, 6d*3(2), effective WPS 0.0053.

Nice low WPS, but the damage won't even scratch a serious suit. 
A 30-lb. gatling on this caliber could be used for point defense,
but just how many weapons does a suit need? A big anti-suit beam
like the particle beam, a non-lethal sidearm, a high-RoF popgun,
and we haven't talked about missiles yet.

Regards,
Onno
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