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r2d2istheman Registered: Dec '05	Date Posted: 2/7/08 10:35am Subject: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	So I was wondering, how durable is storm trooper armor actually? Because it seems to me, from the movies at least, that it is pretty much completely useless against blasters. However, in Allegiance the Hand of Judgement is going through wrecking house and presumably being shot at and they are all fine. Macross, I believe it is, takes a blaster shot at point blank and he is fine. So how strong are those suits anyways?
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Trip Registered: Dec '03	Date Posted: 2/7/08 10:45am Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	As strong as they need to be. Officially, they can take anything up to a glancing blow from a typical blaster, or a dead-on hit from a weak (think hold out) one. This includes slugs, shrapnel, and the like. -----signature----- RIP Jacen's Crotch 1991 - 2008
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LtNOWIS Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 2/7/08 10:49am Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	Right. And blasters have variable power settings. That actually goes back to '76, I believe, when Luke rescues Leia from her Death Star cell by putting his blaster at max and blowing down the door. -----signature----- A little bit about me: http://tinyurl.com/bnmcck
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dp4m Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 2/7/08 11:08am Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	Yeah, pretty much regular stormtrooper armor was NOT designed to stop a blaster bolt but is aces against physical damage (falling, arrows, bludgeoning weapons, knives, vibro-weapons, etc.) but Trip is also correct that it should be able to stop a full-bore hold out blaster bolt as its power == the suck. -----signature----- "Looks like you're about to get pwned" - Eric Cartman "Awarding experience points for cleverly and creatively generating an enjoyable experience. How warped is that?" - Darths & Droids
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jedimaster203 Registered: Dec '99	Date Posted: 2/7/08 11:14am Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	It depends on the blaster. We've seen Stormtrooper armor against military grade rifles used by the Rebel Alliance. A smaller, less powerful blaster (IE Leia sporting blaster. That stormy probably didn't die, just got knocked on his but) would probably not penetrate. I see this as being akin to The US Army's interceptor body armor. It is good armor, protects against small rounds and shrapnel, but has trouble stopping a straight shot from large caliber weapons (AK-47 is 7.62, compared to the M-16's 5.56). If you shot a 9mm bullet at it, it probably wouldn't penetrate. And it would protect from a glancing blow. Though, the interceptor MIGHT stop a straight shot. I've seen it happen before I've never been shot before, but some of my brothers in arms have, and such armor has saved them. Just because it doesn't stop everything doesn't mean it is useless. -----signature----- The next four years are gonna suck. -The lions in their dens tremble at his approach-
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dp4m Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 2/7/08 11:24am Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	No, she killed the stormtrooper on the Tantive IV in ANH. She also killed the two stormtroopers on Endor with a blaster pistol (I think it was a regular blaster pistol anyways). Basically, the regular armor isn't designed to stop anything on a blaster-scale, though it does well against hold-outs (though even a good shot from a hold-out will go through the armor, but likely not kill the wearer). -----signature----- "Looks like you're about to get pwned" - Eric Cartman "Awarding experience points for cleverly and creatively generating an enjoyable experience. How warped is that?" - Darths & Droids
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BobaMatt Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 2/7/08 11:33am Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	Yeah, I imagine the bright white presumably conductive surface helps to dissipate energy. -----signature----- DUNE - Chronicles of the Imperium RP http://boards.theforce.net/non_star_wars_role_playing/b10755/29433346/p1/?11 As Father and Son (An AU RP) http://boards.theforce.net/role_playing_forum/b10328/28357048/p1/?10 Emperor Fel's badassery knows no bounds.
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jedimaster203 Registered: Dec '99	Date Posted: 2/7/08 11:41am Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	Those pistols could have been high powered. And a good shot with a BB gun could kill somebody who is fully armor But, that said, I'm not saying that Stormtrooper armor was designed to stop a blaster bolt. Primarily, it was designed to intimidate, and it did that very well. It did offer protection to the user, so it wasn't worthless. -----signature----- The next four years are gonna suck. -The lions in their dens tremble at his approach-
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MistrX Registered: Jun '06	Date Posted: 2/7/08 1:48pm Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	dp4m posted: Yeah, pretty much regular stormtrooper armor was NOT designed to stop a blaster bolt but is aces against physical damage (falling, arrows, bludgeoning weapons, knives, vibro-weapons, etc.) but Trip is also correct that it should be able to stop a full-bore hold out blaster bolt as its power == the suck. I'm not sure I'd say aces seeing as we saw soldiers at least dazed by rocks dropped and thrown at them on Endor. And Leia seemed to knock a scout out with a tree branch. -----signature----- We are well and truly forked
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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 2/7/08 2:08pm Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	Well, armor can't make kinetic force just disappear. It'll keep you from getting hurt by a tree branch hitting you, but it won't stop it knocking you over when you're zipping into it at high speed. -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?"
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Trip Registered: Dec '03	Date Posted: 2/7/08 2:10pm Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	Yeah; you get clobbered in the head with a fifty pound rock, all the armor in the world's not gonna do anything to prevent your neck from snapping. -----signature----- RIP Jacen's Crotch 1991 - 2008
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dp4m Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 2/7/08 2:29pm Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	Plus, those were Ewoks -- among the most deadliest carnivores in known space! And protected by script immunity except for the one. -----signature----- "Looks like you're about to get pwned" - Eric Cartman "Awarding experience points for cleverly and creatively generating an enjoyable experience. How warped is that?" - Darths & Droids
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LtNOWIS Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 2/7/08 6:56pm Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	And of course, let's not forget that stormie armor apparently has excellent environmental protection and sensors and whatnot. -----signature----- A little bit about me: http://tinyurl.com/bnmcck
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dp4m Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 2/7/08 9:09pm Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	LtNOWIS posted: And of course, let's not forget that stormie armor apparently has excellent environmental protection and sensors and whatnot. Also true, even moreso with the specific armors. I think but do not recall exactly, but I think a stormtrooper can even survive a limited-period of time in regular stormtrooper armor in vacuum due to pressurization and air supply. I may be misremembering though... -----signature----- "Looks like you're about to get pwned" - Eric Cartman "Awarding experience points for cleverly and creatively generating an enjoyable experience. How warped is that?" - Darths & Droids
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MistrX Registered: Jun '06	Date Posted: 2/8/08 1:53pm Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	All true, but I still want to know what happened to the guy that Leia with with a stick. She blows up the other guy, did she shoot him, too? -----signature----- We are well and truly forked
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timmoishere Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 2/8/08 4:39pm Subject: RE: The durability of stormtrooper armor
	The first trooper was most likely knocked unconscious. -----signature----- Will do moose stuff for money. Everything tastes better wrapped in bacon, especially bacon 11/20/2008: The day I married the most wonderful woman in the world.
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