Power armor (Fallout 2) (2024)

	For an overview of power armor models, see Power armor.

Power armor is a type of armor in Fallout 2.

1 Background
2 Characteristics
3 Variants
4 Locations
5 Gallery
6 References

Background[]

Main article: T-51 power armor

The T-51 power armor was considered the pinnacle of mechanized protection before the Great War,^[1] designed using the latest in passive defense features to create a versatile, adaptable design capable of excelling in multiple combat situations. Its key advantages include greatly increased strength, a high degree of protection, and relatively light weight, giving it excellent speed.^[2]^{[Non-game 1]} To achieve optimal performance, the armor has to be custom-fitted to each operator. A properly fitted armor worn by a well-trained operator feels like an extension of one's body.^[3]^{[Non-game 2]}

The base frame uses a back-mounted TX-28 MicroFusion Pack outputting 60 kilowatts of power, powering the HiFlo hydraulic systems providing increased strength to the user. These systems allow the operator to handle miniguns and other crew-served weapons like small arms. The protective armored shell is made from poly-laminate composite capable of absorbing over 2500 joules of kinetic energy, and is covered with a 10 micron ablative silver coating, for protection against lasers and ionizing radiation. The shape is also rounded, improving deflection.^[2] The armor's properties can be further increased through a special hardening process.^[4] The helmet is highly protective, enclosing the head in an armored shell with a bullet-resistant visor mounted. Although it can be effectively bulletproof against low-powered cartridges,^[5] it can still be penetrated by higher powered cartridges.^[6]

In terms of utility, the ear ports provide mounting points for accessories, with a drop-down visor available as standard. The head-mounted light provides illumination in low light conditions. The armor can be made airtight, with the resulting seal allowing the operator to operate in contaminated or irradiated areas for extended periods of time.^[7] The armor is also fitted with a recycling system, recycling urine into drinkable water, allowing a user to theoretically survive for weeks without water supplies.^[8]

Characteristics[]

A very powerful piece of armor, the T-51b power armor is no longer the pinnacle of protection, passing the torch to the advanced power armor. It is also a largely optional suit of armor, as it only becomes available in quantity in the late game, at the Mariposa Military Base and San Francisco, when the advanced armor can be acquired for free at Navarro.

However, it is an excellent endgame armor for human party members, especially Sulik, as additional suits can be purchased from San Francisco merchants as needed. Finally, the hardened power armor is tied to one of the ways to acquire fuel.

Variants[]

Hardened power armor

Locations[]

San Francisco - Store in San Francisco.
- San Francisco Brotherhood outpost - Locker in the storeroom.
Mariposa Military Base - Locker in the armory, level 2.
One in a locker on the Enclave Oil Rig's armory.
One in a locker on the Enclave Oil Rig's trap room.

Gallery[]

San Francisco Brotherhood outpost

Mariposa Military Base

Enclave Oil Rig, armory

Enclave Oil Rig, trap room

Ground frame

A member of a tribe wearing a salvaged T-51 helmet

References[]

↑ Fallout 4 loading screens: "The T-51 series of Power Armor was the pinnacle of mechanized protection before the Great War. First introduced in the Battle of Anchorage, it is highly valued today for its increased protective capabilities."
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Power armor specs
↑ The Vault Dweller: "{137}{}{It looks like it would be cumbersome to wear.}"
Darrel: "{147}{}{Cumbersome? Not in the least. The sacred armor is so finely constructed to such exacting specifications that it feels like an extension of the blessed one's own body. It increases one's strength many times over and helps you resist the effects of radiation so that you may more effectively serve the brotherhood. I would feel diminished without my holy armor.}"
(Darrel's dialogue)
↑ Harden your Power Armor
↑ The Courier: "You're saying that you killed a Brotherhood of Steel Paladin?"
Ricky: "What's it sound like I'm saying? If I was saying what you said I was saying, then yeah, I said it!"
The Courier: "Please go on. This promises to be entertaining."
Ricky: "I was walking along, minding my own, and up pops one of them Brotherhoods. He yells "Hand over that laser rifle, asshole!" So I hand it over, just to make him think I'm scared! But really I'm not! I never am! Before he knows what hit him, I draw my 11mm machinegun and BAM! BAM! Right through the eyeslit in his helmet! D.O.A.!"
The Courier: "What a load of crap. The eyeslits of T-series power armor are bullet-proof!"
Ricky: "Then I guess this dumb f*cker's armor musta been... D-series or something! All I know is, he died up real dead when I killed him, okay?"
(Ricky's dialogue)
↑ A Vault Dweller: "Did your Raider friends mention anything else about the fight?"
Sheena: "They wouldn't shut up about it, so I learned to tune it out pretty quick. But I do remember them passing around a helmet with a bullet hole through its visor. A trophy from the fallen."
(Sheena's dialogue)
↑ Ancient Brotherhood disk: "The fact that I can smell Soto's burning flesh where his arm was taken off means that my power armor is no longer airtight, so I'm sucking up a lot more rads than I had planned on. I'm leaking hydraulics at an alarming rate. We need to get far enough away from this place before my armor dies."
↑ Paladin: "{103}{}{Did you know you could survive for weeks without water in a suit of powered armor?}"
(Generic Paladin's dialogue)

Non-game

↑ Power Armor Adventure Card: T-51 Power Armor
"The pinnacle of pre-War Power Armor, West Tek's development of the T-51 model helped tip the scales of war in America's favor. It provides a perfect balance of protection and mobility - making it adaptable to most situations."
(Bethesda UK Twitter)
↑ p.67: "Power Armor is the latest development in personal body armor. This armor must be custom fitted to the user and is so heavy that it requires internal micro-motors to allow movement. Hardening is a process that increases the protection of normal Power Armor. Advanced Power Armor is a completely new, postwar design of this Cadillac of the personal protection world (tail fins optional)."

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